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Homer welcomes 1st baby of 2026
River Burdick was born on Jan. 4 at South Peninsula Hospital.
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Assembly commends Homer High cross country teams
Both the Homer boys and girls cross country teams were named Division II state champions in 2025.
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Homer playwright receives fellowship award
Kate Rich is revising a new play, which she hopes to take to the Valdez Theatre Conference Play…
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State regulatory commission approves electric utility rate increase
The Homer Electric Association ratified a 4% base rate increase in November.
Community
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Well folks, it looks like all the snow we didn’t get in the late fall and early winter…
Sports
Homer basketball places 5th in Anchorage tourney
The Mountain City Christian Academy tournament marked the first games of the basketball season.
Sports
Homer boys place 1st in ski invitational
Soldotna’s Tania Boonstra took first place for the girls’ division, leading her team to victory at the meet.…
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Ninilchik Traditional Council expands public bus service
The Homer-Kenai BUMPS bus will now run five days a week.
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Happy New Year, Homer! The Betster is grateful to have made it through another year, and looks forward…
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2025: The year in review
2025 has certainly been a year. Many would say that the past twelve months were hallmarked by division,…
Community
Out of the Office: A metaphor on ice
I went ice skating for the first time in years last week, during the annual community Christmas Eve…
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Homer Cycling Club receives grant for trails
The Rasmuson Foundation recently awarded the nonprofit $250,000 to complete phase two of the Eastland Trails project.
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Land trust presents conservation award to research reserve
Kachemak Heritage Land Trust named the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve as the 2025 King Maker Award…