Skip to content
Friday, January 2, 2026
1°F
Sign Out Sign In Subscribe Newsletter Contact Us
  • Sign Out
  • Sign In
    • Subscriber Center
      • Subscriber Center
      • Subscribe
      • FAQs
    • e-Editions
    • Email Newsletters
    • News
      • News
      • Local
      • State
      • Crime
      • Business
      • Fishing
      • Schools
      • Elections
      • Submit a Story Idea
      • Submit a Photo
      • Submit a Press Release
    • Contests
    • Sports
      • Sports
      • Local
      • State
      • Outdoors
      • Recreation
      • Submit Sports Results
    • Features
      • Arts
      • Entertainment
      • Food
      • Gardening
    • Opinion
      • Opinion
      • Homer News Editorial
      • Letters to the Editor
      • Point of View
      • Submit a Letter to the Editor
    • Community
      • Community
      • Announcements
      • Births
      • Obituaries
      • Pet of the Week
      • Weddings
      • Cops and Courts
      • Submit an Announcement
      • Submit a Wedding Announcement
      • Submit an Engagement Announcement
      • Submit a Birth Announcement
      • Local Weather
    • Obituaries
      • Obituaries
      • Place an Obituary
    • Weather
    • Classifieds
      • Classifieds
      • Place a Classified Ad
      • Legal Notices
    • Contact Us
    • Policies & Terms
      • Comments
      • Privacy
      • Terms of Use
    Homer News
    1°F
    • News
    • Sports
    • Features
    • Contests
    • Opinion
    • Community
    • Obituaries
    • Weather
    • Classifieds
    • Marketplace
    • All Sections
          • News
            • News
            • Local
            • State
            • Crime
            • Business
            • Fishing
            • Schools
            • Elections
            • Submit a Story Idea
            • Submit a Press Release
            • Submit a Photo
          • Sports
            • Sports
            • Local
            • State
            • Outdoors
            • Recreation
            • Submit Sports Results
          • Opinion
            • Opinion
            • Homer News Editorial
            • Letters to the Editor
            • Point of View
            • Submit a Letter to the Editor
          • Features
            • Features
            • Arts
            • Entertainment
            • Food
            • Gardening
          • Obituaries
            • Obituaries
            • Place an Obituary
          • Classifieds
            • Classifieds
            • Place a Classified Ad
            • Legal Notices
          • Community
            • Community
            • Announcements
            • Births
            • Obituaries
            • Pet of the Week
            • Weddings
            • Cops and Courts
            • Calendar
            • Submit an Announcement
            • Submit an Engagement Announcement
            • Submit a Wedding Announcement
            • Submit a Birth Announcement
          • e-Editions
          • Marketplace
    News
    From 2009-15, there were 774 drug overdose deaths in Alaska
    From 2009-15, there were 774 drug overdose deaths...
    By Ginny Espenshade • March 30, 2016 4:38 pm

    T hank you to the Homer News for providing me the opportunity and space for my commentary about the opioid…

    Read Story

    Grant helps student garden grow
    Grant helps student garden grow
    March 30, 2016 4:37 pm

    Last year our school, Homer Flex High School, received a grant from the Homer Farmers Market to fund our garden….

    Read Story

    Listen as kids inspire kids at these free, family concerts
    Listen as kids inspire kids at these free,...
    March 30, 2016 4:34 pm

    The Homer Youth String Orchestra Club (HYSOC) believes that kids inspire kids. HYSOC would like to thank the Homer Foundation’s…

    Read Story

    School testing delayed after cable sliced
    School testing delayed after cable sliced
    By Kelly Sullivan • March 30, 2016 3:42 pm

    Students statewide were unable to start the Alaska Measures of Progress and Alaska Alternate assessments Tuesday, the first day scheduled…

    Read Story

    School Events
    School Events
    March 30, 2016 3:42 pm

    Chapman School  April 1: Early release day. Students dismissed at 1:40 p.m. April 4: Track starts for 7th and 8th…

    Read Story

    Woman of Wisdom Caroline Venuti.-Photo by Franco Venuti
    Haven House honors Women of Distinction
    By ANNA FROST AND MICHAEL ARMSTRONG • March 30, 2016 3:37 pm

    “Compassionate-Caring-Community” is the theme for the 2016 South Peninsula Haven House Women of Distinction awards. This year’s honorees embody that…

    Read Story

    Hunting charges dismissed against Kilchers
    Hunting charges dismissed against Kilchers
    By Michael Armstrong • March 30, 2016 3:29 pm

    Charges that they used a helicopter to hunt for black bear have been dismissed against Atz Lee and Jane Kilcher,…

    Read Story

    Voters gather in the Homer High School Commons for Saturday’s Democratic Party presidential caucus for District 31. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders received overwhelming support from the voters, obtaining all 16 delegates for the district, which includes Homer. -Photo by Anna Frost, Homer News
    Sanders wins support of Dems across Alaska
    By Anna Frost • March 30, 2016 3:28 pm

    Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders stood out at the Alaska Democratic caucuses on Saturday as the clear winner. Sanders received…

    Read Story

    Expert: Doing nothing to change health-care system not an option
    Expert: Doing nothing to change health-care system not...
    By Michael Armstrong • March 30, 2016 3:25 pm

    The Kenai Peninsula Borough health-care system should adopt a regional alignment strategy and embrace the future as national health care…

    Read Story

    Soccer field plans roll forward
    Soccer field plans roll forward
    By Michael Armstrong • March 30, 2016 3:23 pm

    Parking lots, storm drains, the cop shop, a remodel of the fire station and community recreation. At its Monday night…

    Read Story

    Cultivation licenses lead pot applications
    Cultivation licenses lead pot applications
    By DJ Summers • March 24, 2016 10:47 am

    ANCHORAGE — The first batch of marijuana business license applications is available to the public, and so far Alaskans have…

    Read Story

    Bills propose adding legislators to gas line board
    Bills propose adding legislators to gas line board
    By Rashah McChesney • March 24, 2016 10:45 am

    JUNEAU — Two Republican lawmakers want to add legislative oversight to the board of an organization that plays a key…

    Read Story

    South Peninsula Hospital Emergency Department Director Kenny Rogers speaks with critical care nurse Amanda Lindner through the eICU, or electronic intensive care, unit in the hospital emergency room. Lindner was connecting from Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage.  -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
    Telemedicine provides rural patients broader medical care network
    By Michael Armstrong • March 24, 2016 10:42 am

    At a distance of 220 miles and a 40-minute flight from South Peninsula Hospital to Anchorage, the time and distance…

    Read Story

    • 1
    • …
    • 524
    • 525
    • 526
    • 527
    • 528
    • …
    • Last

    Sign Up For Our Newsletters

    Subscribe to our e-mail newsletter to receive updates.

    Sign Up

    Have a story idea? Contact us here!

    Featured Local Savings

    • News
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Obituaries
    • Business
    Quicklinks
    • Subscribe
    • Subscriber Center
    • e-Editions
    • Newsletters
    • Media Solutions
    About Us
    • About Us
    • Terms of Use
    • Your Privacy
    • Accessibility
    • Contact Us
    Homer News
    • Sound Publishing Inc. Logo
    • A subsidiary of Black Press Media
    • Work With Us
    © 2026 Homer News + Sound Publishing + Black Press Media. All Rights Reserved.
    Powered By NewzBoost