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    Articles by Delcenia Cosman
    The sign in front of the Homer Electric Association building in Kenai, Alaska as seen on April 1, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
    State regulatory commission approves electric utility rate increase
    By Delcenia Cosman • January 8, 2026 1:30 am

    The Homer Electric Association ratified a 4% base rate increase in November.

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    The snow deepens on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
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    By Delcenia Cosman • January 8, 2026 1:30 am

    Well folks, it looks like all the snow we didn’t get in the late fall and early winter is hitting…

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    Homer basketball places 5th in Anchorage tourney
    By Delcenia Cosman • January 7, 2026 1:30 am

    The Mountain City Christian Academy tournament marked the first games of the basketball season.

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    Homer boys place 1st in ski invitational
    By Delcenia Cosman • January 7, 2026 1:30 am

    Soldotna’s Tania Boonstra took first place for the girls’ division, leading her team to victory at the meet. The Homer girls’ varsity team placed second overall.

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    A BUMPS bus waits for passengers in the Walmart parking lot in Kenai, Alaska, on Oct. 15, 2018. (File photo)
    Ninilchik Traditional Council expands public bus service
    By Delcenia Cosman • January 6, 2026 1:30 am

    The Homer-Kenai BUMPS bus will now run five days a week.

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    Youth skaters participate in a figure-skating performance during the community Christmas Eve skate on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, at the Kevin Bell Arena in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
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    By Delcenia Cosman • January 1, 2026 1:30 am

    Happy New Year, Homer! The Betster is grateful to have made it through another year, and looks forward to positivity…

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    Photo courtesy of Christopher Kincaid 
Kachemak Bay Recovery carries inspirational signs as they march in the 71st annual Winter Carnival Parade on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, on Pioneer Avenue<ins> in Homer, Alaska</ins>.
    2025: The year in review
    By Delcenia Cosman • December 31, 2025 1:30 am

    2025 has certainly been a year. Many would say that the past twelve months were hallmarked by division, upheaval and…

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    Community members enjoy skating at Kevin Bell Arena during the Christmas Eve community free skate on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Out of the Office: A metaphor on ice
    By Delcenia Cosman • December 29, 2025 1:30 am

    I went ice skating for the first time in years last week, during the annual community Christmas Eve skate at…

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    An aerial view of the Eastlands Trails project shows the trails under construction during the summer of 2025 in the Kachemak Bay State Park near Homer, Alaska. Photo courtesy Stein Christopher
    Homer Cycling Club receives grant for trails
    By Delcenia Cosman • December 24, 2025 12:30 pm

    The Rasmuson Foundation recently awarded the nonprofit $250,000 to complete phase two of the Eastland Trails project.

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    Kachemak Heritage Land Trust Communications & Development Manager Carson Chambers (left) presents gifts to Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Manager Katherin Schake (left) and Education Coordinator Ingrid Harrald as they receive the 2025 KHLT King Maker Award on Dec. 10, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. Photo courtesy Hayley Patton/KHLT
    Land trust presents conservation award to research reserve
    By Delcenia Cosman • December 24, 2025 8:30 am

    Kachemak Heritage Land Trust named the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve as the 2025 King Maker Award recipient earlier this month.

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    Families enjoy ice skating on Beluga Lake on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
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    By Delcenia Cosman • December 24, 2025 1:30 am

    Merry Christmas, Homer! The Betster hopes folks are staying warm and enjoying good food and good company, or even a…

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    Kids visit with Santa aboard the USCGC Aspen during the inaugural "Jolly Aspen" holiday event and food drive on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    A holly jolly time aboard the ‘Jolly Aspen’
    By Delcenia Cosman • December 23, 2025 5:30 pm

    Santa came to town last week aboard the USCGC Aspen.

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    Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion
Joseph Miller Jr. and Jason Woodruff, Alaska State Troopers charged with felony first-degree assault, appear with their lawyers, Clinton Campion and Matthew Widmer, for an arraignment at the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai<ins>, Alaska,</ins> on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.
    2 Soldotna troopers indicted on federal civil rights...
    By Delcenia Cosman • December 23, 2025 1:30 am

    Joseph Miller and Jason Woodruff were charged with federal criminal civil rights violations on Dec. 16.

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