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The Homer Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center is hosting the second annual Homer Peony Celebration July 9-24.…

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Piggy and Charlie

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Pets of the week: Piggy and Charlie

Charlie and Piggy are just the sweetest 13-year-old males. They’re gentle giants with a lot of love to…

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Abigail and Natalie

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Pets of the week: Abigail and Natalie

Are you ready for the sweetest cats around? Well Abigail, 1.5 year-old-female, and Natalie, eight-week-old female, are patiently…

Veronica in full vibrant bloom is a welcome sight in the perennial border. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)

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Kachemak Gardener: Be patient with gardening and have hope

Sun, rain have cause perennials and shrubs to bloom magnificently.

Lupines bloom along the Homestead Trail on Diamond Ridge, as seen Sunday, July 11, 2021, near Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Wildflowers bloom in the hills

Diamond Ridge hike offers wildflowers, views of Kachemak Bay and Cook Inlet.

The cover of Doug Dodd's "Hero Unaware" features a photo of Walter Dodd in his U.S. Navy uniform at the start of World War II.

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‘Hero Unaware’ based on author’s compilation of father’s war correspondence.

Letters home span the entire length of World War II from a Navy corpsman’s perspective.

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Homer Foundation at 30: Foundation born from need to manage endowments

Another in a series of short historical reminiscences to mark the 30th anniversary of the Homer Foundation, Alaska’s…

Loretta Stapel poses in this undated photo taken at the Anchor Point Post Office. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Postal Service)

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‘Face of Anchor Point Post Office’ will leave on July 30.

Stapel served 36 years in the U.S. Postal Service, including 33 in Anchor Point.

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.

Donald E. Mullikin

Obituaries

Donald E. Mullikin

Donald E. Mullikin passed on June 30, 2021, near sunset, in Homer, Alaska.

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Town Crier

The Homer Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center is hosting the second annual Homer Peony Celebration July 9-24.…

Charlie

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Pets of the week: Navy and Tiffany

Are you looking to add a new friend to your home? What about two? Piggy and Charlie, both…

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Homer Farmers Market: Market helps build relationships

Even though the rain came down Saturday morning, the Homer Farmers Market still had plenty of folks streaming…