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Rudy Multz works as the Child and Family Program Manager for South Peninsula Behavioral Health and is a member of Planet Youth Homer. Photo provided by Anna Meredith

Opinion

Planet Youth Homer: Quality after-school programming protects kids

“It’s 10 p.m., do you know where your children are?” From 1960 through the late 1990s this public…

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)

News

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.

Retired biologist and former Kenai National Wildlife Refuge manager Robin West speaks to nearly 150 attendees gathered in person and virtually for his presentation, “Looking Back, Looking Forward,” on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. Hosted by the Homer-based nonprofit Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges, West’s talk included anecdotes about his 30 year-long career in the Fish and Wildlife Service and a solo canoe trip that inspired him to write a book about his experiences. Photo courtesy of Poppy Benson/Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges

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Former refuge manager speaks on loving the land

Robin West presented his talk, “Looking Back, Looking Forward,” in Soldotna on Tuesday evening.

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)

News

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)

News

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)

News

Council comments on Cook Inlet oil lease sales

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

A pencil sketch by Hannan Weisser, created from a reference image in David Pettibone's drawing class last fall, is on display at Kachemak Bay Campus through the end of January. Photo provided by Hannah Weisser

Community

Cultivating creativity

Exhibit showcases student work from last fall’s college painting and drawing classes.

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

News

Vance, Bjorkman prefile bills for new legislative session

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

Volunteers sort winter gear prior to the start of the annual Community Resource Connect on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at the SPARC in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Derotha Ferraro

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Community Resource Connect returns next week

The annual free event will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at the SPARC tent in Homer.

Retired Biologist and former manager of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge will “Looking Back, Looking Forward,” a talk about his solo trip on the Yukon River, on Tuesday evening at the Refuge headquarters in Soldotna. The Homer-based nonprofit organization Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges is hosting a virtual watch party in Homer. Photo courtesy of Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges

News

Looking back, looking forward

Robin West will give a talk about his 30-year career Tuesday evening at the Kenai refuge headquarters and…

Bon Debarras artists Dominic Desrochers, Jean-Francois Dumas and Veronique Plasse, presented by Homer Council on the Arts, will perform at the Homer High School Mariner Theatre on Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Homer Council on the Arts

Community

Community art happenings in Homer

Homer Council on the Arts looks forward to another art-filled year.

Homer's Myra Kalafut is followed closely by Freya Bartlett on their way to a 10th and 11th place finish in the varsity girls' 7.5-kilometer classic race on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at the Government Peak Recreation Area in Palmer, Alaska. Photo provided by Jessie Goodrich

Sports

Sports briefs: Homer ski, basketball give top performances; hockey returns to rink this weekend

Homer varsity ski tops Palmer Division II meet