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Soniyae Stephens Reid rehearses for "Dance Moves," one of the Alaska World Arts Festival events for the festival starting Friday. (Photo provided)

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Alaska World Arts Festival back for 4th year

After four years and a pandemic, the Alaska Worlds Arts Festival might have found its groove.

Pet of the Week: Lily.

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Pet of the Week: Lily

Lily is a 2-year-old female shepherd mix. This beautiful gal is such a playful and sweet dog. She…

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.

GayLynn Klopp obituary.

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GayLynn Klopp obituary.

GayLynn Klopp

Marilyn Wythe.

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Marilyn Wythe obituary.

Marilyn Jean Wythe

One of the works of art from a scholarship fundraising exhibit at Ptarmigan Arts. (Photo provided)

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Summer isn’t quite over with September First Friday art openings

Although school is back in session, the fireweed has gone to fluff and the Labor Day weekend heralds…

Fog rolls over Mud Bay on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Best Bets

All right, I’ll admit it: It appears summer is finally coming to an end. The sun has shown…

Lily.

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Pet of the Week: Lily

Lily, a 2-year-old female, was left behind with no information. Because of that we don’t know her history,…

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.

The masthead for the Homer Weekly News as sketched by Alathea Clymer of Fritz Creek Studios.

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

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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Burning Basket construction starts on Labor Day

The 19th annual Homer Burning Basket 2022 will be held Sept. 11 at Mariner Park on the Homer…

A rainbow shines over Kachemak Bay on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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The shine of our sun has been concealed the past short while. Vibrancy remains amiss in the dulled…

Homer artist Oceana Wills illustrated the cover of Scott Burbank's "Interior Waypoints: Sailing to Colombia."

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‘Interior Waypoints’ came out of six years of tropical travel

Decades from now literary scholars may ponder an interesting cultural blip: Why did so many memoirs get written…