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Dancers from EMERGE125 perform “Poly String Theory” in this undated photo.
    New York-based dance company to perform in Homer
    By Emilie Springer • September 26, 2024 1:30 am

    The company will also provide workshops for Homer students on Sept. 30.

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Current Ptarmigan Arts cooperative members Ted Heuer, Susan Stuart and George Overpeck pose with their work next to longtime member Gary Lyon’s paintings on Friday, Sept. 20<ins>, 2024,</ins> at the gallery on Pioneer Avenue<ins> in Homer, Alaska</ins>.
    Ptarmigan Arts celebrates 40 years as a gallery...
    By Emilie Springer • September 26, 2024 1:30 am

    Homer’s Ptarmigan Arts will host a gallery event on Friday, Oct. 4 in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the…

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    Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)
    Council adopts 2025-2030 capital improvement plan
    By Delcenia Cosman • September 19, 2024 1:30 am

    The Homer City Council finalized and adopted the 2025-2030 capital improvement plan during their last regular meeting on Monday, Sept….

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    Sarah Douthit and Jeanne Reveal participate in a candidate forum for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education at the Soldotna Public Library in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Jamie Diep/KBBI)
    School board candidates address budget issues, homeschooling, 4-day...
    By Jacob Dye • September 19, 2024 1:30 am

    Each of the open seats is for a three-year term expiring in October 2027

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    Willy Dunne is running for a third term on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly. (Courtesy photo)
    Willy Dunne seeks 3rd Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly...
    By Delcenia Cosman • September 19, 2024 1:30 am

    There’s only one contender this year for the District 9 South Peninsula seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly. Following…

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    Dorris James, who will turn 100 on Sept. 28, 2024, displays a crocheted tablecloth that she made several decades ago. The photo was taken on Sept. 11, 2024, at her daughter’s home in Homer, Alaska. (Emilie Springer/ Homer News)
    A century of Alaska memories
    By Emilie Springer • September 19, 2024 1:30 am

    Homer homesteader Dorris James turns 100

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    Chicago artist Kathleen Dose-Koehl and assistant RJ Nelson sit in front of the newly sketched mural on the side of a building on Homer Spit Road, ready to begin painting on Monday. (Emilie Springer/ Homer News)
    Chicago artist to create Spit mural
    By Emilie Springer • September 19, 2024 1:30 am

    Artist Kathleen Dose-Koehl returns to Homer for Alaska World Arts Festival

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    Paris Chansons perform on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, at Homer Council on the Arts as part of the Alaska World Arts Festival. (Emilie Springer/ Homer News)
    Jazz ensemble highlights first weekend of World Arts...
    By Emilie Springer • September 19, 2024 1:30 am

    The first week of Homer’s sixth annual Alaska World Arts Festival kicked off last weekend with storytelling events and performances…

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    Summer months see spike in COVID cases
    By Emilie Springer • September 12, 2024 1:30 am

    A summer spike in statewide COVID cases peaked at the end of July, with cases showing a decline throughout August,…

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    “Party Time,” “Love and Roses,” and “Cherry Delight” cakes, created with acrylic, plastic foam and beads on cradled board, are part of Sami Ali’s collection “The Death of Retail” on display at Homer Council on the Arts through September 2024. (Emilie Springer/ Homer News)
    Exploring the fall of retail
    By Emilie Springer • September 12, 2024 1:30 am

    A mixed media show by Anchorage artist Sami Ali opened Sept. 6 at HCOA

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    Former KPBSD custodian charged with sex abuse of...
    By Jacob Dye • September 12, 2024 1:30 am

    The charges stem from incidents alleged to have taken place while the man was working at Soldotna Middle School in 2013

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    Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche speaks to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly during their work session in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Assembly gets update on school bond projects
    By Jacob Dye • September 12, 2024 1:30 am

    Voters approved in 2022 a $65.55 million bond package to address a list of 10 critical maintenance projects around the school district

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    Photo by Emilie Springer/Homer News
Mariner swim team members Cassidy Carroll and Avery Briscoe prepare for the 100-yard backstroke at the Mariner pool on Sept. 7, 2024, in Homer, Alaska.
    Homer hosts swim invitational
    By Emilie Springer • September 12, 2024 1:30 am

    Colony placed first in combined team scores

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