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Seldovia is set to get a Village Public Safety Officer — doubling its current law enforcement team of one. The Seldovia City Council approved the agreement with the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association late last month.

Homer area schools were under a soft lockdown Tuesday following the threat of a school shooting, according to the Homer Police Department.Around 8 a.m. Tuesday, the Anchorage FBI told police that a 16-year-old Homer teenager posted on TikTok that he was going to shoot up a school and be the “next serial killer,” according to a statement from police. The specific school under threat was not identified.

City Clerk Melissa Jacobsen swore in Ken Castner for his third term as Homer Mayor on Monday. Castner’s two-year term will expire in October 2024.

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.

Funding for the Alaska Energy Authority's project comes from excess bond payments from Bradley Lake. Utilities finished paying off the project’s bonds last year.

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.

The Village of Ionia near Kasilof will take in spruce bark beetle kill logs from the Chugach National Forest to burn in their woodfire heaters, and to use for building homes and furniture.

The Homer Chamber of Commerce hosted a debate Thursday night at the Kachemak Bay Campus for Alaska House District 6. Incumbent candidate Rep. Sarah Vance, a republican, and non-partisan candidates Louie Flora and Ginger Bryant discussed their stances on a number of issues affecting Kenai Peninsula voters.