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Changes to city zoning codes are on the agenda for Monday’s Homer City Council meeting. There are public hearings scheduled on several proposed ordinances.

Seldovia Village Tribe and the Cities of Seldovia and Homer formally established a three-way partnership at Monday’s Homer City Council meeting. The joint resolution created an alliance between the two Kachemak Bay communities to better work together on their shared priorities.

Previous proposed lease sales in Cook Inlet have had the caveat that they could be canceled for lack of interest. This time, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has to hold the sale — no matter what.

Alaska's Railbelt, powered by natural gas from Cook Inlet, is facing a potential energy shortage as the region's available gas supply continues to dwindle.

The high cost of food and gas adds stress to people's budgets and a challenge to the organizations who offer food and aid programs for the holiday season. Thanksgiving food baskets were distributed over the weekend through the Homer Community Food Pantry at the Homer United Methodist Church. One hundred and ninety-three families signed up to receive baskets this Thanksgiving to make their own meals.

The January course is a collaboration between the Soldotna, Kenai and Homer Police Departments. Already, there is a waitlist of women signed up.

On Wednesday, Homer Drawdown is having its first meeting of 2023 at the Kachemak Bay Campus. The organization is part of a national grassroots movement working to address the impacts of climate change on a local level.

More than $12 million in federal funds will go toward projects in Homer, Seldovia and Seward.

A Halibut Cove woman faces federal charges in a standoff between a floatplane and boat last summer. Marian Tillion Beck — the owner of The Saltry Restaurant in Halibut Cove — was indicted by a federal grand jury last week on counts of attempted destruction of aircraft and gross negligent operation of a vessel.

The state says it will certify results on Nov. 29. Voter turnout is just under 25% statewide, so far.