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A member of the Alaska SeaLife Center’s Wildlife Response Team holds the newest addition to the SeaLife Center, a male otter pup, in this undated photo. (Courtesy Alaska SeaLife Center)

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SeaLife Center welcomes rescued otter pup

The 2-week-old otter pup was found on a beach surrounded by birds with snowballs embedded in his fur

From left to right: Homer High School students Joel Manwiller, Sameah McGhee, Zach Condon, Olivia Etzwiler, Chris Landess, Mya Betts and Skyler Rodirguez hold their Mariners on the Move awards in this undated photo at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. Not pictured: Lilly Smith. (Photo courtesy Paul Story)

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Mariners on the Move announced

The recipients of the Mariners on the Move award for the third quarter of the school year have…

Homer area school announcements

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Homer area school announcements

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Freshman wins Flex Phoenix Award

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Freshman wins Flex Phoenix Award

The most recent winner of the Homer Flex Phoenix Award has been announced.

Masonic Club raises funds for hospice

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Masonic Club raises funds for hospice

Kachemak Bay Masonic Club, in cooperation with Homer Elks #2127, held its 5th Annual Masonic Awareness Spaghetti Feed…

Council interviews candidates for city manger position

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Council interviews candidates for city manger position

The quest to fill the shoes of outgoing Homer City Manager Katie Koester is well underway with members…

Rep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer, speaks at a town hall meeting last Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, at the Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Rep. Sarah Vance sponsors bill to restrict abortions

Backed by 17 co-sponsors, Rep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer, on Monday introduced House Bill 302, a bill that would…

Blue ribbons put out for missing Homer woman

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Blue ribbons put out for missing Homer woman

As part of an awareness campaign to maintain interest in the case of missing Homer woman Anesha “Duffy”…

Family holds community conversation on missing daughter

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Family holds community conversation on missing daughter

As part of continued public awareness about the search for a missing Homer woman, Anesha “Duffy” Murnane, her…

Homer area school announcements

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Homer area school announcements

Homer High School

Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies becomes steward of Inspiration Ridge Preserve

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Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies becomes steward of Inspiration Ridge Preserve

Magnificent viewscapes and tranquil soundscapes surround the nearly 693-acres of Homer’s Inspiration Ridge Preserve (IRP). The vision of…

Teresa Jacobson Gregory presents a visual illustration of the proposed gravel pit extension and the impacts it may have on residents and the surrounding state recreation area at the Anchor Point Advisory Planning Commission Meeting on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, at the Anchor Point Senior Center in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Photo by Delcenia Cosman)

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Anchor Point advisory group recommends gravel pit expansion

No seat remained empty at the Anchor Point Senior Center last Thursday, Feb. 13 in anticipation of the…

Event connects the homeless to supplies, services

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Event connects the homeless to supplies, services

Close to 100 people experiencing homelessness in the Homer area got help recently at a one-day event designed…