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  • Homer resident finds Japanese lifebuoy swept across the Pacific in 2011 tsunami
    Environment and Science

    Homer resident finds Japanese lifebuoy swept across the Pacific in 2011 tsunami

    October 29, 2026
  • Late burst of rallies in Homer fire up the political faithful
    Government

    Late burst of rallies in Homer fire up the political faithful

    October 29, 2026
  • City will start airport repairs, pursue essential air service
    Government

    City will start airport repairs, pursue essential air service

    October 29, 2026


  • Ethics committee to Vance — don’t do it again

    Ethics committee to Vance — don’t do it again

    July 9, 2026
  • Homer celebrates ‘America the beautiful’

    Homer celebrates ‘America the beautiful’

    July 9, 2026
  • ‘No Kings’ truck crashes Independence Day parade

    ‘No Kings’ truck crashes Independence Day parade

    July 9, 2026
  • School board looks at AI policies

    School board looks at AI policies

    July 9, 2026
  • City to set public hearing dates for draft Title 21 code

    City to set public hearing dates for draft Title 21 code

    July 9, 2026
  • Assembly spikes Nikolaevsk School reconsideration

    Assembly spikes Nikolaevsk School reconsideration

    July 9, 2026
  • Homer celebrates its 15th annual Highland Games  

    Homer celebrates its 15th annual Highland Games  

    July 9, 2026
  • Civil Air Patrol Cadets complete Drone Academy program

    Civil Air Patrol Cadets complete Drone Academy program

    July 9, 2026
  • Peony festival will flourish

    Peony festival will flourish

    July 9, 2026
  • Free pop-up clinic opens at Homer Methodist church

    Free pop-up clinic opens at Homer Methodist church

    July 9, 2026
  • Obituary: Michael Whittington

    Obituary: Michael Whittington

    July 9, 2026
  • Reeling ‘Em In: Fish identification 101

    Reeling ‘Em In: Fish identification 101

    July 9, 2026
  • Homer Pickleball: Choosing a paddle

    Homer Pickleball: Choosing a paddle

    July 9, 2026
  • Kachemak Bay Recovery Connection awarded national grant

    Kachemak Bay Recovery Connection awarded national grant

    July 9, 2026
  • Library building will close to install security grille in August

    Library building will close to install security grille in August

    July 9, 2026
  • Opinion: Responding to the Alaska Select Committee on Legislative Ethics decision

    Opinion: Responding to the Alaska Select Committee on Legislative Ethics decision

    July 9, 2026
  • Letters to the Editor — July 9, 2026

    Letters to the Editor — July 9, 2026

    July 9, 2026
  • Cops and courts — July 9, 2026

    Cops and courts — July 9, 2026

    July 9, 2026
  • Opinion: Establishing Duffy’s legacy in supporting early childhood education

    Opinion: Establishing Duffy’s legacy in supporting early childhood education

    July 9, 2026
  • ‘Shockingly violent and difficult to fathom’ — Duffy’s killer gets 87 years 

    ‘Shockingly violent and difficult to fathom’ — Duffy’s killer gets 87 years 

    July 2, 2026
  • ‘Healing belongs in the community’

    ‘Healing belongs in the community’

    July 2, 2026
  • The family’s own words

    The family’s own words

    July 2, 2026
  • Dispatch from Katmai: It’s Mating Season

    Dispatch from Katmai: It’s Mating Season

    July 2, 2026
  • Historic Pioneer Avenue landmark opens new chapter as The Moosetide Hotel

    Historic Pioneer Avenue landmark opens new chapter as The Moosetide Hotel

    July 2, 2026
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  • Council supports local transportation projects, asks state for new improvements

    Council supports local transportation projects, asks state for new improvements

    October 29, 2026
  • Hippies, brown rats and mailboats: The Alaska Historical Society comes to Homer

    Hippies, brown rats and mailboats: The Alaska Historical Society comes to Homer

    October 29, 2026
  • Homer’s award-winning piano man celebrates wildlands and wildlife

    Homer’s award-winning piano man celebrates wildlands and wildlife

    October 29, 2026
  • From creepy critters to costumed revelers, Homer celebrates Halloween

    From creepy critters to costumed revelers, Homer celebrates Halloween

    October 29, 2026
  • Mariner Senior Profile: Berend Pearson

    Mariner Senior Profile: Berend Pearson

    October 29, 2026
  • Opinion: HYPE helps make the village

    Opinion: HYPE helps make the village

    October 29, 2026
  • Opinion: Voter’s guide for the 2026 general election

    Opinion: Voter’s guide for the 2026 general election

    October 29, 2026
  • Reading Between the Lines: The Library of Things

    Reading Between the Lines: The Library of Things

    October 29, 2026
  • Obituary: Keith William Roderick

    Obituary: Keith William Roderick

    October 29, 2026
  • Opinion: 3 former Alaska governors support JKT

    Opinion: 3 former Alaska governors support JKT

    October 29, 2026
  • Letters to the Editor — Oct. 29, 2026

    Letters to the Editor — Oct. 29, 2026

    October 29, 2026
  • Cops and courts — Oct. 29. 2026

    Cops and courts — Oct. 29. 2026

    October 29, 2026
  • More than 200 local musicians will perform Mozart’s “Requiem” May 1 and 2

    More than 200 local musicians will perform Mozart’s “Requiem” May 1 and 2

    April 23, 2026
  • Hilarious new documentary on extreme birding is fundraiser for Shorebird Festival

    Hilarious new documentary on extreme birding is fundraiser for Shorebird Festival

    April 23, 2026
  • Update from the Publishers: Help sustain HIP’s momentum and growth

    Update from the Publishers: Help sustain HIP’s momentum and growth

    April 23, 2026
  • Letters to the editor — April 23, 2026

    Letters to the editor — April 23, 2026

    April 23, 2026
  • Opinion: Why isn’t AEA including climate change in its analysis of impacts of the Bradley Lake expansion?

    Opinion: Why isn’t AEA including climate change in its analysis of impacts of the Bradley Lake expansion?

    April 23, 2026
  • Fiscal matters dominate upcoming city council meetings

    Fiscal matters dominate upcoming city council meetings

    April 23, 2026
  • Experts detail dangers of algal blooms, forecast 2026

    Experts detail dangers of algal blooms, forecast 2026

    April 23, 2026
  • Semester By the Bay presents Sea Otter Showcase April 28

    Semester By the Bay presents Sea Otter Showcase April 28

    April 23, 2026
  • Authors and local voices will read poems on war’s destruction of nature

    Authors and local voices will read poems on war’s destruction of nature

    April 23, 2026
  • Walking challenge starts May 4; register now

    Walking challenge starts May 4; register now

    April 23, 2026
  • Health-themed kids fair returns to southern peninsula

    Health-themed kids fair returns to southern peninsula

    April 23, 2026
  • Reading Between the Lines: The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

    Reading Between the Lines: The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

    April 23, 2026
  • Tournament tests chess skills at West Elementary

    Tournament tests chess skills at West Elementary

    April 23, 2026
  • Cops and Courts — April 22, 2026

    Cops and Courts — April 22, 2026

    April 23, 2026
  • Anchor Point teen is located and home

    Anchor Point teen is located and home

    April 21, 2026
  • City Council endorses $492 million harbor expansion plan

    City Council endorses $492 million harbor expansion plan

    April 16, 2026
  • Judge blocks distribution of new Homer tourism guide

    Judge blocks distribution of new Homer tourism guide

    April 16, 2026
  • Council attempts to cool down Spit parking rage

    Council attempts to cool down Spit parking rage

    April 16, 2026
  • EDC takes ownership of short-term rental recommendations

    EDC takes ownership of short-term rental recommendations

    April 16, 2026
  • Opinion: We’re listening; keep sharing

    Opinion: We’re listening; keep sharing

    April 16, 2026
  • Letters to the editor — April 16, 2026

    Letters to the editor — April 16, 2026

    April 16, 2026
  • Park Friends hold free trail work training, April 18; work party, April 24

    Park Friends hold free trail work training, April 18; work party, April 24

    April 16, 2026
  • Ready . .. Set . . . ART: Live painting fundraiser for scholarships

    Ready . .. Set . . . ART: Live painting fundraiser for scholarships

    April 16, 2026
  • Violence prevention efforts continue in Homer

    Violence prevention efforts continue in Homer

    April 16, 2026
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