Brad Hughes | Homer News
July 23, 1946 – May 28, 2024. Brad Hughes, the Homer artist whose commercial signs, public sculptures and “Spit-toons” comic books celebrated and lampooned Alaska’s hippie generation, died May 28, 2024 after a long illness.
Friday storm knocks out power at South Peninsula Hospital
Dec 19, 2024 · A winter storm last week brought extensive wet snow to the southern Kenai Peninsula, resulting in the closure of all public schools from Ninilchik south to Homer, Kachemak Bay Campus, the Homer Public Library and many businesses on Friday. Renee Krause, Homer city clerk, also confirmed that most ...
Losing the light - Homer News
The gallery is now managed by Barnabus Firth, who was hired five years ago, although he worked with Lowell directly as a teenager. The 9,000-square-foot gallery is open to the public during the summer season; in 2024 there were approximately 6,500 visitors.
Crime - Homer News
The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies has received some leads on trespassers captured on camera off-roading in restricted areas of… Read Story
Ice dam causes Anchor River flooding | Homer News
Dec 19, 2024 · Floodwater overruns Anchor Point Road in the Anchor River State Recreation Area on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Anchor Point. Photo courtesy of Tim Hatfield A flood advisory was released on Tuesday, Dec. 10 by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities for the Anchor River near ...
Seward to celebrate holidays with fireworks, decorating contest
Dec 19, 2024 · The Seward Chamber of Commerce is marking the end of the year with a New Year’s Eve fireworks display and a Holiday Lights Contest. Fireworks are set for Dec. 31 at 8 p.m., per a release from the chamber on Wednesday. The fireworks will be launched from Seward Waterfront Park to be viewed against ...
Seward council approves 2025 and 2026 budget | Homer News
Dec 19, 2024 · The Seward City Council on Monday unanimously approved the city’s budget for the next two years. The move comes after a series of public hearings where the council defeated a proposed increase to Seward’s bed tax, approved raises for city employees, added full-time staff to Seward Fire Department and OK’d a new agreement with the Boys & …
Local lottery winner donates $1.2 million to Homer Foundation
Photo by Emilie Springer/Homer News Homer Foundation Executive Director Stacey Schultz, left, receives from Jules and Dawn Ravin an honorary $1.2 million check to support youth in the community at the foundation’s annual board meeting at Kachemak Bay Campus, Nov. 14.
Homer News moves house | Homer News
The former Homer News office building, located at 3482 Landings Street, is photographed on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
Coast Guard suspends search for 4 passengers of capsized boat
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 Petty Officer Travis Magee, assistant public affairs officer.