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    Articles by Delcenia Cosman
    (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)
    Chamber hosts city council forum
    By Delcenia Cosman • September 23, 2025 1:30 am

    Candidates for one-year and three-year terms on the Homer City Council answered questions in a forum hosted last week by the Homer Chamber of Commerce.

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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)
    VFW honors missing soldiers
    By Delcenia Cosman • September 23, 2025 1:30 am

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

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    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)
    Best Bets
    By Delcenia Cosman • September 18, 2025 1:30 am

    Election forums are here! Don’t miss a chance to hear from your school board candidates on Thursday at 6 p.m….

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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
    Council approves conservation land purchase
    By Delcenia Cosman • September 18, 2025 1:30 am

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

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    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)
    VFW remembers 9/11
    By Delcenia Cosman • September 17, 2025 1:30 am

    Community members gathered in Anchor Point to commemorate Patriot Day.

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    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
    Library to suspend accounts with overdue items
    By Delcenia Cosman • September 17, 2025 1:30 am

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

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    The Homer Public Library. File photo
    Homer library receives annual state grant
    By Delcenia Cosman • September 17, 2025 1:30 am

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

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    Gooseberries ripen on a thorny bush on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Jackson Gardens near Soldotna, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Best Bets
    By Delcenia Cosman • September 11, 2025 1:30 am

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

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    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)
    Best Bets
    By Delcenia Cosman • September 4, 2025 1:30 am

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

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    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)
    3 vie for Seward mayorship, 6 for council
    By Delcenia Cosman • August 29, 2025 1:30 am

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

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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)
    Council adopts walkability action plan goals
    By Delcenia Cosman • August 28, 2025 1:30 am

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

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    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)
    Best Bets
    By Delcenia Cosman • August 28, 2025 1:30 am

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

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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
    Borough purchases additional K-Selo land for school construction...
    By Delcenia Cosman • August 28, 2025 1:30 am

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

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