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2 days ago | 
peninsulaclarion.com | Delcenia Cosman
Library organizations nationwide — and in Alaska — are cautiously optimistic about the return of the Institute of Museum and Library Services Grants to States program following developments in multiple court challenges to President Donald Trump’s March 14 executive order dismantling the institute, and an announcement from IMLS on June 2 appropriating federal funding to states for library services.
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4 days ago | 
peninsulaclarion.com | Delcenia Cosman
The City of Homer has halted pursuit of adoption or implementation of building codes for the foreseeable future, per a resolution passed by the city council on Tuesday, May 27. The decision comes after the city received notice in April from the Department of Homeland Security that a federal grant application submitted by the city in 2022 was canceled.
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4 days ago | 
peninsulaclarion.com | Delcenia Cosman
Public radio stations across Alaska — including KBBI AM 890 and KDLL 91.9 FM on the Kenai Peninsula — are bracing for potentially devastating impacts in the face of proposed federal funding cuts to public broadcasting as well as cancellation of previously appropriated funding.
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5 days ago | 
peninsulaclarion.com | Delcenia Cosman
On recess from regular congressional session for Memorial Day, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, took a weeklong whirlwind tour of his representative state. On a Friday, May 30, visit to Homer, he met with City of Homer leadership on the Homer Harbor Expansion project, sat down for an interview with Homer News, visited the Homer Senior Center and finished the day with a community meeting at the Virl “Pa” Haga VFW Post 10221 in Anchor Point. Part of his week, he said, involved hosting Gen.
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1 week ago | 
peninsulaclarion.com | Delcenia Cosman
Drivers on the Old Sterling Highway or heading south toward Homer will now catch a glimpse of a bright new addition to Anchor Point’s landmarks. The Anchor Point Chamber of Commerce unveiled a new highway sign Tuesday evening, marking the “most westerly” highway point in North America. The new sign was designed by local artist Dan Coe and is located at the corner of the Sterling Highway and the Old Sterling Highway in Anchor Point.
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1 week ago | 
homernews.com | Delcenia Cosman
Anchor Point chamber unveils new highway signThe sign marks the "most westerly" highway point in North America. Drivers on the Old Sterling Highway or heading south toward Homer will now catch a glimpse of a bright new addition to Anchor Point's landmarks. The Anchor Point Chamber of Commerce unveiled a new highway sign Tuesday evening, marking the "most westerly" highway point in North America.
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1 week ago | 
peninsulaclarion.com | Delcenia Cosman
A fatal vehicle crash occurred early Tuesday morning near Mile 161 of the Sterling Highway, leaving one dead. Alaska State Troopers were notified at 7:46 a.m. of a vehicle upside down in the Anchor River, according to a dispatch released later that afternoon. They “immediately” responded to the scene and found the driver, whose identity has not yet been released, dead inside the vehicle.
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1 week ago | 
peninsulaclarion.com | Delcenia Cosman
Monday brought blue skies and warm temperatures, perfect for vacationers who flocked to Homer to celebrate Memorial Day weekend. At cemeteries located on Diamond Ridge and in Anchor Point and Ninilchik, a more solemn air prevailed among those who were gathered to observe the holiday’s original intention.
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1 week ago | 
peninsulaclarion.com | Delcenia Cosman
Six seniors crossed the stage during a commencement ceremony held last Tuesday, May 20, at Ninilchik School. Jacob Dial, language arts teacher and this year’s graduation speaker, spoke to the closeness of the graduating class and the larger community that they are a part of, and said he hoped he and the other teachers at Ninilchik School were able to offer the seniors the sort of knowledge and preparation that they deemed useful.
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1 week ago | 
peninsulaclarion.com | Delcenia Cosman
Homer Flex staff, family members and friends celebrated the graduation of 11 students in a commencement ceremony held last Wednesday, May 21, in the Land’s End Resort Quarterdeck. Principal Christopher Brown recognized the graduates’ families and friends gathered in the audience, as well as community members who have acted as advocates for Flex and its students. “Your support and guidance have been fundamental to the success of these graduates,” he said.
