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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)
    Council approves conservation property acquisition
    By Delcenia Cosman • December 1, 2025 5:30 pm

    The Homer City Council passed a resolution at their last regular meeting on Nov. 24 approving the acquisition and conservation…

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    Winter dining has always carried more weight than the menu might suggest. In the off-season, eating out isn’t just about comfort food or convenience; it’s a way of supporting local businesses as they hold steady through the slower months. Photo credit: Canva.
    Raise a glass – or fork – to...
    December 1, 2025 11:00 am

    Supporting local cafés and restaurants help can keep the economy flowing

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    Runners of all ages gather for a photo in the Homer High School Commons after the annual Thanksgiving Turkey Trot on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. Due to icy outdoor conditions, the official run was moved to the high school halls. Photo courtesy Matthew Smith
    55 turn out for Turkey Trot
    By Delcenia Cosman • December 1, 2025 1:30 am

    Each Thanksgiving morning, the Kachemak Bay Running Club and the City of Homer Community Recreation Department host a combined fun…

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    Homer City Hall is photographed on April 10, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    Council adopts 2045 comprehensive plan
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 26, 2025 1:30 am

    The Homer City Council passed Ordinance 25-64 on Monday after making a few additional amendments to the plan.

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    Homer public health nurse Emily Sears demonstrates tools in her vehicle emergency supply kit during a presentation on winter storm preparedness at the Anchor Point Senior Center on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Homer public health talks winter emergency preparedness
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 26, 2025 1:30 am

    A representative from the Homer Public Health Center discussed emergency preparation during the winter with Anchor Point residents last Thursday.

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    Dancers in last year’s annual Nutcracker ballet rehearse “Waltz of the Flowers” on the Mariner Theatre Stage at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. Photo courtesy of Chris Kincaid
    ‘Nutcracker’ returns next weekend to Mariner stage
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 26, 2025 1:30 am

    The ballet, a Homer annual tradition, will open at the Mariner Theatre on Dec. 6.

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    A map shows the locations of the 21 Alaska federal offshore oil and gas lease sales proposed by the Trump administration. (Map provided by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management)
    Trump administration proposes offshore leasing in almost all...
    By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon • November 26, 2025 1:30 am

    A new five-year offshore oil and gas leasing plan proposes 21 sales in Alaska, from the Gulf of Alaska to the High Arctic, and 13 more off the U.S. West Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico.

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    Courtesy Harvest
On the Kenai Peninsula, a dormant liquefied natural gas export plant could be repurposed to receive cargoes of imported LNG under a plan being studied by Harvest, an affiliate of oil and gas company Hilcorp. The fuel would be transferred from ships to the tanks on the left, still in liquid form, before being converted back into gas and sent into a pipeline.
    Utilities say Alaska needs an LNG import terminal....
    By Nathaniel Herz Northern Journal • November 25, 2025 1:30 am

    Planning for two separate projects is currently moving ahead.

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    Alaska SeaLife Center staff work to rehabilitate an orphaned sea otter pup. Photo courtesy of Kaiti Grant | Alaska SeaLife Center
    Alaska SeaLife Center admits two rescued sea otter...
    By Chloe Anderson • November 20, 2025 5:30 pm

    The rescues mark an uptick in orphaned, injured and deceased sea otter reports across the state.

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    Professor of Biology Debbie Tobin gives an introduction to the audience at the start of the Semester by the Bay Symposium on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Semester by the Bay students present at symposium
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 20, 2025 12:30 pm

    Students participating in Kachemak Bay Campus’ Semester By the Bay program gave presentations during a day-long symposium hosted at the college Friday.

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    Snow blankets Homer City Hall on April 10, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)
    Council to hold 3rd public hearing on comp...
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 20, 2025 8:30 am

    Community members will once again have a chance to provide feedback on the draft comprehensive plan on Monday, Nov. 24.

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    The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge on Monday released maps showing areas open to woodcutting by permit beginning on Nov. 19, 2025.
    Kenai National Wildlife Refuge to allow permitted firewood...
    By Chloe Anderson • November 20, 2025 2:30 am

    Permitted individuals may gather up to five cords of wood beginning Nov. 19.

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    Nikolaevsk School is photographed on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Nikolaevsk, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    School board approves initial Nikolaevsk charter application
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 18, 2025 8:30 pm

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

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