Month: June 2026
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Legion holds Flag Day ceremony
Staff report In celebration of Flag Day on June 14, members of the American Legion Post 16 held a flag… READ MORE
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Protesters hold No Kings event on Trump’s birthday
By Michael Armstrong Homer Independent Press While President Donald Trump celebrated his 80th birthday on Flag Day, June 14, about… READ MORE
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Pride march held last Saturday
Staff report As part of national, state and local Pride Month and Juneteenth celebrations, Homer Pride held its annual Community… READ MORE
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Homer protects wetlands acreage
Staff report The City of Homer, in partnership with the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Kachemak Heritage Land… READ MORE
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Dispatch from Katmai: Emerging from Hibernation
By Libby B. Bushell Special to the Homer Independent Press Hello from Hallo Bay, Homer! It’s June in Katmai National… READ MORE
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Reelin’ ‘em in: Big tides bring in more blackmouth
By Nick Varney Special to the Homer Independent Press Just as it was beginning to look like the king run… READ MORE
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Get ready to run next Saturday
The annual Spit Run 10K and Cosmic Hamlet Half Marathon will take place June 27. Staff report Homer’s oldest long-distance… READ MORE
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Pickleball: The basics
By Jim Lavrakas Special to the Homer Independent Press When I turned 65-years-old, I stopped playing pickup basketball at the… READ MORE
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Elks makes donations to local nonprofits
Staff report The Homer Elks Lodge #2127 made two recent donations to Homer nonprofit organizations. Using $1,237.98 of an Elks… READ MORE
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Reading Between the Lines: Page to screen
By Gloria Wahl Special to the Homer Independent Press Today I’m taking the opportunity to tell you about a feature… READ MORE
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Help monitor invasive green crabs
Staff report Join Kachemak Bay Research Reserve staff to conduct crab monitoring on the Homer Spit starting at noon on… READ MORE
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Letters to the Editor — June 18, 2026
Thanks for D-Day Commemoration help Following a sun-drenched D-Day Commemoration on June 6, we are overwhelmed with gratitude to many.… READ MORE
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Opinion: Dunleavy Administration won’t give up on efforts to commodify Alaska rivers and streams
By Hal Shepherd By ensuring that resources are managed for the long-term benefit of all Alaskans rather than private monopolies,… READ MORE
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Memorial announcement: Joseph Dennis Dwyer
Note: This obituary has been updated with information from the family on a memorial to be held Saturday, June 27.… READ MORE
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Cops and courts — June 18, 2026
Alaska State Troopers June 10 At 8:42 a.m., a victim in a domestic violence case reported that the suspect, a… READ MORE
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Champions! Mariners win in baseball
Homer Baseball pulls off another unbelievable comeback, this time to win State Championship By Dayten Van Ostrand The Homer team… READ MORE
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Homer heroes honored at HarborFest
Civilians honored in HarborFest Coast Guard ceremony; Coastie promoted By Delcenia Cosman Reporter, Homer Independent Press The U.S. Guard Coast… READ MORE
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Council readdresses Hornaday Park trail
An ordinance to appropriate a lower funding amount is scheduled for June 22 public hearing By Delcenia Cosman Reporter, Homer… READ MORE
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Assembly to consider Nikolaevsk School deal
By Jake Dye Special to the Homer Independent Press The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly next week will consider giving Nikolaevsk… READ MORE
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Council adopts new utility rate structure with minimum use fee
By Delcenia Cosman Reporter, Homer Independent Press The Homer City Council adopted a new model for city water and wastewater… READ MORE
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Sterling Highway reconstruction delayed
Changes to the project outline also effectively put the proposed Diamond Creek underpass on hold. By Delcenia Cosman Reporter, Homer… READ MORE
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A silver Seldovia Summer Solstice Festival
Music, arts festival celebrates its 25th year By Yonah Lempert Luecken Special to the Homer Independent Press A highlight of… READ MORE
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Storyknife wins national arts grant
Staff report The Literary Arts Fund has awarded an undisclosed grant to Storyknife Writers Retreat, a women’s residential program in… READ MORE
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Softball finishes 4th at state; athletes compete at Brian Young Invite
Softball beats Kodiak but fails to advance at state By Dayten Van OstrandSpecial to the Homer Independent Press Molly Evans,… READ MORE
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Reelin’ ‘em in: Kings starting to show up at the Fishin’ Hole
By Nick Varney Special to the Homer Independent Press Last weekend, our massive staff, once again, prowled the Spit checking… READ MORE
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