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Police educating public about health mandates

Editor’s note: The story has been updated to include comments from an Alcoholics Anonymous member who attended the…

Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion                                 The sign in front of the Homer Electric Association building in Kenai, Alaska, as seen on April 1, 2020.

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HEA announces meeting; urges members not to attend for safety reasons

HEA’s bylaws require that a meeting of the members is held every year in the first week of…

A look inside the hospital’s alternate COVID-19 care site

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A look inside the hospital’s alternate COVID-19 care site

As a public service to keep people informed on the COVID-19 pandemic, the paywall for all articles about…

Homer hires public works director; former director becomes city engineer

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Homer hires public works director; former director becomes city engineer

The two positions had been bundled into one job for the last several years

Peter Segall | Juneau Empire                                A sign on the door at Amalga Distillery in downtown Juneau showing items available for carry-out on Monday.

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Bars and restaurants could serve to-go beer and wine, but will it make a financial difference?

Business as the new usual.

COVID-19. (Courtesy the CDC)

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Anchor Point man dies out of state from COVID-19

A resident of Anchor Point has died from COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, but the…

Signs on Saturday, March 28, 2020, at the main entrance to South Peninsula Hospital in Homer, Alaska, warn visitors not to enter until they have been met by hospital staff. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Local closures and event cancelations

Editor’s note: As a public service to keep people informed on the COVID-19 pandemic, the paywall for the…

Special investigator starts work on Murnane case

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Special investigator starts work on Murnane case

A new investigator with the Homer Police Department hired to help find missing woman Anesha “Duffy” Murnane has…

Anna Worster, RN, the Director of Surgical Services at South Peninsula Hospital in Homer, Alaska, stands in the surgery waiting room, which has been converted into a three-person inpatient room. The surgery department will be the area for patients hospitalized with other medical needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy South Peninsula Hospital)

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Capacity expands at South Peninsula Hospital while Homer Public Health tracks down case contacts

With two Homer residents confirmed to have COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-Cov-2, South Peninsula…

Homer residents, businesses, organizations step up to help amid pandemic

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Homer residents, businesses, organizations step up to help amid pandemic

Last week, Homer saw its first positive case of a resident living in the community. As the number…

Nathan Simpson of Dutch Boy Landscaping on Nov. 14, 2019, installs colored lights on the tree by Homer Electric Association in Homer, Alaska. The big tree by HEA is one of Homer’s landmark holiday decorated trees. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Candidates announced for HEA board elections

Completed mail-in ballots must be received by 5 p.m. on May 6, 2020 in order to be counted.

Anglers return in their boats to the Homer Harbor from Kachemak Bay at the end of the Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament held March 23, 2019 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival, Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament canceled

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, two major Homer events scheduled for this spring have been canceled.

Second Homer resident tests positive for COVID-19

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Second Homer resident tests positive for COVID-19

This is Homer’s first case within the city; state total climbs to 102