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    Articles by Delcenia Cosman
    Photo courtesy of Deb Curtis
Bookshelves were moved away from the leaking ceiling in the Homer High School library on Jan. 23.
    Homer High School library experiences water leaks, awaits...
    By Delcenia Cosman • February 23, 2023 1:30 am

    If you visit the Homer High School library today, you’ll notice some alarming changes. Several shelves on the left side…

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    The Krewe of Gambrinus dances down Pioneer Avenue in the 69th Annual Winter Carnival Parade on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. Photo by Delcenia Cosman
    Community comes out for carnival parade
    By Delcenia Cosman • February 16, 2023 1:30 am

    The Winter Carnival Parade brought Homer out of hibernation starting at noon on Saturday. Braving 20-some-degree temperatures and ever-increasing snowfall,…

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    A driver with the Homer Racing Association circles around a plowed track on the frozen Beluga Lake in Homer, Alaska on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. Photo by Delcenia Cosman
    Ice racing on Beluga Lake held after winter...
    By Delcenia Cosman • February 16, 2023 1:30 am

    A driver with the Homer Racing Association circles around a plowed track on the frozen Beluga Lake in Homer, Alaska…

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    Students’ individual growth pods are set up in the hydroponics room on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023 at Nikolaevsk School in Nikolaevsk, Alaska. Photo by Delcenia Cosman
    Nikolaevsk School starts grant-funded hydroponics program
    By Delcenia Cosman • February 16, 2023 1:30 am

    Nikolaevsk School recently kick-started a student-run hydroponics program, funded by an $8,000 grant from national nonprofit organization Green Our Planet.

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    Borough mayoral candidate forum speaks to southern peninsula
    Borough mayoral candidate forum speaks to southern peninsula
    By Delcenia Cosman • February 9, 2023 1:30 am

    The four candidates for the upcoming Kenai Peninsula Borough mayoral special election spoke on current issues during a forum held…

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    Hugh Neff’s retired sled dog, Mojito, curls up in an old dogsled used during a presentation on reading and dog mushing at West Homer Elementary on Friday, Feb. 3 in Homer, Alaska. Photo courtesy of Barb Angaiak
    Iditarod top finisher visits West Homer Elementary
    By Delcenia Cosman • February 9, 2023 1:30 am

    Musher Hugh Neff talks reading, dog mushing, perseverance

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    Benefit will support family of Nepal plane crash victim
    Benefit will support family of Nepal plane crash...
    By Delcenia Cosman • February 2, 2023 9:00 am

    The Down East Saloon will host a benefit on Saturday, Feb. 4 from 2-5 p.m. for the family of Hari…

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    (from left to right) HCOA Community Arts awardees Daniel Perry (on screen), Michael Armstrong, Cathy Stingley, Krista Etzweiler, Sherry Stead and Brianna Allen pose with their awards at the HCOA annual meeting on Jan. 27, 2023, in Homer, Alaska.
    Homer arts council awards celebrate local creators, contributors
    By Delcenia Cosman • February 2, 2023 9:00 am

    The Homer Council on the Arts announced the recipients of the 2022 Community Arts Awards during their annual meeting last…

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    An adult female moose rests in the snow under a spruce tree on Wednesday, Jan. 18 in Anchor Point. Photo by Delcenia Cosman
    Hello, Neighbor
    By Delcenia Cosman • February 2, 2023 9:00 am

    Even after living in Alaska for the better part of a decade, it still surprises me to run into my…

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    Library Director Dave Berry and Advisory Board Chair Kate Finn on Tuesday Jan. 17 at Homer City Hall. Photo by Emilie Springer
    Homer Library Advisory Board upholds decision to retain...
    By Delcenia Cosman • January 25, 2023 1:30 am

    A citizen’s group last year submitted a petition asking that the books be removed from the children’s section

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    Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)
    City council discusses community development plans
    By Delcenia Cosman • January 25, 2023 1:30 am

    The Homer City Council moved forward on the port expansion project

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    People observe a candlelight vigil in memory of victims of a plane crash in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Bikram Rai)
    GoFundMe launched for family of man killed in...
    By Delcenia Cosman • January 18, 2023 2:30 am

    A twin-engine ATR- 72 aircraft operated by Nepal’s Yeti Airlines crashed into a gorge near Pokhara on Sunday and killed 68

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    Teresa Jacobson Gregory presents a visual illustration of the proposed gravel pit extension and the impacts it may have on residents and the surrounding state recreation area at the Anchor Point Advisory Planning Commission Meeting on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, at the Anchor Point Senior Center in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Photo by Delcenia Cosman)
    Anchor Point advisory group recommends gravel pit expansion
    By Delcenia Cosman • February 19, 2020 5:30 am

    No seat remained empty at the Anchor Point Senior Center last Thursday, Feb. 13 in anticipation of the Anchor Point…

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