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Homer Mayor Rachel Lord (left) presents Homer Police Department Chief Mark Robl with a plaque recognizing his many years of service to the community on Monday, March 9, 2026, in the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers in Homer, Alaska. Robl is set to retire on March 19, after nearly 27 years as police chief and more than 40 years at HPD. Photo courtesy Jenny Carroll

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Mayor honors longtime police chief

Homer Mayor Rachel Lord recognized Homer Police Department Chief Mark Robl’s years of service on Monday.

The Homer Middle School boys Nordic ski team earns second place at the borough championships by time on Feb. 27, 2026, at Lookout Mountain Ski Trails in Homer, Alaska, with Ike Mitchell (pictured, front) in second, Torrin Bartlett in fourth, Halsey Turner seventh, Declan Gaylord eleventh, Lupin Piedra-Pine thirteenth, Soren Sloth sixteenth and Evan Marroquin seventeenth. Photo courtesy Andy Rothenberger

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Homer Middle skiers place 1st, 2nd at borough meet

Homer Middle School hosted the Kenai Peninsula Borough championship freestyle race at Lookout Mountain Ski Trails on Feb.…

The Cowles Council Chambers are seen in Homer City Hall on Pioneer Avenue in April 2025 in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)

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Council to hold public hearing on election date change

The hearing and further council discussion of Ordinance 26-16 will take place during the next regular meeting on…

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Snow Rondi brings the winter fun

This year’s festival saw a week of activities sponsored by multiple local businesses and organizations in Anchor Point.

A Tustumena Elementary School student advocates for his school before the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education during their regular meeting on Monday, March 2, 2026, in Soldotna, Alaska. Screenshot.

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School board weighs budget reduction options

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education will review the budget again in April with the…

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The Betster is grateful for the sunshine that has graced us this past week, but if the temperatures…

Over 90 community members gather at Soldotna Creek Park on Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Soldotna, Alaska, for a vigil held in observation of the recent deportation of Sonia Espinoza Arriaga and her children. Photo courtesy Meredith Harber

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‘We don’t want this to happen to any other family’

More than 90 community members attended a vigil Sunday evening for a Soldotna family who has been deported.

Snow blankets Homer City Hall on April 10, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)

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Council discusses short-term rental policies

The Homer City Council weighed interest in potential short-term rental registration and platform-based collection of sales tax at…

Homer Police Department Chief Mark Robl (left) addresses the Homer City Council and introduces incoming police chief Michael Scanlon (right) during the Committee of the Whole meeting on Feb. 23, 2026, in the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers in Homer, Alaska. Screenshot.

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Council confirms appointment of new police chief

Officer Michael Scanlon will be instated as Homer Police Department Chief of Police, effective upon the retirement of…

The Homer Mariners varsity football team celebrates their victory after the Division III state championships game on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Wasilla, Alaska. Photo provided by Justin Zank

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Assembly commends Homer football team

A resolution was passed on Feb. 17 recognizing the Homer High School varsity football team as the Division…

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Homer takes 2nd in Division II state ski championships

Kenai Central High School won first place overall for Division II last weekend.

Ryan Tunseth speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Assembly updates borough code on elections

The changes were made in accordance with the ballot proposition approved by a majority of voters in October’s…

A perfect seashell rests on the sand at Bishop's Beach on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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The annual Anchor Point Snow Rondi winter festival continues through this weekend — don’t miss out on all…