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The Homer Chamber of Commerce hosted a candidate forum Wednesday for Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor.

Five Homerites are vying for two seats on City Council. Monday was the deadline to file as a candidate for the October election.The City Council candidates include two incumbents: Jason Davis, who has been on the council since 2021, and Storm Hansen, who has held a seat since 2019. Plus, there’s three people hoping to win their first term on City Council: Kenny Bryant, Mark Gordon and Jay Baker.

The Homer Chamber of Commerce hosted a debate Thursday night at Lands End Resort with candidates for the Alaska governor’s race. Democratic candidate Les Gara and former Gov. Bill Walker, an independent, along with former Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce — who showed up unexpectedly — discussed their stances on a number of hot button issues. All three hope to unseat incumbent Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy, who declined an invitation to the event.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough is holding a special mayoral election Feb. 14 to fill the remainder of former Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce's term.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game anticipates sockeye salmon in the Kasilof River will exceed the department’s escapement goals for the run and is increasing how many sockeye anglers can take, effective Thursday.

The City of Homer has applied to become a designated Coast Guard City — a recognition shared by just five other communities in Alaska. The designation is mostly symbolic, and is extended to cities that take extra steps to make Coast Guard families feel welcome.

The first wave of mailings began earlier this week.

The Homer Council on the Arts holds the Community Arts Awards each year to celebrate the talented artists who call Homer home and their contributions to the community. The council announced this year's recipients late last month, marking nearly two decades since its first awards ceremony.

There’s a special “youth-only” fishing opener on the Homer Spit this Saturday. A portion of the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon will be open from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. for youth anglers age 15 years and younger looking to catch coho salmon.

Seldovia’s city manager is leaving the city after two years on the job. Rachel Friedlander said she’s relocating to the Lower 48 after a decade in Alaska and two years in the Kachemak Bay community. Her contract with the city expired this week.