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The George A. Navarre Kenai Peninsula Borough building. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)

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Borough assembly swears in new members

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

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)

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700 in Homer join nationwide ‘No Kings’ protest

At least 25 Alaska communities took part in “No Kings” day Saturday, alongside millions of protesters in over…

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

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Temporary retail ordinance fails at council meeting

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

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Rivers in Alaska, Yukon set to warm: how will this affect salmon?

Research coming from the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research at the University of Colorado Boulder incorporated Indigenous…

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy meets with members of the University of Alaska Anchorage chapter of Turning Point on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, the same day he proclaimed “Charlie Kirk Day.” (Governor Mike Dunleavy/Facebook)

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Oct. 14 proclaimed ‘Charlie Kirk Day’ in Alaska

Governor Dunleavy Turning Point USA chapter on the same day

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)

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Council selects location for future rec center

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

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

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HEX/Furie CEO, Kenai Chamber receive state business awards

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

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)

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Seward certifies final election results

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

A Fika Coffee Roasters sign sits outside of ZenDen Cafe on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Realizing a not-so-distant dream

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

U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrews conduct overflights of Kipnuk, Alaska, after coastal flooding impacted several western Alaska communities, Oct. 12, 2025. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Air Station Kodiak)

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One dead, dozens rescued and roughly 1,000 displaced in western Alaska communities hit by ex-typhoon

Emergency supplies began to arrive in communities Monday, as search and rescue efforts continued for two people unaccounted…

Homer City Council member Bradley Parsons (left) is sworn in by city clerk Renee Krause (right) on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers in Homer, Alaska, following his reelection to the council for one more year. Photo courtesy of Julie Engebretsen

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City swears in reelected council members

The official results certified by the Homer canvass board did not meaningfully change from the preliminary results.

Ophelia the Virginia opossum, affectionately called "Grubby" by Homer locals, passed away due to complications from old age on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage, Alaska. Photo courtesy of the Alaska Zoo

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Rest in peace, Grubby

The Virginia opossum stowaway taken in by the Alaska Zoo in 2023 died on Saturday.

Adult sandhill cranes lead the flock to go on a pre-migration training flight. Cranes signal their intent to take off by stretching their necks forward and almost parallel to the ground.  Photo courtesy of Nina Faust

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Kachemak Crane Watch releases annual report

The report summarizes sandhill crane arrivals, departures, fledgings and nest data for 2025.