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    City of Homer
    Council approves funds for seawall repairs
    Council approves funds for seawall repairs
    By Megan Pacer • January 29, 2020 5:30 am

    The city of Homer took a step Monday night to be better prepared in the event that further damage is…

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    Storm Hansen-Cavasos is sworn in as a new member of the Homer City Council at a Monday, Oct. 14, 2019 council meeting at Homer City Hall in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Lawsuit filed over city election is dismissed
    By Megan Pacer • December 18, 2019 5:30 am

    Parties in the case against the city of Homer filed by a former council member over the Oct. 1 election…

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    City Manager Koester resigns for job in Juneau
    City Manager Koester resigns for job in Juneau
    By Michael Armstrong • December 11, 2019 5:30 am

    Katie Koester, the city’s Homer-born-and-raised city manager, resigned on Monday to take a job in Alaska’s capital city.

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    Council passes 2020 — and 2021 — budgets
    Council passes 2020 — and 2021 — budgets
    By Michael Armstrong • December 11, 2019 5:30 am

    At its last regular meeting of 2019, the Homer City Council passed one of its most important actions for the…

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    Storm Hansen-Cavasos is sworn in as a new member of the Homer City Council at a Monday, Oct. 14, 2019 council meeting at Homer City Hall in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Court date set for lawsuit over city election
    By Megan Pacer • November 26, 2019 5:30 am

    Editor’s note: The hearing date for this case was changed after this story was published, and the article has been…

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    City offers tours of its facilities
    City offers tours of its facilities
    By Staff report Homer News • November 26, 2019 5:30 am

    Ever wondered what exactly goes on inside the local police station, or how things work at the water treatment plant?…

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    Storm Hansen-Cavasos, pictured here on Aug. 30 at the Homer News. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Homer election finalized; Hansen-Cavasos wins council seat by...
    By Megan Pacer • October 4, 2019 5:30 am

    Political newcomer Storm Hansen-Cavasos has unseated Homer City Council incumbent Shelly Erickson by seven votes, according to the final election…

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    Supporters wave signs in support of Proposition A, to ban single-use plastic bags, and for Homer City Council candidates Joey Evensen and Storm Hansen-Cavasos on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, and WKFL Park in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Homer voters approve plastic bag ban; Evensen to...
    By Megan Pacer • October 1, 2019 5:30 am

    Homer has a new city council member in political newcomer Joey Evensen, and voters have approved a ban on retailers…

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    From left to right: Candidates for Homer City Council Tom Stroozas, Shelly Erickson, Storm Hansen-Cavasos and Joey Evensen participate in a candidate forum Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019 at the Homer Public Library in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Candidates for Homer City Council talk economy, quality...
    By Megan Pacer • September 27, 2019 5:30 am

    The four candidates running for two open seats on the Homer City Council got a chance to address constituents and…

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    Evensen represents emerging political demographic of parents with young children
    Evensen represents emerging political demographic of parents with...
    By Michael Armstrong • September 11, 2019 5:30 am

    Homer City Council candidate Joey Evensen falls into a demographic emerging as part of the city’s political scene. Like council…

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    Proposed addiction treatment center won’t be in Refuge Chapel building
    Proposed addiction treatment center won’t be in Refuge...
    By Megan Pacer • June 5, 2019 5:30 am

    Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect that resident Frank Griswold gave the City of Homer notice of…

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    Former Homer Mayor Bryan Zak, in front, shovels dirt at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Homer Police Station on Grubstake Avenue last Friday, May 24, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. From left to right are Homer City Council member Rachel Lord with her two children, Sadie and Linnea, council member Donna Aderhold, council member Shelly Erickson, council member Caroline Venuti, Mayor Ken Castner, Homer City Manager Katie Koester, and Byron Smith, son of council member Heath Smith, far right. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Ceremonial ground breaking held for new police station
    By Michael Armstrong • May 29, 2019 5:30 am

    On a sunny Friday afternoon, about 25 citizens and dignitaries attended groundbreaking ceremonies and a dedication of the site for…

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    City announces new fire chief
    City announces new fire chief
    By Megan Pacer • May 22, 2019 5:30 am

    The City of Homer announced Tuesday that there’s a new fire chief in town, and his name is Mark Kirko.

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