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Homer Farmers Market: Don’t write off the market just yet

Late summer crops are coming in at the Homer Farmers Market.

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Donors get to say who their money helps

Foundation helps pioneer teachers give back to schools.

Recover, the 18th annual Burning Basket, starts to burn on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, at Mariner Park on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Best Bets

The Burning Basket has been transformed into heat and light. In fields around town, sandhill cranes gather for…

The poster for "Summer of Soul," showing at the 17th annual Homer Documentary Film Festival. (Photo provided)

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Roll ‘em: DocFest returns for 17th year

Homer Documentary Film Festival returns with COVID-19 precautions and a solid line up of films.

May Fekete's portrait by Sarah Lewis is one of the photographs in the exhibit, "Pandemic Portraits," on display through Sept. 19, 2021, at Land's End Resort in Homer, Alaska. (Photo courtesy of Sarah Lewis and Affinity Films)

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Art briefs

‘Pandemic Portraits’ is at Land’s End Resort

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.

Mama Mona, Lakshmi, Georgia and Lil’ Stripe (Photo courtesy of Alaska Mindful Paws)

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Pets of the week: Mama Mona, Lakshmi, Georgia and Lil’ Stripe

Mama Mona, Lakshmi, Georgia and Lil’ Stripe make a beautiful and sweet group of cats. Mama Mona is…

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School announcements

School district risk level update and upcoming events

The Russian three-masted wooden vessel "Pilgrim" is moored at the Homer Harbor on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. The project of twin brothers brothers Sergey and Alexander Sinelnik, Pilgrim is a wooden-boat reproduction of a 17th century Russian sailing ship and has been sailing around the world since its construction in 2015 and launch in 2017. It arrived in Homer last week after sailing up the Inside Passage from Ketchikan. For more information on the ship, visit ww.http://www.sinelniki.ru. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Homer’s Best Bets

Well, it’s over. Sure, some Spit businesses will hang in there through September, if not longer. Fishermen will…

Michael, Sarah, Pete, Becky, Will and Margaret take a picture in front of Exit Glacier in Seward on Aug. 21.

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Out of the Office: Finally feeling at home

Homer News reporter Sarah Knapp explores Alaska with Tennessee family.

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Capstone Clinic, a certified contractor of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, will offer a three-day…

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

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Homer Farmers Market: Growers create culture of caring

I have to admit that I start getting a little sentimental around this time of year. I can…