Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Homer News office will be closed to walk-in traffic starting today, March 19, until further notice. Office staff may be present, but the front lobby will not be open. We encourage customers to do business by phone at 907-235-7767 or email at these addresses:

• Advertising: Malia Anderson, manderson@homernews.com.

• Newsroom: Michael Armstrong, editor, marmstrong@homernews.com; Megan Pacer, reporter, mpacer@homernews.com

• Town Crier (community news, obituaries, births): towncrier@homernews.com

To help keep the community informed, the Homer News also has taken down the paywall for all articles in the News category, including stories about the novel coronavirus.