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WEBHomer Theatre under new ownership. The new owners will hold a grand reopening for the theater in December. By Delcenia Cosman • September 12, 2024 1:30 am. News.
A century of Alaska memories | Homer News
WEB1 day ago · Dorris James, longtime Homer homesteader and potato farmer at McNeil Canyon, turns 100 on Sept. 28. Her daughter Judith James, sat with her mother at their home out East End Road and shared some of Dorris’s memories of her life in Homer. Dorris sat through the entire conversation with Judith, who carefully shared questions and memories with her.
Council adopts 2025-2030 capital improvement plan | Homer News
WEB1 day ago · Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo) The Homer City Council finalized and adopted the 2025-2030 capital improvement plan during their last regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 9. The plan also establishes capital project legislative priorities, thereby notifying potential funding sources of the city’s priority funding needs, for fiscal year 2026.
School board hears bond update, seeks way forward for Soldotna …
WEB1 day ago · Many of the projects are set to start moving forward in the spring of next year. Central to the conversation was the increased cost of reconstruction of Soldotna Elementary School, the largest of the bond projects. That project was budgeted at $21.5 million, but a design specification instead describes a new cost estimate of $35 million.
2021: The year in review | Homer News
WEBPeter Zuyus receives his first dose of the Moderna vaccine Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 at a large-scale clinic put on by South Peninsula Hospital and the City of Homer at Christian Community Church in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News) It was the worst of times; it was the worst of times — again. People who naively thought that the ...
Homer High School holds week of spirit events for 2024 …
WEB1 day ago · Homer High School student council discussed final preparation plans for a week of homecoming events at their student council meeting last Thursday. The students in council represent all four grades at the high school. In order to account for all of the events scheduled, they are organized into committees for each section: homecoming dance, bonfire, royalty elections and the pep rally.
COVID-19 surge continues - Homer News
WEBPhoto by Michael Armstrong/Homer News People wait in cars to get COVID-19 testing or vaccinations on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 site on Bartlett Street in Homer, Alaska. On Tuesday morning about 10 people waited to be helped, part of a recent uptick in testing and vaccination on the Southern Kenai Peninsula.
Coast Guard suspends search for 4 passengers of capsized boat
WEBA 28-foot aluminum vessel was reported on Saturday to be taking on water in the Gulf of Alaska 16 miles west of Homer. The search for four people missing from a boat that capsized Saturday night was suspended Sunday after a 24-hour search, according to a Monday statement from U.S. Coast Guard Chief …
City tries again with comprehensive plan | Homer News
WEBThe City of Homer Biennial FY24-25 Capital Budget allocated $400,000 for the comprehensive plan update, returning the total project funding to $650,000, according to the memo. Resolution 23-119 garnered some positive public support during the Oct. 23 meeting. Karin Marks, chair of the Economic Development Advisory Commission, told …
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WEBAbout Us. Homer is a city near the southern tip of Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, 218 miles southwest of Anchorage. As Homer’s newspaper, we keep the community informed about local news, sports, peninsula opinions, fishing and tourism. We are available online or in print. Homer is described as a “cosmic hamlet by the sea.”.
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