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    At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of 2020, signs in the windows of the Long Term Care wing at South Peninsula Hospital in Homer, Alaska, say “All is well.” (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Hospital long-term care resident, six staff test positive...
    By Camille Botello • January 10, 2022 1:30 am

    The resident who tested positive Friday is the first resident to test positive since the pandemic began.

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    A statue of Brother Asaiah rests under a protective wooden structure on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 outside KBBI Public Radio in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Statue of famed local finds new home at...
    By Megan Pacer • February 24, 2021 2:30 am

    Brother Asaiah Bates statue had to move after previous location changed ownership

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    Homer celebrates its first ever Juneteenth
    Homer celebrates its first ever Juneteenth
    By Megan Pacer • June 24, 2020 5:30 am

    Residents of Homer and the surrounding area experienced their first ever celebration of Juneteenth last Friday, complete with food, faith,…

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    A member of the Homer Senior Citizens Center float marches in the July Fourth parade on Thursday, July 4, 2019 on Pioneer Avenue in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    No July Fourth parade in Homer this year
    By Megan Pacer • June 24, 2020 5:30 am

    The Homer Chamber of Commerce &Visitor Center has canceled the annual July Fourth parade in Homer, citing concerns over the…

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    This image advertises the upcoming Juneteenth celebration at WKFL Park on Friday in Homer, Alaska. (Image courtesy Sierra Moskios)
    Juneteenth celebration to be held in Homer
    By Megan Pacer • June 17, 2020 5:30 am

    Following a week of protests in Wisdom, Knowledge, Faith and Love Park and the beginning of weekly educational gatherings centered…

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    A look inside the Homer Police Department’s training, use of force policies
    A look inside the Homer Police Department’s training,...
    By Megan Pacer • June 10, 2020 5:30 am

    As locally held protests in support of the national (and international) Black Lives Matter movement come to an end, conversation…

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    Registered Nurse Cathy Davis (left) and Chief Nursing Officer Dawn Johnson (right) work at a table to get COVID-19 tests ready for the public Friday, May 29, 2020 at the Boat House Pavilion on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Expanding testing available on southern peninsula
    By Megan Pacer • June 2, 2020 10:30 am

    Health care organizations on the southern Kenai Peninsula are taking part in the efforts to expand testing capabilities in Alaska.

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    Michelle Wilson and Sean Hogan, pictured at their restaurant, Cosmic Kitchen in this undated photo, have announced they have sold the restaurant after 17 years of operating in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Anna Buenting)
    Cosmic Kitchen sold after 17 years, will close...
    By Megan Pacer • May 20, 2020 5:30 am

    A cuisine staple in the Cosmic Hamlet by the Sea is changing hands next month — Cosmic Kitchen has been…

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    A soils primer for Homer: Starichkof soils are the bogs and fens of Alaska
    A soils primer for Homer: Starichkof soils are...
    By Michael Armstrong • May 6, 2020 5:30 am

    This is the next installment in the series “A Soils Primer for Homer.”

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    Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival goes virtual
    Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival goes virtual
    By Staff report Homer News • May 6, 2020 5:30 am

    Though the annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival was canceled along with so many other events in light of the novel…

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    Trash trailer catches fire at Homer Transfer Station
    Trash trailer catches fire at Homer Transfer Station
    By Michael Armstrong • May 6, 2020 5:30 am

    Homer Transfer Station workers pulled a burning trash container out of the station building this past Friday and kept the…

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    A soils primer for Homer: Mutnala soils are most photogenic
    A soils primer for Homer: Mutnala soils are...
    By Doug Van Patten For the Homer News • April 29, 2020 5:30 am

    This is the next installment in the series, A Soils Primer for Homer.

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    The Little Mermaid restaurant basks in a fresh coat of paint Tuesday, April 28, 2020 on Pioneer Avenue in Homer, Alaska. The restaurant is set to open in its new in-town location on May 1. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Little Mermaid opens in town
    By Megan Pacer • April 29, 2020 5:30 am

    Restaurant will do take out service as state economy slowly reopens

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