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House District 6 race gets 3rd candidate

Alana Greear filed a letter of intent to run on April 5

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2024 Haven House Women of Distinction awardees from left to right: Nina Faust, Flo Larsen, Ireland Styvar and Keri Kelller on the upstairs deck at Land’s End Resort on the Homer Spit last Saturday evening after the evening ceremony.

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Haven House’s Hope Rising awards presented at Land’s End Resort on Saturday

The Haven House annual spring Women of Distinction event took place in the upstairs banquet room at Land’s…

The sign at the entrance of Kenai Peninsula College’s Kachemak Bay Campus is photographed on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. (Finn Heimbold/Homer News)

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Community workshop provides training on advocacy and etiquette for the deaf and hard of hearing

A workshop for those seeking resources and information about the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community was hosted last week…

Pier One Theatre on the Homer Spit celebrates their 50th anniversary on Friday, July 7, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. Photo courtesy of Pier One Theatre

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Double audition for Pier One musicals Sunday and Monday

Pier One Theatre is holding a double audition for two upcoming musicals: “The Adams Family: a New Musical”…

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Nurturing young artists

Homer youth share their creativity during a recent gallery Pop Up art weekend

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Fireweed Frescoes share their violin music with pre-school students at the Girassol Learning Center and help them to make cardboard violins on April 5 as part of the Festival of Strings April celebration.

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Homer Opus celebrates spring with the Festival of Strings

Homer Opus, a nonprofit organization that provides instruction in string-based music programs to Homer youth as well an…

Spectators watch the 2022 RopeTowPalooza.  The 2023 event was cancelled due to weather.  Photo provided by Sarah Banks.

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Homer Rope Tow slush cup celebration takes place this weekend

This weekend Homer’s Rope Tow will host two days of events at the annual Homer RopeTowPalooza.

A friendly, pumpkin-headed scarecrow stands outside the Pioneer Avenue entrance of Kachemak Bay Campus on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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KBC to host open house on early college opportunities for high schoolers

On Monday, April 15, from 4 to 6 p.m. Kenai Peninsula College’s Kachemak Bay Campus will hold an…

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Alaska Warrior Partnership held a community partnership meeting in Homer at the Kenai Peninsula Campus last Wednesday.

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The Alaska Warrior Partnership instigates community service partnerships for Homer veterans

The Alaska division of America’s Warrior Partnership met with businesses, agencies and veterans at the Kachemak Bay Campus…

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Aleutian airways to halt Homer service during runway project

Service will be suspended beginning April 15

2023 dirtbag participants in front of their trash collection at Bishops Beach in Homer. (Photo provided by HoWL)

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Kids to join annual DiRtBaG cleanup

Sponsored by the Homer Wilderness Leaders, the event celebrates Earth Day

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Homer pedestrian pathway project selected for federal funding

The project will create greater nonmotorized transportation access in Homer

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Homer named 4th best small town arts scene

Nomination is part of USA Today’s 2024 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards