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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)

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Council moves forward with Hornaday Park trail

The Homer City Council passed a resolution last week to seek proposals for planning and design of a…

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

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State school board approves Nikolaevsk charter

The Alaska State Board of Education held a special meeting on Jan. 22.

Jan Krehel waves at cars passing by as she holds a "Stand With Minnesota" banner during the "ICE OUT" demonstration on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at WKFL Park in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Homer stands with Minneapolis

Nearly 300 people took part in an “ICE OUT” demonstration on Sunday.

The Krewe of Gambrinus, costumed for the “Sunshine and Snowflakes” theme, marches in the 71st annual Winter Carnival Parade on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, on Pioneer Avenue in Homer, Alaska. (Photo courtesy of Christopher Kincaid)

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Winter carnival celebrates love for Homer

The annual parade will be held Saturday, Feb. 14 at noon on Pioneer Avenue.

A young male ringed seal, rescued from an oilfield in Alaska's Beaufort Sea on Dec. 17, 2025, is receiving care at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, Alaska. Photo courtesy Kaiti Grant/Alaska SeaLife Center

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Sealife center takes in ringed seal

This response is one of only 30 ringed seal cases in the Alaska SeaLife Center’s 28-year history.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District logo.

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Board of education considers school consolidations

Paul Banks Elementary in Homer and Seward Middle School are currently under consideration for closure in the next…

Wetlands are surveyed by the Kachemak Heritage Land Trust. (Photo provided by the Kachemak Heritage Land Trust)

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Land trust preserves acreage for public use

The move will conserve moose habitat and increase local hunting and fishing access.

A Homer Public Library patron checks out a stack of books from this year's Lit Lineup list. Photo by Christina Whiting

Community

The return of Homer’s asynchronous book club

Lit Lineup, the Homer Public Library’s annual community reading program, debuts this year’s book list.

Demonstrators gather at WKFL Park in Homer, Alaska, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, for the "No Kings, No ICE" protest organized by the Homer Women of Action. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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300 stand for 3rd ‘No Kings’ protest

The rally held Saturday in Homer coincided with demonstrations nationwide protesting the Trump administration and recent ICE shootings.

A sign hangs over the entrance to the Homer Education and Recreation Complex on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Recreation complex will see some upgrades

The Homer City Council approved an ordinance to replace the activity room floor in HERC 1 and will…

Shrubs grow outside of the Kenai Courthouse on Monday, July 3, 2023 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Change of plea hearing set for Calderwood

A sentencing date and location will be determined at the next hearing on Feb. 5.

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

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Council comments on Cook Inlet oil lease sales

The comment period on the proposed 11th National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program closes Friday.

This photo shows the Alaska State Capitol. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

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Vance, Bjorkman prefile bills for new legislative session

The second session of the 34th Alaska State Legislature began Tuesday.