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Daniel Jager is the new fire chief for the Homer Volunteer Fire Department as of Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. Photo provided by Daniel Jager

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City hires new fire chief

The Homer City Council confirmed Daniel Jager as the new Homer Volunteer Fire Department chief on Oct. 13.

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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City council to hold public hearing on comprehensive plan

The council introduced an ordinance last Monday to adopt the 2045 Comprehensive Plan and will hold a public…

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

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Temporary retail ordinance fails at council meeting

A majority of the Homer City Council voted against introducing the ordinance on Monday.

The smaller Homer Education and Recreation Center building, also called HERC 2, photographed on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Council selects location for future rec center

Resolution 25-088, passed Monday, states the council’s preference for two city-owned lots in the town center.

Homer City Council member Bradley Parsons (left) is sworn in by city clerk Renee Krause (right) on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers in Homer, Alaska, following his reelection to the council for one more year. Photo courtesy of Julie Engebretsen

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City swears in reelected council members

The official results certified by the Homer canvass board did not meaningfully change from the preliminary results.

A sign outside the Homer United Methodist Church says "Vote Here," designating it as the polling location for Homer No. 2 precinct on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Homer city council keeps status quo

All three incumbent candidates were reelected to their respective seats.

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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Mayor honors college adult education program

A proclamation recognizing the Kenai Peninsula College program’s 40 years of service was issued at the last city…

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

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Council adopts small budget overages procedure

Resolution 25-083 was passed during the last Homer City Council meeting on Sept. 22.

Homer City Council candidates answer questions during a forum hosted by the Homer News, Peninsula Clarion and KBBI AM 890 on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, at the Homer Public Library in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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City council candidates talk development, challenges at election forum

The forum was hosted by the Homer News and KBBI AM 890 last Wednesday, Sept. 24.

(from left to right) Elias Garvey, John Mink, Storm Hansen and Jason Davis answer questions during the Homer City Council candidate forum hosted by the Homer Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Chamber hosts city council forum

Candidates for one-year and three-year terms on the Homer City Council answered questions in a forum hosted last…

A preliminiary plat depicts approximately 26.5 acres of land the City of Homer will purchase for conservation, as approved on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. Photo courtesy of the City of Homer

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Council approves conservation land purchase

The property acquisition, slated to be completed early next year, is tied to the city’s ongoing green infrastructure…

Selections from the 2025 Lit Lineup are lined up on a shelf at the Homer Public Library on Friday, Jan. 2, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. Photo by Christina Whiting

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Library to suspend accounts with overdue items

The change endorsed by the Library Advisory Board was approved by the Homer City Council on Sept. 8.

The Homer Public Library. File photo

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Homer library receives annual state grant

The Homer City Council approved an ordinance accepting and appropriating grant funds for the Homer Public Library.