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    Articles by Delcenia Cosman
    Artwork from a summer painting workshop is on display on the gallery wall in Kachemak Bay Campus's Pioneer Hall on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Best Bets
    By Delcenia Cosman • October 23, 2025 1:30 am

    Snow hit East End this week, and that means winter creeps ever closer. You know what else is creeping closer?…

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    Community members attending Homer Chamber of Commerce’s third annual Fall Fest vote for their favorite pumpkin created during the event’s Pumpkin Carving Contest on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, at the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Halloween happenings in the greater Homer area
    By Delcenia Cosman • October 22, 2025 12:30 pm

    Homer, Anchor Point and Ninilchik have multiple events planned through the rest of the month to celebrate autumn and Halloween.

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    The Cowles Council Chambers are seen in Homer City Hall on Pioneer Avenue in April 2025 in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)
    City council to hold public hearing on comprehensive...
    By Delcenia Cosman • October 22, 2025 1:30 am

    The council introduced an ordinance last Monday to adopt the 2045 Comprehensive Plan and will hold a public hearing on Oct. 27.

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    The Homer Mariners varsity football team celebrates their victory after the Division III state championships game on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Wasilla, Alaska. Photo provided by Justin Zank
    Homer football brings home back-to-back state titles
    By Delcenia Cosman • October 21, 2025 7:30 pm

    The Mariners defeated Barrow 20-0 on Saturday, winning the state championships for the second year in a row.

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    The George A. Navarre Kenai Peninsula Borough building. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)
    Borough assembly swears in new members
    By Delcenia Cosman • October 21, 2025 5:30 pm

    Five new members were elected to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly this year.

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    More than 700 protesters line the sidewalks along the intersection of Lake Street and Sterling Highway during the "No Kings" demonstration on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    700 in Homer join nationwide ‘No Kings’ protest
    By Delcenia Cosman • October 20, 2025 1:30 am

    At least 25 Alaska communities took part in “No Kings” day Saturday, alongside millions of protesters in over 2,600 peaceful demonstrations across the U.S.

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    Snow blankets Homer City Hall on April 10, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)
    Temporary retail ordinance fails at council meeting
    By Delcenia Cosman • October 17, 2025 8:30 pm

    A majority of the Homer City Council voted against introducing the ordinance on Monday.

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    The 2025-2026 Homer High School varsity volleyball team. Photo provided by Brenna Dornellas
    Varsity volleyball places 4th in tournament top bracket
    By Delcenia Cosman • October 16, 2025 12:30 pm

    The Lady Mariners will host Kenai Central in a home game Thursday before travelling to Seward this weekend.

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    Fog rolls across Kachemak Bay on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Best Bets
    By Delcenia Cosman • October 16, 2025 1:30 am

    The horrors persist, but so do we — and so will the many, many spooky events returning soon or taking…

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    The smaller Homer Education and Recreation Center building, also called HERC 2, photographed on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Council selects location for future rec center
    By Delcenia Cosman • October 15, 2025 12:30 pm

    Resolution 25-088, passed Monday, states the council’s preference for two city-owned lots in the town center.

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    HEX, LLC and Furie Operating Alaska president and CEO John Hendrix speaks during the 2025 Premier Business Awards, hosted by the Alaska Chamber at the Alaska Business Summit, on Oct. 9, 2025, at the Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska. Photo provided by Lauren Hendrix
    HEX/Furie CEO, Kenai Chamber receive state business awards
    By Delcenia Cosman • October 15, 2025 8:30 am

    The awards were presented last week by the Alaska Chamber during the Alaska Business Summit.

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    A voter fills out their ballot at the Kenai No. 2 Precinct in the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Seward certifies final election results
    By Delcenia Cosman • October 15, 2025 8:30 am

    The newly-elected city council members and Mayor Sue McClure were sworn in during Monday’s regular council meeting.

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    A Fika Coffee Roasters sign sits outside of ZenDen Cafe on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Realizing a not-so-distant dream
    By Delcenia Cosman • October 15, 2025 1:30 am

    The Homer Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for Fika Coffee Roasters’ new brick-and-mortar location last week.

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