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Homer News, Homer, AK (2025)

10/15/2025

The Homer City Council passed a resolution during their regular meeting on Monday, Oct. 13, selecting two city-owned properties as the preferred location for a future community recreation center.

Selecting a location became an important next step in the project development process as the council had previously set aside some funds for the development of a new rec center and is seeking to develop a budget, building plan and business plan for long-term operations and maintenance.

The council ultimately preferred the properties selected this week due to their location and the fact that they are already in city ownership, thus eliminating the need to purchase land on top of paying development costs.

The two city-owned properties — designated Tract 38A Homer FAA Site Subdivision and Nils O Svedlund Subdivision 2013 Replat Lot 7-A — are both located in the town center, behind Alice’s Champagne Palace. According to the resolution, Tract 38A was previously identified as a viable location for a community center in a separate resolution passed in 2014. Together, the two properties would provide an “adequate footprint” for the desired multi-use community rec center.

Additionally, Resolution 25-088 states, developing the town center properties would “increase resiliency” for the city’s water distribution system by “allowing more looped water connections, creating more balanced pressures and flows, further expanding the customer base for both water and wastewater systems, which offsets the cost of owning and operating these utilities for all users.”

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

10/15/2025

Good news, Homer — you can now get your favorite Fika coffee year-round at their new brick-and-mortar location at ZenDen Cafe on Pioneer Avenue.

The Homer Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony last Tuesday, Oct. 7, with ZenDen’s new owners and Fika Coffee Roasters founders Sierra Moskios and Tyler Schlieman. The pair previously held a soft opening at their flagship cafe the week prior.

“We’re really excited to bring Fika to ZenDen and serve quality specialty coffee to Homer, and be your next community gathering space,” Moskios said to those gathered to celebrate the grand opening.

The Homer Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for Fika Coffee Roasters’ new brick-and-mortar location last week.

10/15/2025

Two peninsula recipients were named in the Alaska Chamber’s recent bestowal of the 2025 Premier Business Awards during the Alaska Business Summit on Oct. 9. John Hendrix, president and CEO of HEX, LLC and Furie Operating Alaska, received the William A. Egan Outstanding Alaskan of the Year Award. The Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center received the Local Chamber of the Year Award.

The Alaska Chamber is a nonprofit organization founded in 1953 that works to promote a positive business environment in Alaska. They represent more than 700 small and large businesses, manufacturers and local chambers across the state that employ more than 55,000 Alaskans.

The annual Premier Business Awards honor “outstanding” businesses and organizations for their accomplishments and contributions to the statewide economy, a press release from the Alaska Chamber states. Award nominations are reviewed and selected by the chamber’s executive committee, which is composed of industry leaders across the state.

The awards were presented last week by the Alaska Chamber during the Alaska Business Summit.

10/14/2025

Sad news arrived Tuesday afternoon as the Alaska Zoo announced that Grubby, Homer’s beloved renegade opossum, passed away “peacefully” last weekend.

The Alaska Zoo said goodbye to Grubby, who they renamed “Ophelia,” on Saturday, Oct. 11. A press release published Tuesday said that she passed away due to complications from old age.

Grubby was an adult opossum when she arrived in Homer, estimated to be one year old in 2023. She was approximately 3.5 years old at the time of her death. The average life span for opossums in the wild is 1-2 years, the release states.

Sam Lavin, Alaska Zoo curator, said in the release that the zoo is “fortunate” to be able to say farewell to their animal friends “with respect and dignity.”

“We all loved Ophelia (Grubby) and took great pride in the progress she made — transforming from a rogue little pirate into someone who would beg for treats from her favorite keeper,” he said. “She lived a long opossum life in our care, and her absence will be deeply felt.”

The Virginia opossum stowaway taken in by the Alaska Zoo in 2023 died on Saturday.

10/14/2025

The Homer Mariners varsity football team will advance to the Division III state championships this weekend, after taking down Redington in the semifinals game last Saturday, Oct. 11 at home.

Homer beat the Huskies 26-6 in what head coach Justin Zank called “a great game.”

The Mariners will face the Barrow Whalers in Wasilla on Saturday for the state championship game.

10/14/2025

Kachemak Crane Watch, a citizen science project associated with the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, has released their annual report of sandhill crane arrivals, nestings, hatchings, fledgings and departures for 2025.

According to the report, the local sandhill crane population is increasing.

The increase is not surprising, the organization wrote, considering that, over 22 years, 791 known colts have fledged in the Kachemak Bay area from all reported nests from Anchor Point to the head of Kachemak Bay.

The report summarizes sandhill crane arrivals, departures, fledgings and nest data for 2025.

10/14/2025

Homer’s annual Rotary Health Fair is fast approaching, and with that comes an opportunity for community members to take advantage of discounted wellness screenings.

Provided through a partnership between South Peninsula Hospital and the Homer Kachemak Bay Rotary Club, “greatly discounted” blood draws will be available by appointment starting Oct. 22 and running through Nov. 5.

Appointments are available Oct. 22 through Nov. 5 as part of the annual Rotary Health Fair.

10/08/2025

Unofficial election results reveal the newest additions to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly following the borough election on Tuesday, Oct. 7.

Two of the five seats on the ballot were uncontested races, with only one candidate having filed for each seat. The other three races each had three candidates. While most of the newly-elected assembly members will serve the typical three-year term, candidates elected to the Kalifornsky and Sterling seats will serve partial terms, due to the resignation of one former assembly member and the other having been temporarily appointed to their seat earlier this year.

The borough election results also show voters’ initial stances on five ballot propositions placed before them this year.

(Story by reporter Delcenia Cosman)

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

10/08/2025

Preliminary results from the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education election reveal a new composition of board members. Following certification of the official results, newly elected representatives will serve a three-year term on the board.

The unofficial borough results do not include numbers from absentee, special needs and question ballots received by the borough up to Election Day. The borough canvass board began reviewing those tallies on Wednesday, Oct. 8, following the election and will continue to meet in public session as needed in the borough clerk’s office through the certification deadline on Oct. 14.

(Story by reporter Delcenia Cosman)

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

10/08/2025

The next Homer City Council meeting on Monday won’t look too different from the last time they met in September. All three incumbent candidates — Bradley Parsons, Jason Davis and Storm Hansen, were reelected to their respective seats following the posting of preliminary city election results Tuesday night.

Homer polling locations reported steady traffic Tuesday afternoon on Election Day as voters turned up to cast their ballots in the Kenai Peninsula Borough and City of Homer elections.

The Homer canvass board will meet in the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers on Friday, Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. to finalize counting of absentee and question ballots. Final election results will be certified at the next regular Homer City Council meeting on Monday, Oct. 13 at 6 p.m.

(Story by reporter Delcenia Cosman)

All three incumbent candidates were reelected to their respective seats.

10/08/2025

Preliminary results for the Seward City Council and mayoral elections show incumbent Mayor Sue McClure reelected to another term, and one candidate with solid standing for a council seat. The results for the second council seat in contention are so close that the official results may show differently than those posted Tuesday night.

Seward’s Canvass Board will meet in council chambers on Friday, Oct. 10 starting at 1 p.m. to finish counting all absentee, special needs and questioned ballots. Canvass board proceedings are open to the public to observe. The final election results will be presented to the Seward City Council on Monday, Oct. 13 for certification.

(Story by reporter Delcenia Cosman)

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

10/07/2025

Homer community members and museum enthusiasts turned out in all their best finery Saturday night at the Porcupine Theater in support of the Pratt Museum during their annual Red Carpet Ritz Gala fundraiser.

The Ritz is a Homer and Pratt tradition, having been put on annually by the museum board members and staff for more than 30 years. This year, the museum raised over $24,000 for general operations. Harness wrote on Monday that the funds will help keep the museum facilities, exhibits and grounds maintained and operational, and support the “less-exciting, behind-the-scenes” aspects of the work they do to sustain their commitment to the community through their mission-driven exhibitions and programming.
(Story by reporter Delcenia Cosman)

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

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