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The American Legion Post 16 Auxiliary is providing poppies from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Safeway. People are…

Taking “best of show” in the 30th annual Kachemak Bay Quilters Quilt Show was Patrice Krant’s “Eagle Watching You,” an appliquéd wallhanging. Krant’s piece was one of 65 entries in the Mother’s Day show.

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Quilters delight with artistry in fabric

From tiny slivers of material and even tinier stitches to bright swaths of color and photos reproduced on…

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Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference to hold Festival of Readings

The Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference annual Festival of Readings, with readings by 15 poets, novelists and essayists, is…

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Homer recycles e-waste

With our early spring/summer weather, and abundance of fun activities going on, it was gratifying to again see…

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Festival made for happy birders

The Shorebirds have returned. Homer welcomed their arrival with open arms and a sense of awe. Thanks to…

Smoke from the Funny River Horse Trail fire shoots more than 8,000 feet in the air Tuesday as the fire spread to consume nearly 7,000 acres of Kenai National Wildlife Refuge land in less than 24 hours. Dry, windy conditions have exacerbated the fire conditions spreading it into a line stretching more than 10 miles long and about 1 mile wide.-Photo by Rashah McChesney, Morris News Service - Alaska

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Funny River fire grows, blankets Homer in smoke

As the Funny River Horse Trail fire raged about 50 miles north of Homer, a long plume of…

Beach walkers enjoy a sunny day earlier this month before smoke rolled over Kachemak Bay. The forecast calls for sunshine today, with cloudy skies this weekend.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

Well, we all knew it couldn’t last. Here we’ve been on an awesome super sunny day roll, and…

From left, graduates Alannah Christa-Lynn Campbell, Benson Woodard Eldon, Ivy Lynn Gary, and Sonarae Breanna John listen to comments at Monday’s commencement. -Photos by Shannon Reid

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Szarzi encourages students to remember a time of resilience

Laughter, sentimental tears, and applause filled the upstairs of Land’s End Resort at the Homer Flex High School…

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CACS appreciates grant funds

The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies (CACS) would like to thank the city of Homer Grants Program administered…

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Cleanup effort has Homer shining

We are so proud to be part of a community that showed its spirit on Cleanup Day Saturday,…

Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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A flock of birders

Birders watch shorebirds at Mud Bay on the Homer Spit on Saturday during the 22nd annual Kachemak Bay…

Obituaries

Peter E. Larson

Peter Ellsworth Larson, 73, of Homer, died surrounded by his family on Jan. 20, 2014.  A celebration of…

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Sandhill crane monitoring season has started. Please report nesting sandhill cranes to Kachemak Crane Watch at 235-6262 or…