Skip to content
Sunday, December 7, 2025
21°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
    21°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
    Opinion
    Mike O'Meara.
    Letters to the Editor
    November 6, 2025 2:30 am

    Thanks for making a Halloween tradition special

    Read Story

    Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: It’s my own fault, but that doesn’t...
    By Larry Persily • November 6, 2025 1:30 am

    I use a tablet to read newspapers. It started maybe a decade ago, when an increasing number of national newspapers…

    Read Story

    Archaeologist Rick Knecht holds a human figure that he found on the beach near the village of Quinhagak on Oct. 24, 2025. Photo courtesy Alice Bailey
    Faces on a beach in Southwest Alaska
    By Ned Rozell Alaska Science Forum • November 6, 2025 1:30 am

    Walking a storm-scoured Alaska beach, archaeologist Rick Knecht knelt to pick up a wooden figurine the size of his palm.

    Read Story

    Mike O'Meara.
    Letters to the Editor
    October 30, 2025 2:30 am

    Thank you to community for supporting Western Alaska evacuees

    Read Story

    Kim Frost. Photo provided by South Peninsula Hospital
    Point of View: Shaping the future of South...
    By Kim Frost • October 30, 2025 1:30 am

    For nearly 70 years, South Peninsula Hospital has been a cornerstone of health for the communities of the Southern Kenai…

    Read Story

    Ginny Espenshade runs the Kenai Peninsula Youth Court and is part of Planet Youth Homer. Photo courtesy of Ginny Espenshade
    Point of View: Planet Youth Homer connects youth...
    By Ginny Espenshade • October 30, 2025 1:30 am

    Here is a trivia question for readers. What do Dave Cloud, Carole Hamik, Charlotte Moss and Anita Harry have in…

    Read Story

    Logo for the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. Photo courtesy of the State of Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development
    Opinion: Nurse licensure compact can strengthen Alaska’s health...
    By Julie Sande • October 29, 2025 2:30 pm

    Alaskans value resilience. We know what it means to work together in tough times, and we require solutions that meet…

    Read Story

    “Hair ice” grows from the forest floor in Fairbanks, Alaska. Photo courtesy of Ned Rozell
    ‘Hair ice’ enlivens an extended fall in Interior...
    By Ned Rozell Alaska Science Forum • October 29, 2025 1:30 am

    Just when you thought you’d seen everything in the boreal forest, a reader points out white whiskers sprouting from the…

    Read Story

    Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: Governor’s early Christmas spirit is misplaced
    By Larry Persily • October 29, 2025 1:30 am

    “I told the president, it’s like Christmas every morning,” Gov. Mike Dunleavy said at last week’s staged event in Washington,…

    Read Story

    Mike O'Meara.
    Letters to the Editor
    October 23, 2025 2:30 am

    Let people gather peacefully

    Read Story

    Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: Crime deserves punishment, not well wishes
    By Larry Persily • October 23, 2025 1:30 am

    Years ago, while Juneau friends were house hunting in Washington state, they left their middle school son with me for…

    Read Story

    Opinion: A place government doesn’t need to stick its nose
    Opinion: A place government doesn’t need to stick...
    By Dennis DeWitt • October 23, 2025 1:30 am

    I’ve spent much of my career advocating on behalf of Alaska’s small and independent business owners at all levels of…

    Read Story

    Mike O'Meara.
    Letters to the Editor
    October 16, 2025 2:30 am

    Red Carpet Ritz celebrates and supports the Pratt Museum

    Read Story

    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • …
    • 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
    © 2025 Homer News + Sound Publishing + Black Press Media. All Rights Reserved.
    Powered By NewzBoost