Homer News reporters Michael Armstrong, left, and McKibben Jackinsky, right, cut the cake at the 50th anniversary party for the Homer News last Thursday at VBS / Specialty Stoves. Former reporter Hal Spence is the background. For more photos, see the Spotted page at homernews.com.-Photo by Meldonna Cody

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Homer’s Best Bets

A quick glance at the weather forecast for a Pacific Northwest city calls for a chance of rain,…

In this photo provided by Alaska State Troopers of a fatal truck crash today, drilling mud tanks can be seen in a field on the south side of the road near Mile 9.5 East End Road.-Photo provided, Alaska State Troopers

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Truck driver killed in East End Road crash

A Soldotna truck driver hauling drilling mud was killed today in a crash near Mile 9.5 East End…

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Mariners ski Kenai Klassic

Tell a skier it’s winter and he or she will, well, ski. No matter the rain or ice.…

Skiers move to the starting line and tackle an uphill portion of the course during Saturday’s Besh Cup races.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Top skiers in Homer for Besh Cup

With an eye to the sky, the Besh Cup ski races got a green light for Saturday and…

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Homer Huskies hold wrestling meet

Wrestlers from Chapman, Homer, Ninilchik, Seldovia and Voznesenka gathered at Homer Middle School Friday for the Husky Open.…

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Nikolaevsk, Newhalen battle on b-ball court

The Nikolaevsk Warriors took on the Newhalen Malemutes last weekend, with the boys traveling to Newhalen and the…

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Mariner boys take first place in Nikiski’s 3-day tourney

The Mariner boys walked off with the Nikiski Tip Off Tournament title after winning three basketball games in…

The Brown Bears don pink jerseys for “Pink In the Rink,” an event to help raise cancer awareness.-Photo provided

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Brown Bears skate for Homer food pantry

Filling in while the Mariner hockey team is away this weekend, the Kenai River Brown Bears, a Junior…

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School Events

Student News John Walsworth, a Homer High School senior, has been nominated by U.S. Rep. Don Young for…

Micah Mershon, right, is West Homer Elementary School’s geography champion; Josiah Raymond, left, is runner up.-Photo provided

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Mershon prepares for state geography bee

Micah Mershon has won West Homer Elementary School’s National Geographic Geography Bee contest, and Josiah Raymond is the…

Brooke Shafer, left, and her mother, Tanya, celebrate the 18 inches of hair Brooke donated to Wigs for Kids, an organization providing hair replacement systems for children that have lost their hair due to illness or medical treatments.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Second-grader gives gift measured by inches

Since her birth seven and a half years ago, Brooke Shafer has been steadfast in keeping her dark…

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Finalists chosen for writers contest

Finalists have been chosen for the 22nd Kenai Peninsula Writers’ Contest. The list of finalists has been posted…

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Poems in Place seeks poems for state parks

The Poems in Place Project, a collaboration of Alaska State Parks, the Alaska Center for the Book and…