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Homer High School to provide drive-through graduation

The public is invited to a procession through town following the ceremony

Trash trailer catches fire at Homer Transfer Station

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Trash trailer catches fire at Homer Transfer Station

Homer Transfer Station workers pulled a burning trash container out of the station building this past Friday and…

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1 new COVID-19 case announced Tuesday

The latest person to contract COVID-19 in Alaska is an Anchorage man, and he brings the state total…

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Peninsula COVID-19 cases grow over weekend

Two more COVID-19 cases were reported Monday, bringing the total number of cases in Alaska to 370. This…

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Another Homer person tests positive for COVID-19

Another Homer person has tested positive for COVID-19, according to Sunday’s update from the Alaska Department of Health…

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One new COVID-19 case reported for Alaska

Update: This story has been updated to include one new case reported on Saturday and a clarification by…

Signs on Saturday, March 28, 2020, at the main entrance to South Peninsula Hospital in Homer, Alaska, warn visitors not to enter until they have been met by hospital staff. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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New cases announced in Homer, Anchor Point

One case is from community transmission, the other still under investigation

The sign at the Homer Farmers Market on Ocean Drive, as seen on April 24, 2020, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Homer Farmers Market, Alaska Food Hub set to start this month with safety precautions

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic brought businesses and much of society to a screeching halt in March, life…

A recent photo of Anesha “Duffy” Murnane, missing since Oct. 17, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo provided, Homer Police Department)

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Trauma meeting to be held in case of missing Homer woman

As part of an ongoing effort to keep interest in the search for missing Homer woman Anesha “Duffy”…

Homer health worker heads to New York to help during pandemic

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Homer health worker heads to New York to help during pandemic

Correction: This story has been changed to remove a reference that Lenox Hill Hospital treats only COVID-19 patients…

Commercial fishing boats are rafted together in May 2016 in the harbor in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Assembly urges funding of Homer harbor study

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly voted unanimously at its April 21 meeting to approve a resolution asking the…

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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Council postpones measure clarifying power to close city-owned spaces

The Homer City Council postponed an ordinance to a later date that deals with clarifying how and when…

The Swan Lake Fire can be seen from above on Monday, Aug. 26 on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Alaska Wildland Fire Information)

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Reminder: Burn permits are suspended starting May 1

Starting Friday, May 1, all burn permits are suspended by the Alaska Division of Forestry, and burning both…