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Homer locals break powerlifting state records

Four community members participated in a nationwide powerlifting competition on Sept. 14

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Senior varsity runner Bea McDonough approaches the finish line to take second place in the Kenai Peninsula Borough cross country championships in Homer<ins>, Alaska</ins> on Thursday, Sept. 19<ins>,</ins> <ins>2024</ins>.

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Homer boys take 1st, girls take 2nd at borough meet

Homer varsity boys took the top spot in the Kenai Peninsula Borough cross-country meet hosted at Homer High…

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Dancers from EMERGE125 perform “Poly String Theory” in this undated photo.

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New York-based dance company to perform in Homer

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>.

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Ptarmigan Arts celebrates 40 years as a gallery in Homer

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

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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Council adopts 2025-2030 capital improvement plan

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

From left: South Peninsula Hospital CEO Ryan Smith; Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly member Kelly Cooper; and South Peninsula Hospital Board of Directors member Beth Wythe address community questions regarding Proposition 1 authorizing a $38.5 million bond at a meeting last Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (Emilie Springer/ Homer News)

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Town Hall addresses hospital bond questions

Proposition 1 will be voted on in the Oct. 1 election

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Kachemak Emergency Services bids goodbye to chief

Robert Cicciarella, long-time chief for KESA, retired on Friday, Sept. 13

Homer’s Claira Booz, right, and Beatrix McDonough, left, lead a small pack of runners during the Wasilla Trailblazer Invite on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Wasilla, Alaska. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)

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Cross-country roundup: Homer’s Bynagle takes 3rd at State Preview

Homer junior Johannes Bynagle led Kenai Peninsula runners at the State Preview on Saturday at Bartlett High School.

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Volleyball: Homer wins some, loses some

The Lady Mariners saw some ups and downs last week in games against Soldotna, Grace Christian and Mountain…

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)

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A century of Alaska memories

Homer homesteader Dorris James turns 100

South Peninsula Behavioral Health Services, Inc. logo. Photo courtesy of South Peninsula Behavioral Health Services, Inc.

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Behavioral Health Service celebrates 45 years

The community is invited to an anniversary event, Sept. 12-13

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Homer Theatre under new ownership

The new owners will hold a grand reopening for the theater in December

“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)

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Exploring the fall of retail

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