Homer Alaska

The Homer City Council introduced a new police officer, recognized a community member for decades of volunteer work and adjusted the city budget during its regular meeting Monday.

More than 200 musicians from Homer and Kenai will perform Mozart’s Requiem this weekend. The ensemble includes the Homer High School choir, the Kenai Peninsula Community Chorus and a community orchestra. Conductors Kyle Schneider and Mark Robinson say the production allows amateur and student performers to tackle a technical choral masterpiece while offering the community a space to process grief.

The Pratt Museum in Homer is updating its research library to add digital tools and make room for new materials. A grant from the Homer Foundation is helping pay for the project.

Homer’s Porcupine Theater is celebrating its first anniversary after a year of steady growth and more than 800 monthly members. The community-backed venue is leaning on a subscription model and flexible programming to weather industry-wide challenges.

The free event offers an alternative to the "bar scene" and features costume contests, cash prizes, and a 'Fear Factor' bug-eating contest.

Local Chambers of Commerce in Homer and Seward are hosting community trick-or-treat events this afternoon on Pioneer Avenue and in the downtown/harbor areas.

Kids from a new summer camp in Homer helped improve a muddy section of the Homestead Trail last week, using sleds, shovels and wood chips saved from tree removals.

Caregivers in Homer gathered Thursday to support a state bill that would increase oversight of in-home care services and regulate how Medicaid funding is spent.

Area biologists recommend securing attractants to minimize human-animal encounters.

The freeze impacts programs in Homer that support local farmers, habitat restoration, and invasive species removal.