A federal funding freeze has forced the shutdown of programs in Homer that support local farmers, habitat restoration, and invasive species removal, and President Donald Trump voiced his support for a long-discussed – but unbuilt – Alaska LNG energy project on Tuesday, during his first address to Congress since taking office in January.

A federal funding freeze has forced the shutdown of programs in Homer that support local farmers, habitat restoration, and invasive species removal; The Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection has declared an early start to the wildfire season in parts of South Central, Southwest, and Southeast Alaska due to warm temperatures and low snowpack; Gov. Mike Dunleavy has signed House Bill 65 today, authorizing the Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) to issue up to $135 million in revenue bonds for a new passenger dock and terminal in Seward; and The City of Homer and the U.S. Army Corps (core) of Engineers will host a public meeting on the Homer Harbor Expansion Study.

Travelers in and out of Homer now have fewer flight options after Ravn Alaska abruptly ended service to the city this week, and Kenai Peninsula residents gathered in Soldotna on Tuesday to protest the recent federal actions by President Donald Trump’s administration.

Representatives from Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s office toured the central Kenai Peninsula this week to promote his omnibus education package. Kodiak residents are among the latest to be fired by the federal government amid national cuts.

Ravn Alaska will end flights to Homer after Monday; the 2025 Anchor Point Snow Rondi began Tuesday and runs through the weekend; and the Kenai Peninsula Lost Lake on-line run registration opens tomorrow.

Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly members on Tuesday formally asked the State of Alaska to increase and inflation-proof the base amount of money school districts get per student, and the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District has swapped contract proposals with its two biggest employee unions.

Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly members on Tuesday formally asked the State of Alaska to increase and inflation-proof the base amount of money school districts get per student; and the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District has swapped contract proposals with its two biggest employee unions.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly passed several items and heard public testimony on school funding at its meeting last night. Jubilee, Homer’s month-long celebration of student art will take place in April 2025.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly passed several items and heard public testimony on school funding at its meeting last night, and Jubilee, Homer’s month-long celebration of student art will take place in April 2025.

The Homer City Council took up plans for harbor improvements, considered changes to business zoning and more at its meeting last night. Seward’s roughly 60-year-old cruise ship dock is on track to get a $140 million makeover. Influenza or flu cases in Alaska are spiking, according to data from the state’s division of public health.