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Reeling ‘Em In: Watching the fish roll in

The incoming tide was headed our way so we could restart our game of “Spot the violations” as…

The KBBI AM 890 station is located on Kachemak Way in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Peninsula radio reacts to loss of federal funding

Congress last week approved President Trump’s rescission request, zeroing out all federal funding for public broadcasting, effective Oct.…

The KBBI AM 890 station is located on Kachemak Way in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Peninsula radio reacts to loss of federal funding

Congress last week approved President Trump’s rescission request, zeroing out all federal funding for public broadcasting, effective Oct.…

Smith has published three books, pictured here. (Photo courtesy of Brian Smith)

Community

Local author Brian Smith writes about history, family and felines

The author of three self-published books, Smith is now working on the final installment of his trilogy.

ASEA State President Tom Stroozas, PER, and Exalted Ruler Jill Hockema, PER, accept the award at the Elks Grand Lodge National Convention in Kansas City, Missouri on July 1, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Jill Hockema)

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Homer Elks Lodge wins national recognition

Since its inception in 1959, Homer Elks has given back $2.2 million to the community in various charity…

A map of the Johnson Tract Mine exploration project. Photo courtesy of the Center for Biological Diversity

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Inletkeeper, partners file lawsuit against Cook Inlet gold mine

The Johnson Tract Mine is located on CIRI-owned lands inside Lake Clark National Park.

Homer High School graduates, largely from the class of 1975, celebrate their 50-year reunion on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at the Bishop's Beach pavilion in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Homer High graduates reunite after 50 years

Members of the class of 1975, and others, gathered in Homer over the weekend.

Peony farmer and artist Gerri Martin hold a bouquet of budding Red Charm peonies in front of her packhouse of Diamond Ridge Road near Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Gerri Martin

Community

Budding flowers, budding art

Local artist and peony farmer showcases the flowers in a new body of work.

A sign on the Homer Public Library’s public phone, photographed on Saturday, July 12, 2025, notes that it’s the only public phone in the city of Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

Community

Out of the office: Nostalgia is calling

I had an encounter recently which both delighted me and left me feeling bittersweetly, nostalgically vintage.

Members of the SPH Long Term Care staff pause for moment of recognition. (Photo courtesy of South Peninsula Hospital)

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SPH long-term care unit earns national recognition

The award program recognizes organizations that meet progressively rigorous standards of performance to further improve the lives of…

Concert-goers listen to The Discopians at Concert on the Lawn on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at Karen Hornaday Park in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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‘Dancing at the end of the world’

KBBI AM 890 hosted their annual Concert on the Lawn Saturday.

Arturo Mondragon-Lopez, Jr. (right) attends a change of plea hearing related to the October 2023 fatal shooting of Brianna Hetrick on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, at the Homer Courthouse in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Mondragon-Lopez sentenced for death of Homer woman

Arturo Mondragon-Lopez, Jr. accepted a plea deal in February for the shooting of Brianna Hetrick.

Artist Tom Reed begins to paint the silhouette of musician David Webster on July 2, 2025 in Homer, Alaska. Reed added 10 artists to the wall over the last few weeks, marking the end of the art project he began in 1985. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Artist Tom Reed adds 10 local artists to iconic Homer wall mural

They mark the final additions to the 40-year art project.