Homer High School. (Homer News file photo)

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School announcements

School district risk level update and upcoming events

The Homer Police Station as seen Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Cops and Courts

Information about fire, police and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases.

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A wood-carved whale hangs in the Nikiski Senior Center on Sept. 23.

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Whale of a job

Nikiski Senior Center gets addition to dining room.

Keeley Dabney, a junior at Homer Flex, is the September recipient of the Phoenix Award. (Photo by Elizabeth Schneider)

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Dabney receives September Phoenix Award

The September recipient of the Homer Flex High School Phoenix Award is Keeley Dabney.

Mona (Photo courtesy of Alaska Mindful Paws)

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Pets of the week: Mama Mona, Lakshmi, Georgia and Alistair

Mona was found living under someone’s house with her kittens, Lakshmi, Alistair, and Georgia. This family has made…

Homer High School. (Homer News file photo)

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School announcements

School district risk level update and upcoming events

Golden-yellow birch trees and spruce frame a view of Aurora Lagoon and Portlock Glacier from a trail in the Cottonwood-Eastland Unit of Kachemak Bay State Park off East End Road on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, near Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong)

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Homer’s Best Bets

Not that it was anything dramatic or anything, but whew, the election has ended and we can now…

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William David Baker

William David Baker was born at 5:13 p.m. on Sept. 23, 2021 at South Peninsula Hospital to Rebecca…

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Town Crier

Local author Dana Stabenow and the Friends of the Homer Public Library would like to invite you to…

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Tripp Woodruff Miller

Tripp Woodruff Miller was born at 12:28 p.m. on Sept. 19, 2021 at South Peninsula Hospital to Rachel…

The masthead for the Homer Weekly News.

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

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These old-fashioned doughnuts don’t skimp on the fat or sugar but make a delicious, filling breakfast.

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On the strawberry patch: Memories of old-fashioned doughnuts

My family moved to Anchorage late in the summer of 1991, when I was 4.

Tomato soup with grilled cheese. (Photo by Tressa Dale)

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On the strawberry patch: The comfort of tomato soup

When I was very young, my mother would make me tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches on days…