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An aerial photo taken in 2014 shows the current South Peninsula Hospital campus. (Homer News file photo)

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Propostitions to move hospital service area boundaries head to ballot

Two proposals that would alter the boundaries of the South Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area have made it…

Yarrow Hinnant, the Pratt Museum’s new gardener, works in the botanical garden outside the building Thursday, July 12, 2018 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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The Pratt’s new gardener wants you to rediscover the many uses of plants

Yarrow Hinnant has long known the many health and subsistence benefits native plants can provide. As the Pratt…

Several people walking down Pioneer Avenue in a giant salmon costume for Cook Inletkeeper’s portion of the Independence Day parade Wednesday, July 4, 2018 in Homer, Alaska. Other participants carried signs promoting the Stand for Salmon initiative. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Independence Day, Homer style

Another Independence Day parade is on the books for Homer.

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Outage shuts power on south side of bay for two daysAbout 135 in Halibut Cover, Peterson Bay, China Poot Bay without electricity

About 125 Homer Electric Association customers in Halibut Cove, Peterson Bay and China Poot Bay endured a two-day…

Campaign signs for Kenai Peninsula Borough mayoral candidates were placed on a lot along the Homer Bypass at the corner of Lake Street in the October 2017 election. (Homer News file photo)

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DOT&PF reminds Alaskans of laws guiding campaign signs

With political campaigns underway across the state, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) reminds Alaskans…

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SVT gets grant for new Anchor Point health clinic building

Seldovia Village Tribe received a $275,000 grant from the Rasmuson Foundation on Friday, July 6.

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Athletes represented Homer in Special Olympics

Several Homer athletes represented their town at this year’s Special Olympics USA Games last week, participating alongside athletes…

Alyse Galvin, left, and Dimitri Shein, right, listen to a question from moderator Kelly Cooper at the start of the debate among the candidates for the Democratic Party nomination for U.S. Congress on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Democratic candidates spar in Homer debate

Homer has seen numerous campaign debates for city and state office, but Tuesday marked one of the first…

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Anchorage power outage kills GCI wireless, local, and long-distance service statewide

Customers of internet and cell service provider GCI lost service around the state after a Monday morning power…

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Mariner drowns in Cook Inlet; body brought to Homer Harbor

A Kenai man died at sea Thursday after falling overboard from a commercial fishing boat this morning north…

Members of the HERC Task Force and the public, located in the gym currently used for community recreation, listen to city staff talk about the state of the building during a walk-through Tuesday, June 26, 2018 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Task force gets up close look at HERC

Those tasked with determining the future of the Homer Education and Recreation Complex got an up-close look at…

International event to raise awareness of endangered Mexican porpoise

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International event to raise awareness of endangered Mexican porpoise

Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to indicate where Emma Luck attends college. She is a student…

Members of the HERC Task Force and the public, located in the gym currently used for community recreation, listen to city staff talk about the state of the building during a walk-through Tuesday, June 26, 2018 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Task force gets up close look at HERC

Those tasked with determining the future of the Homer Education and Recreation Complex got an up-close look at…