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The Homer High School varsity volleyball team holds up their trophy after winning first place in the silver bracket at the Dimond/Service Tourney on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. Photo provided by Brenna Dornellas

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Homer volleyball earns top spot in 2nd tourney bracket

The Lady Mariners will finish out conference play against Kenai, Redington and Houston this week.

An aerial photograph shows the coastal bluff running parallel to the Sterling Highway in Homer, Alaska. Photo courtesy of the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys

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Community discusses landslide hazard mitigation at forum

Researchers held a community-focused conversation on landslide hazards and potential mitigation avenues last Tuesday at Kachemak Bay Campus.

The Homer Mariners varsity football team celebrates their victory after the Division III state championships game on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Wasilla, Alaska. Photo provided by Justin Zank

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Homer football receives Division III All-State awards

Players on the Homer High School Mariners varsity football team were selected for Division III football awards last…

Nikolaevsk School is photographed on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Nikolaevsk, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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School board continues consideration of Nikolaevsk charter school

The board reviewed the initial charter application on Oct. 20 and will hold another work session and a…

"The Angler Fish" is a handcrafted sterling silver brooch by artist Carley Conemac that features a silver clay angler fish and a Mexican fire opal inset, and is on display in Conemac's exhibit at Homer Council on the Arts through October. Photo provided by Carley Conemac

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Alchemizing nature into art

Homer metalsmith showcases body of work featuring natural treasures preserved in metal clay.

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.

A sea otter pup rescued in Homer in the summer of 2025 receives care from the Alaska SeaLife Center and Chicago's Shedd Aquarium while being rehabilitated at ASLC in Seward, Alaska. Photo courtesy Kaiti Grant/Alaska SeaLife Center

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Alaska SeaLife Center partners with Chicago aquarium to rehabilitate sea otter pup

The pup has reached important milestones thanks to ASLC and Shedd Aquarium’s collaborative efforts.

The logo for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is displayed inside the George A. Navarre Borough Admin Building on Thursday, July 22, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion) The logo for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is displayed inside the George A. Navarre Borough Admin Building on Thursday, July 22, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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School board swears in elected members

Mica VanBuskirk and Ash-Lee Waddell were newly elected to the board in October; Patti Truesdell was reelected to…

More than 100 community members packed into a combined classroom in Pioneer Hall during the Citizen's Town Hall meeting on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska. Approximately 30-40 additional audience members were seated in an overflow area in the Pioneer Hall commons. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Town hall discussion centers on 1st Amendment rights

The event was sponsored by the House District 6 Accountability Project.

Community members attending Homer Chamber of Commerce’s third annual Fall Fest vote for their favorite pumpkin created during the event’s Pumpkin Carving Contest on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, at the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Halloween happenings in the greater Homer area

Homer, Anchor Point and Ninilchik have multiple events planned through the rest of the month to celebrate autumn…

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…

The Homer Mariners varsity football team celebrates their victory after the Division III state championships game on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Wasilla, Alaska. Photo provided by Justin Zank

Sports

Homer football brings home back-to-back state titles

The Mariners defeated Barrow 20-0 on Saturday, winning the state championships for the second year in a row.

The George A. Navarre Kenai Peninsula Borough building. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)

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Borough assembly swears in new members

Five new members were elected to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly this year.