| **Exhibit                      31.1**                                                                                                                               |
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| **CERTIFICATION**                                                                                                                                                   |
| I,                      John K. Keach, Jr., certify that                                                                                                            |
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| 1. I                      have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Home Federal                      Bancorp;                                          |
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| 2. Based                      on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement                      of a                      material       |
| fact                      or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements                      made, in                      light of the         |
| circumstances                      under which such statements were made, not misleading with                      respect to                                       |
| the                      period covered by this report;                                                                                                        |
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| 3. Based                      on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial                      information                      included    |
| in                      this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial                      condition, results of operations                    |
| and                      cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented                      in this                      report;               |
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| 4. The                      registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for                      establishing and                        |
| maintaining                      disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange                      Act Rules                      13a-                |
| 15(e)                      and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting                      (as defined                      in Exchange           |
| Act                      Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d - 15(f)) for the registrant and                      have:                                                         |
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| (a) Designed                      such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure                                                           |
| controls                      and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure                      that                                              |
| material                      information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated                                                                    |
| subsidiaries,                      is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly                      during                                    |
| the                      period in which this report is being prepared;                                                                                             |
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| (b) Designed                      such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused                      such internal                                |
| control                      over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision,                      to provide                                         |
| reasonable                      assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting                      and the                                             |
| preparation                      of financial statements for external purposes in accordance                      with                                              |
| generally                      accepted accounting principles;                                                                                                      |
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| (c) Evaluated                      the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures                                              |
| and                      presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness                      of the                                               |
| disclosure                      controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered                      by this                                           |
| report                      based on such evaluation; and                                                                                                           |
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| (d) Disclosed                      in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over                      financial                    |
| reporting                      that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the                                                          |
| registrant’s                      fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that                      has materially                             |
| affected,                      or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal                      control                      |
| over                      financial reporting; and                                                                                                                  |
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| 5. The                      registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our                      most recent                    |
| evaluation                      of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors                      and the                       |
| audit                      committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing                      the                                   |
| equivalent                      functions):                                                                                                                         |
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| (a) All                      significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design                      or                      operation of internal |
| control                      over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely                      affect                      the                 |
| registrant’s                      ability to record, process, summarize and report financial                      information;                      and       |
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| (b) Any                      fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or                      other                      employees who         |
| have                      a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial                      reporting.                              |
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| Date:                      March 15, 2007                                                                                                                           | /s/                      John K Keach, Jr. |
|                                                                                                                                                                | John                      K. Keach, Jr., President and |
|                                                                                                                                                                | Chief                      Executive Officer |
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