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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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    A sign for a store that accepts food stamps and exchange benefits transfer cards is seen in this 2019 photo. (Photo by Scott Heins/Getty Images via Alaska Beacon)
    More than 66,000 Alaskans will lose food stamps...
    By James Brooks Alaska Beacon • October 22, 2025 1:30 am

    If the federal government shutdown continues, more than 66,000 Alaskans will lose federal food aid within weeks, the state of…

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    U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks on Oct. 18, 2025, at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Anchorage. Behind her is a screen projeting her image as she speaks. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
    Murkowski says she is trying to restore some...
    By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon • October 22, 2025 1:30 am

    Speaking to AFN, the U.S. senator blasted Trump administration actions halting climate-related work; she and others lamented loss of public broadcasting funding.

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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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    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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    Martha Colburn's video, "Day of Dutch," will screen as part of Bunnell Street Art Center's FilmJam on Nov. 1, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Bunnell Street Arts Center
    Bunnell features October exhibits, film, calls for art
    By Christina Whiting • October 15, 2025 5:30 pm

    Visit the gallery this month for ongoing shows, One Seat Cinema, FilmJam25 and Bunnell Arts by Air.

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    Rivers in Alaska, Yukon set to warm: how will this affect salmon?
    Rivers in Alaska, Yukon set to warm: how...
    By Talar Stockton Local Journalism Initiative • October 15, 2025 3:00 pm

    Research coming from the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research at the University of Colorado Boulder incorporated Indigenous knowledge into their research

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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 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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    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)
    One dead, dozens rescued and roughly 1,000 displaced...
    By Corinne Smith Alaska Beacon • October 15, 2025 1:30 am

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

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    "Katmai Bears" is a watercolor painting by Bruce Sink on display through October at Fireweed Gallery. Photo provided by Fireweed Gallery
    ‘An image that tells a story’
    By Christina Whiting • October 9, 2025 1:30 am

    Artist showcases Alaskan-themed landscape and wildlife watercolor paintings to benefit local food pantry.

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    Henry Knackstedt speaks during a forum with candidates for Kenai mayor and city council at the Kenai Community Library in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Kenai elects new mayor
    By Delcenia Cosman • October 9, 2025 1:30 am

    The Soldotna City Council holds the status quo, with both candidates unopposed.

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    Homer shuts out Kodiak
    By Delcenia Cosman • October 6, 2025 12:30 pm

    The Mariners defeated the Bears 48-8 in conference play Friday.

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