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Nikolaevsk School is photographed on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Nikolaevsk, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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School board approves initial Nikolaevsk charter application

The application will next be forwarded to the State Board of Education and Early Development for review.

Community members line up for hot soup and bread during the Homer Community Food Pantry's annual Empty Bowl fundraiser on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, at the Homer United Methodist Church in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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‘Good food for a good cause’

The Homer Community Food Pantry raised $14,000 during their Empty Bowl fundraiser, held Nov. 7.

Kids and parents craft holiday ornaments during at the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center during their annual Christmas tree lighting celebration on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Chamber announces holiday event schedule

It’s beginning to look a lot like the holiday season, and the Homer Chamber of Commerce is advancing…

The industrial area of Nikiski, featuring a refinery and currently mothballed LNG and fertilizer plants, was selected by the producer-led consortium of the Alaska LNG Project before the state took over in 2017. (Photo/File/AJOC)
The industrial area of Nikiski, featuring a refinery and currently mothballed LNG and fertilizer plants, was selected by the producer-led consortium of the Alaska LNG Project before the state took over in 2017. (File photo)

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Harvest Midstream announces Kenai LNG terminal acquisition

The company is now seeking engagement from global LNG suppliers and potential offtake customers, a Nov. 11 press…

Goldenview Middle School student Luciana Liu's winning poster entry for the 2024 Alaska Radon Poster Contest. Photo provided by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources

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Students invited to compete in statewide radon poster contest

The deadline to submit poster entries is Dec. 19.

The Cowles Council Chambers are seen in Homer City Hall on Pioneer Avenue in April 2025 in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)

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Council accepts grant for library security grille

The Rasmuson Foundation awarded the Homer Public Library $19,000 in grant funding for the installation of a new…

The Homer Public Library. File photo

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Library updates privacy policy to address electronic communications

A resolution amending the Homer Public Library’s privacy policy was passed Monday during the regular Homer City Council…

The KBBI Public Radio office and studio is on Kachemak Way, as seen in this photo taken July 2, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Kenai Peninsula public radio receives grant funding

The Alaska Community Foundation fund recently awarded $2.9 million in grants to public media stations statewide, including in…

Members of the American Legion Post 16, VFW Post 10221, Civil Air Patrol and Homer Emblem Club #350, as well as local veterans or current military members, march in a parade through Homer, Alaska, in honor of Veterans Day on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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‘To serve the nation’s cause’

A parade was held in Homer on Tuesday in honor of Veterans Day.

Community members attending the Title 21 Open House hosted by the City of Homer share their ideas on proposed zoning district changes on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska. Photo courtesy Karyn DeCino

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City hosts zoning code community meeting

A community open house centered on updates currently underway to Homer’s Title 21 zoning and planning code was…

Crews work on the botanical garden on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at the Pratt Museum in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Pratt Museum names permanent executive director

Whitney Harness has been serving as interim co-executive director since February.

Main Street South, photographed on Saturday, April 6, 2024 between Pioneer Avenue and Bunnell Avenue, is one of the locations selected for the Homer All-Ages and Abilities Pedestrian Pathway project approved in the 2024-2027 Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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City, DOT talk pedestrian pathway priorities

City of Homer staff met with state partners for a site visit to discuss the Homer All-Ages and…

New Peninsula Clarion reporter Chloe Anderson photographs bison in Yellowstone National Park on Oct. 17, 2025. Photo provided by Chloe Anderson

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Photojournalist joins Clarion staff

Chloe Anderson is a new reporter for the Peninsula Clarion.