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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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Best Bets

Another week, the same ol’ spiel — for details on what’s happening around town, check out these Best…

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.

Jan Keiser speaks to members of the Homer Planning Commission during a public hearing on the latest draft of the 2045 Homer Comprehensive Plan on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers in Homer, Alaska. Screenshot.

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Planning commission kicks off comp plan public hearings

If the commission recommends the plan’s approval to the Homer City Council, the council will host two more…

Former Zucchini Queen Christina Castellanos, owner and operator of Snowshoe Hollow Farm, prepares to lead the parade around the market during the annual Zucchini Festival on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, at the Homer Farmers Market in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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New ‘Zucchini Queenie’ crowned at annual farmers market festival

Kids were invited to build and decorate their zucchini cars earlier Saturday morning in preparation for the zucchini…

Heavy equipment operators finalize phase one construction of a new student pick-up/drop-off zone behind Chapman School on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Photo by Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Chapman School unveils new traffic route

The new student pick-up/drop-off area is part of larger improvements funded by the 2022 school bond.

An ultra-endurance long-range drone registered to Vanilla Unmanned crashed into a bluff near Ninilchik, Alaska on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. Photo provided by Tim Hatfield

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Drone crashes on Ninilchik beach

NTSB is investigating the crash, which occurred Wednesday.

Wild bunnies forage in the lawn near the Homer United Methodist Church on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Best Bets

Lots to do and see in town this week, yadda yadda — the Betster should come up with…

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

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Council votes down rec center ballot proposition

Ordinance 25-52 would have asked voters whether the city should continue a percentage of city sales tax to…

A banner encouraging Homer residents to vote is displayed outside City Hall on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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6 vie for Homer city council

The election will take place on Oct. 7.

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District logo. Photo courtesy of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

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6 candidates on school board ballot

This year’s election will take place on Oct. 7.

A patron speaks to youth vendors at their Homer Farmers Market booth during Kids' Vending Day on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Youth vendors sell at farmers market

The Homer Farmers Market hosted the final Kids’ Vending Day of the season on Wednesday.