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Community members participate in the Homer Drawdown 4.0 kick-off on Oct. 2, 2025, at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska. Photo courtesy Jamie Currie

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Homer Drawdown selects 4th local climate solution

Community members will tackle local waste streams and address municipal recycling, composting and reducing food waste.

A vintage Underwood typewriter sits on a table on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at the Homer News in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
A vintage Underwood typewriter sits on a table on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at the Homer News in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Opinion

Opinion: Planet Youth Corner: ‘Play is the work of the child’

“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.”…

Homer and Soldotna hockey players battle for the puck during the Carlin Cup home varsity game on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at the Kevin Bell Arena in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

Sports

SoHi hockey claims 3rd Carlin Cup victory

The Soldotna varsity hockey team defeated Homer 9-1 Saturday at Kevin Bell Arena.

A Homer athlete wrestles against a Grace Christian athlete during the regional Kachemak Conference Wrestling Championships on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

Sports

Homer girls wrestling team named regional champions

Homer High School hosted the Kachemak Conference Wrestling Championships Saturday, Dec. 13.

The KBBI Public Radio office and studio is on Kachemak Way, as seen in this photo taken July 2, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Peninsula radio receives ‘stabilization’ funds from national nonprofit

The Public Media Bridge Fund awarded an “initial” round of stabilization grants equaling $26 million to 74 organizations…

Kachemak Bay Birders member Gary Lyon watches for birds near the Land’s End Resort condos on the Homer Spit during the Christmas Bird Count count day on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Christmas Bird Count is this weekend

Homer’s Count Day will take place on Saturday, Dec. 20, following a bird identification class on Dec. 18.

Results from the 2025 Best of Homer are printed in the Homer News on Dec. 4, 2025, in Homer, Alaska.

Community

Best of Homer 2025

See the results from this year’s contest, as voted by members of the Homer community.

Artifacts from the Pratt Museum's permanent collection are on display alongside the Homer High School Alaska History class's temporary exhibit at the museum on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Homer High students showcase Alaska history exhibit at museum

The exhibit was put on by the Pratt Museum and members of the HHS Alaska history class, using…

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Sports

Sports briefs

Homer girls’ wrestling placed 7th overall in Anchorage tournament; varsity hockey split victories in nonconference play.

"Our Neighborhood Jay" is an acrylic painting by John Sheipe on display through December in his exhibit at Grace Ridge Brewing, alongside work by other Homer artists. Photo provided by John Sheipe

Community

Art as play and meditation

Local artist and musician showcases body of “fantastical” nature-themed work.

The Christmas tree behind the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center is lit on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, during the annual holiday tree lighting ceremony sponsored by the chamber in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Lighting up the winter night

Homer and Anchor Point held holiday tree lighting ceremonies last Thursday and on Saturday, respectively.

The Homer Senior Citizens, Inc., facility is photographed on Nov. 14, 2025, on Svedlund Street in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Senior center looks to future after year of tumult

After a tumultuous year, the Homer Senior Center now rests on steadier ground, thanks to community support and…

Homer Council on the Arts will host the annual Nutcracker Faire on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 6-7 at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Homer Council on the Arts

Community

Art in time for the holidays

Check out what’s new in Homer’s galleries this month, starting on December First Friday.