Site Logo
The Homer Mariner girls stand with their trophy after claiming the title at the 2025 ASAA Cross Country Division II Championships at Mike Janecek Trails in Palmer, Alaska, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. Photo courtesy Jake Dye

Sports

Homer cross-country sweeps Division II state championships

Both the girls and boys teams were named 2025 state champions.

The Cowles Council Chambers are seen in Homer City Hall on Pioneer Avenue in April 2025 in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)

News

Mayor honors college adult education program

A proclamation recognizing the Kenai Peninsula College program’s 40 years of service was issued at the last city…

tease

Sports

Homer shuts out Kodiak

The Mariners defeated the Bears 48-8 in conference play Friday.

Josiah Kelly, right, appears for a superior court arraignment at the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

News

Anchor Point man sentenced for shootings at Homer clinic, recovery center

Josiah Kelly accepted a plea deal in June for charges related to three shootings last fall that targeted…

Homer Elks Lodge #2127 Exalted Ruler Jill Hockema (center) and members of the Homer Elks Lodge donate $3,500, using grant funds received, to West Homer Elementary School in Homer, Alaska, on Sept. 22, 2025, to provide fourth-grade students the opportunity to participate in the annual Outdoor Education Field Trip scheduled for May 2026. Photo provided by Jill Hockema

News

Homer Elks lodge gives back to community

Lodge #2127 recently completed a series of Elks National Foundation Community Investments Program Grants, disbursing $11,000 to community…

Snow blankets Homer City Hall on April 10, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)

News

Council adopts small budget overages procedure

Resolution 25-083 was passed during the last Homer City Council meeting on Sept. 22.

Delcenia Cosman/Homer News
Two fairgoers battle it out with foam swords opposite the sparring arena at Ye Olde Harvest Festival at Karen Hornaday Park on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024<ins>,</ins><ins> in Homer, </ins><ins>Alaska</ins>.
Two fairgoers battle it out with foam swords opposite the sparring arena at Ye Olde Harvest Festival at Karen Hornaday Park on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024<ins>,</ins><ins> in Homer, </ins><ins>Alaska</ins>. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

News

Renaissance fair returns this weekend

The annual festival will be held at Karen Hornaday Park on Saturday and Sunday.

Community members gather and hold signs in support of free speech at a rally on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, at WKFL Park in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

Community

Best Bets

Change is in the air, and now is the time to pause and take stock before preparing for…

Homer City Council candidates answer questions during a forum hosted by the Homer News, Peninsula Clarion and KBBI AM 890 on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, at the Homer Public Library in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

News

City council candidates talk development, challenges at election forum

The forum was hosted by the Homer News and KBBI AM 890 last Wednesday, Sept. 24.

Kenai Peninsula Borough Special Projects and Constituent Relations coordinator Dana Cannava (center) talks through proposals for community projects during a meeting held Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at the Anchor Point Community and Senior Center in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

News

Anchor Point selects capital project priorities

Kenai Peninsula Borough representatives hosted a community meeting Saturday to discuss funding for local projects.

The new Inlet Grocery in Anchor Point on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

Community

Best Bets

This week is just full of good causes! Whether you want to donate or enjoy your time, or…

Ash-Lee Waddell and Gayle Claus, candidates for the District 9 seat of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education, answer questions during an election forum hosted by the Peninsula Clarion and KBBI AM 890 on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, at the Homer Public Library in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

News

South peninsula school board candidates talk funding, future of district

Ash-Lee Waddell and Gayle Claus discussed their takes on multiple issues facing the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District…

(from left to right) Elias Garvey, John Mink, Storm Hansen and Jason Davis answer questions during the Homer City Council candidate forum hosted by the Homer Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

News

Chamber hosts city council forum

Candidates for one-year and three-year terms on the Homer City Council answered questions in a forum hosted last…