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The Missing Man Table, in honor of soldiers missing in action and prisoners of war, is placed in a corner of VFW Post 10221 in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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VFW honors missing soldiers

Veterans and community members gathered in remembrance of prisoners of war and soldiers missing in action.

School Board member Tim Daugherty, volunteer Tristan Condon, Lt. Ryan Browning and Anna Meredith flip burgers and spread awareness of Planet Youth Homer during the 2025 Homer High School homecoming game on Saturday, Sept. 13. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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A preliminiary plat depicts approximately 26.5 acres of land the City of Homer will purchase for conservation, as approved on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. Photo courtesy of the City of Homer

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Council approves conservation land purchase

The property acquisition, slated to be completed early next year, is tied to the city’s ongoing green infrastructure…

The American and Alaska flags are set at half-mast in honor of Patriot Day on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, at the VFW Post 10221 in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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VFW remembers 9/11

Community members gathered in Anchor Point to commemorate Patriot Day.

Selections from the 2025 Lit Lineup are lined up on a shelf at the Homer Public Library on Friday, Jan. 2, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. Photo by Christina Whiting

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Library to suspend accounts with overdue items

The change endorsed by the Library Advisory Board was approved by the Homer City Council on Sept. 8.

The Homer Public Library. File photo

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Homer library receives annual state grant

The Homer City Council approved an ordinance accepting and appropriating grant funds for the Homer Public Library.

Gooseberries ripen on a thorny bush on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Jackson Gardens near Soldotna, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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It’s homecoming week, and you know what that means — a great big bonfire, lots of school spirit…

A fledged crane colt follows its parent across the Kachemak Bay Campus lawn on Pioneer Avenue in Homer, Alaska, on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. The other parent was waiting across the street and rendezvoused with these two at Oodalolly's. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Summer is quickly leaving and we’re sliding into fall, but that just opens the door for a whole…

John Osenga, Michael Calhoon and Casie Warner participate in a Seward City Council candidate forum hosted by KBBI 890 AM and the Peninsula Clarion at the Seward Community Library and Museum in Seward, Alaska, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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3 vie for Seward mayorship, 6 for council

Two candidate forums will be held at the Seward Community Library, on Sept. 11 and Sept. 29.

A local community member walks up Ben Walters Lane on a newly completed sidewalk on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Council adopts walkability action plan goals

Four goals for Homer were included in the Kenai Peninsula Walkability Action Plan, which was approved in July.

Artist Chaepter performs at the Mermaid Cafe on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. He kicked off his Alaska tour, along with fellow musician Hemlock, with the porchside show in Homer. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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A map depicts the location of a recent easement acquisition in relation to the Kachemak Selo School Project. Photo courtesy of the Kenai Peninsula Borough

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Borough purchases additional K-Selo land for school construction project

The 0.3-acre lot will serve as a perpetual easement to accommodate school-related activities.

The northbound shoulder of the Sterling Highway is washed out at Mile 157, near the intersection with Old Sterling Highway between Homer and Anchor Point, on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (Photo courtesy of the Alaska Department of Transportation

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Update: Rainfall causes road damage on Sterling Highway, Whiskey Gulch Road

Whiskey Gulch Road and the Whiskey Gulch beach access are closed through the weekend due to storm damage.