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Volunteers are crucial to the services Hospice of Homer provides across the Southern Kenai Peninsula. If you have a litt...
04/07/2026

Volunteers are crucial to the services Hospice of Homer provides across the Southern Kenai Peninsula. If you have a little spare time, there many different ways to lend a hand!
Hospice of Homer

Equipment delivery, driving and respite care are just a few of the many opportunities to make a difference After 18 years of volunteering for Hospice of Homer, Pam Breckenridge has […]

If you missed the announcements on social media a couple weeks ago and don’t know yet that the Pratt Museum recently unv...
04/05/2026

If you missed the announcements on social media a couple weeks ago and don’t know yet that the Pratt Museum recently unveiled a new-and-improved research library — well, now you do.

Museum staff held an open house last Friday to allow members of the community to explore the newly modernized Research Library and Resource Center that’s housed between the Pratt’s downstairs classroom and collections storage. While materials cannot be removed from the library, patrons are welcome to stop by during the museum’s hours of operation to browse the books — both nonfiction and fiction, like titles by Elsa Pedersen — articles, audio tapes and other items available on the shelves.

The reference library and resource center is available to patrons during the museum’s business hours.

The Homer Public Library was lively after closing time last Saturday evening, as dozens of community members gathered to...
04/05/2026

The Homer Public Library was lively after closing time last Saturday evening, as dozens of community members gathered to honor three awardees in the annual Lifelong Learning Celebration.

This year's Lifelong Learner honoree was Ed Berg, and the Youth Learner Award went to Homer High senior Lukas Renner. The Library Spirit Award was also bestowed for the second time in the history of the Friends of the Homer Library, to retired state librarian and current FHL volunteer Jacque E. Peterson.

Three Homer community members were honored during the Friends of the Homer Library’s annual celebration and fundraiser on Saturday.

When Dan Marshall first arrived in Alaska, he didn’t plan on becoming a cross country coach. After a 26-year career coac...
04/05/2026

When Dan Marshall first arrived in Alaska, he didn’t plan on becoming a cross country coach. After a 26-year career coaching at Seward High School, being inducted into the Alaska High School Hall of Fame wasn’t something he’d anticipated either. But, thanks to a successful nomination by other Seward coaches and former athletes, inducted he will be, alongside 13 other honorees in a ceremony to be held in Anchorage on April 26.

“I have been blessed to have had the opportunity to have played a role in the lives of so many during those 26 years of coaching at Seward High School,” Marshall wrote in an email to Homer News on March 20. “I am grateful.”

Dan Marshall coached cross country at Seward High School from 1992 to 2018, and is one of 14 honorees being inducted into the Alaska High School Hall of Fame on April 26.

Homer’s galleries and art spaces are showcasing work by local and statewide artists, as well as hosting other art activi...
04/02/2026

Homer’s galleries and art spaces are showcasing work by local and statewide artists, as well as hosting other art activities. Take the opportunity to stroll downtown during First Friday to meet the artists and enjoy the variety of mediums on display, and then enjoy art events all month long.

(Story by Homer News contributor Christina Whiting)

New artists and exhibits are showcased in Homer throughout the month of April, beginning First Friday.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District continues grappling with budget reductions in the face of an $8.6 million de...
04/02/2026

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District continues grappling with budget reductions in the face of an $8.6 million deficit. Members of the Board of Education made further adjustments to preliminary budget scenarios during a Finance Committee meeting on March 23. The full board will next meet in Homer on Monday, April 6.

The next regular meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education will be held in Homer on Monday.

South Peninsula Haven House will honor four Homer women in the return of their annual Women of Distinction celebration a...
04/02/2026

South Peninsula Haven House will honor four Homer women in the return of their annual Women of Distinction celebration and fundraiser on Saturday, April 4.

Board of Directors Chair Britt Huffman, in an email to Homer News on Saturday, highlighted “Courageous Compassion” as this year’s theme, which honors women who lead with both strength and heart, standing firm while helping others rise.

The annual celebration and fundraiser will be held Saturday, April 4 at The Kannery.

The 32nd annual Winter King Tournament has been postponed one week, to Saturday March 28. The decision came Friday morn...
03/13/2026

The 32nd annual Winter King Tournament has been postponed one week, to Saturday March 28.

The decision came Friday morning from the tournament committee after evaluating current ice conditions in the Homer Harbor and the weather forecast for the weekend of March 21, when the tournament was originally scheduled to take place. The Homer Chamber of Commerce posted on Facebook at approximately 11 a.m. on Friday that a “significant” buildup of ice at the harbor entrance, as well as icy conditions at the boat launch and ice accumulation in many of the mooring slips.

“These conditions create an unsafe situation for launching multiple boats, limit the availability of overnight moorage, and reduce the capacity for vessels to exit the harbor safely,” the chamber wrote. “For these reasons, the committee has decided to postpone the tournament by one week … in order to provide a safe and fair experience for all participating anglers.”

The tournament committee will meet again on Wednesday, March 18, to reevaluate harbor conditions and assess any improvements.

Participants who have registered for the tournament but will be unable to attend on March 28 should email [email protected] with their name, team name and best contact information. Updated information will be sent via email to registered and past tournament anglers. Updates will also be provided on the Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament page and Instagram.

The tournament committee cited safety issues due to current ice conditions in the Homer Harbor for their decision.

Homer’s Kristen Faulkner, a professional cyclist and two-time Olympic gold medalist, won two more gold medals last month...
03/13/2026

Homer’s Kristen Faulkner, a professional cyclist and two-time Olympic gold medalist, won two more gold medals last month during the Pan American Cycling Championships held in Santiago, Chile.

Faulkner’s gold medal for the track individual pursuit at the Pan Am Championships automatically qualified her to compete in the individual pursuit at the World Championships in October. In the meantime, she will next be racing in the Pan American Road Cycling Championships, held March 17-22 in Colombia. She will compete in the road race and time trial — “the same kind of events” as the competition in Chile “but on the road instead of on the track.”

After that, Faulkner will head to Europe to start her season and compete in “all the big European races.”

Learn more about Faulkner and find her upcoming race schedule at www.kristenfaulkner.com/.

Homer-raised Olympic cycling gold medalist Kristen Faulkner won gold in two races during the Pan Am Cycling Championships in February.

Homer Mayor Rachel Lord honored retiring Homer Police Department Chief Mark Robl for his many years of service during Mo...
03/13/2026

Homer Mayor Rachel Lord honored retiring Homer Police Department Chief Mark Robl for his many years of service during Monday’s city council meeting.

In a mayoral recognition which she read aloud at the beginning of the meeting, Lord highlighted Robl’s career with HPD and his “outstanding” leadership and dedication to community safety.

Current HPD Officer Michael Scanlon will step in as the new police chief upon Robl’s retirement, following the recent confirmation of his appointment by the Homer City Council at the end of February.

Community members were packed into the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers to witness and celebrate the recognition of Robl’s years of service.

Homer Mayor Rachel Lord recognized Homer Police Department Chief Mark Robl’s years of service on Monday.

A group of artists from across the United States will be gathering in Homer from mid to late March on a collective artis...
03/13/2026

A group of artists from across the United States will be gathering in Homer from mid to late March on a collective artist residency titled “Coastal Contrasts & Sacredness of Place.”

Founding members of the National Climate Artists Collective, these artists actively respond to climate change by offering creative experiences that foster understanding, awareness and action. While in Homer, they will be working on individual projects and at the same time, offering the community opportunities to participate in a variety of workshops and to enjoy presentations, exhibits, installations, live art and a potluck.

Events kick off with an artist talk at the museum and are followed by printmaking workshops at the college, a live art experience with clay on Bishops Beach and an art exhibit opening and talk at the college and culminates with an art installation and community potluck at the museum. Talks and exhibits are free and open to all, and the workshops are fee-based.

Story by Homer News contributor Christina Whiting. Photos provided by the artists.

A group of nationally recognized artists will gather in Homer in March to share their passion for printmaking, sculpture and community art installations.

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