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Homer News

Weekly newspaper in Alaska, U.S.

Homer News

Type	Weekly newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner(s)	Sound Publishing
Publisher	David Rigas
Editor	Erin Thompson
Staff writers	Emilie Springer, Delcenia Cosman
Founded	1964
Language	English
Headquarters	3482 Landings St. Homer, Alaska 99603-7999 United States
Circulation	1,205 (as of 2023)^[1]
ISSN	1095-9408
Website	homernews.com

The Homer News is a weekly newspaper published in Homer, Alaska since 1964.

History

The newspaper began circulation in January 1964. Founders Hall and Marion Thorn had moved a few years earlier to Homer, where Hal's parents were longtime residents. In the Thorns' hands, the Homer News was a product of the battle over incorporation. Its own motto, "Aims for Progress," reflected the views of those who saw incorporation as a step into the modern age.

Homer News switched its name to Homer Weekly News from 1973 to 1976 and back to Homer News on 1976.^[2]

in 2000, Morris Communications acquired the Homer News. In 2017, Morris sold its newspapers to GateHouse Media.^[3] In 2018, GateHouse sold its Alaska papers to Sound Publications.^[4] The paper is issued every Thursday.

References

^ "Sound Publishing Media Kit 2023" (PDF). soundpublishing.com. 2023-04-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
^ Document on Ancestry.com
^ "Morris Announces Sale of Publications to Gatehouse Media". Morris Communications. 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
^ Juneau, Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska-. "Juneau Empire and Alaska sister papers sold again". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 2018-10-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)