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The Kenai Central High School cheerleading team wins first place in the South Central Conference Cheerleading Tournament, held March 5-7<ins>, 2026,</ins> in Kenai<ins>, Alaska</ins>.

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Kenai basketball competes at state

The Homer boys basketball team placed third at the South Central Conference tournament, held March 5-7.

Participants in this year’s Homer Epic prepare to start to 50 km race on March 7, 2026, near Homer, Alaska. Photo courtesy Chuck Lindsay

Sports

Athletes overcome challenges in annual Epic race

The Homer Epic is a human-powered 50- or 100-kilometer winter race held annually on outdoor trails.

Homer City Hall is photographed on April 10, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

Elections

City elections move to November

The Homer City Council approved the change in Homer’s regular election date to coincide with borough and state…

Ice buildup conditions in the Homer Harbor have led to the annual Winter King Tournament being postponed for one week, to Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Homer, Alaska. Tournament officials will continue to evaluate ice and weather conditions leading up to the rescheduled date. Photo courtesy Homer Chamber of Commerce

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Update: Winter king tournament postponed to March 28

The tournament committee cited safety issues due to current ice conditions in the Homer Harbor for their decision.

Kristen Faulkner competes with Team USA in the cycling track team pursuit and in the individual pursuit events during the Pan American Championships, held Feb. 18-22, 2026, in Santiago, Chile. Photo provided by Kristen Faulkner

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Faulkner wins 2 gold medals in Pan American races

Homer-raised Olympic cycling gold medalist Kristen Faulkner won gold in two races during the Pan Am Cycling Championships…

Homer youth participate in a scavenger hunt at the Pratt Museum during an early release day on Thursday, March 5, 2026, in Homer, Alaska. Photo courtesy Erica Hasche

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Bundle up, Homer — it’s cold out there! Spring might show up one of these days, but in…

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

Sports

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)

Elections

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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News

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.

Education

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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Community

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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.