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A voter fills out their ballot on Election Day, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, at the Anchor Point Community and Senior Center in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Preliminary borough election results favor new local election date, reveal new assembly members

Voters in a proposed Ninilchik Recreation Service Area appear to oppose the proposition that would have created the…

Ash-Lee Waddell (left), candidate for the District 9 seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education, holds a campaign sign and waves with supporters to passersby along the Sterling Highway in Homer, Alaska, on Election Day, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Initial election results show new school board makeup

Borough election results will be certified on Tuesday, Oct. 14.

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.

A voter fills out their ballot at the Kenai No. 2 Precinct in the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Preliminary Seward city council election too close to call

Final election results will be presented to the Seward City Council for certification on Monday.

Election workers Susie Myhill (right) and Charlie Franz help voters before they cast their ballots on Election Day, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Voters turn out for borough, city elections

Polling locations close at 8 p.m.

Kids and adults alike enjoy the petting zoo provided by the Anchor River Llama Alpaca Ranch and Backyard Dreams Farm during the Anchor Point Food Pantry's "Frontier Days" fundraiser browse through silent auction items on Saturday,Oct. 4, 2025, at the VFW Post 10221 in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Anchor Point food pantry rounds up support

The pantry hosted a “Frontier Days”-themed fundraiser Saturday at the VFW Post 10221.

The KP Brass Band plays on the Porcupine Theater stage during the Pratt Museum's Red Carpet Ritz fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Rolling out the red carpet for a good cause

The Pratt Museum hosted their annual Red Carpet Ritz Gala fundraiser Saturday at the Porcupine Theater.

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…

Josiah Kelly, right, appears for a superior court arraignment at the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Anchor Point man sentenced for shootings at Homer clinic, recovery center

Josiah Kelly accepted a plea deal in June for charges related to three shootings last fall that targeted…

Homer Elks Lodge #2127 Exalted Ruler Jill Hockema (center) and members of the Homer Elks Lodge donate $3,500, using grant funds received, to West Homer Elementary School in Homer, Alaska, on Sept. 22, 2025, to provide fourth-grade students the opportunity to participate in the annual Outdoor Education Field Trip scheduled for May 2026. Photo provided by Jill Hockema

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Homer Elks lodge gives back to community

Lodge #2127 recently completed a series of Elks National Foundation Community Investments Program Grants, disbursing $11,000 to community…

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.

Delcenia Cosman/Homer News Two fairgoers battle it out with foam swords opposite the sparring arena at Ye Olde Harvest Festival at Karen Hornaday Park on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024<ins>,</ins><ins> in Homer, </ins><ins>Alaska</ins>. Two fairgoers battle it out with foam swords opposite the sparring arena at Ye Olde Harvest Festival at Karen Hornaday Park on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024<ins>,</ins><ins> in Homer, </ins><ins>Alaska</ins>. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Renaissance fair returns this weekend

The annual festival will be held at Karen Hornaday Park on Saturday and Sunday.

Patti Truesdell, candidate for the Kalifornsky seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education, participates in a forum at the Soldotna Public Library in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kalifornsky school board candidates discuss funding, curriculum and school closings at election forum

Patti Truesdell, Donna Anderson and Shelby Oden are all vying for the seat.