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Ninilchik Fire Chief David Bear moves the fire truck out of the new Ninilchik Emergency Services building on Aug. 9, 2014, to make room for visitors to the open house of the new NES building. (Homer News file photo)

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Ninilchik fire chief let go during restructure

The board of directors for Ninilchik Emergency Services has terminated the volunteer fire department’s chief while it restructures…

Skiers take off at the start of this year’s Ski for Women on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020 at the Lookout Trails on Ohlson Mountain Road near Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Wind couldn’t stop annual Ski for Women

Skiers young and old braved some hefty winds on Sunday for the annual Ski for Women at the…

Daigle, Harris sweep titles at Homer ski invite

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Daigle, Harris sweep titles at Homer ski invite

Homer’s Autumn Daigle and Soldotna’s Jack Harris skied to success this weekend at the annual Homer Invite at…

Mariners victorious in last home game of the season

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Mariners victorious in last home game of the season

The Mariner hockey team skated to an easy victory over the Tri-Valley Vikings in non-conference action Thursday night…

City moves ahead in search for new city manager

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City moves ahead in search for new city manager

With open advertising for Homer’s new city manger officially closed, the city can now begin the process of…

Council approves funds for seawall repairs

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Council approves funds for seawall repairs

The city of Homer took a step Monday night to be better prepared in the event that further…

Homer skiers compete at Besh Cup Races

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Homer skiers compete at Besh Cup Races

Two members of the Homer cross-country ski team represented this past weekend when the Kachemak Nordic Ski Club…

Women’s March on Homer draws hundreds to the streets

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Women’s March on Homer draws hundreds to the streets

The Women’s March on Homer continues to draw large numbers of men, women and children to participate in…

The firefighter uniforms for Gary Thomas, a former volunteer firefighter who was killed in a water heater explosion this month, hang on an antique fire truck in the Homer Mariner Theatre during a memorial for Thomas on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020 at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Remembering a piece of the community pie

Homer area residents come together to celebrate life of volunteer Gary Thomas

Members of the community give public testimony about a Homer City Council resolution dealing with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s proposal to repeal the ban on personal watercraft in critical habitat areas of Kachemak Bay during the Monday, Jan. 13, 2020 council meeting at Homer City Hall in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Council weighs in on proposed jet ski ban repeal, again

After much public testimony and discussion, the Homer City Council at its last meeting passed a second resolution…

Stars top Mariners on Homer senior night

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Stars top Mariners on Homer senior night

Senior night nerves appeared to get the better of the Homer hockey team last week when facing the…

Former Homer News publisher found dead after explosion

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Former Homer News publisher found dead after explosion

A Homer resident and former editor and publisher of the Homer News is dead after an explosion at…

Photo courtesy Telluride Mountainfilm                                 This image from one of the 2018 Telluride Mountainfilm festival short films shows a woman riding a mountain bike. A condensed version of the film festival will be shown in Homer at 7 p.m. this Friday and Saturday at Homer Mariner Theatre at Homer High School.

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Telluride Mountainfilm festival comes on tour to Homer

Following a long tradition of celebrating the outdoors and creativity, a select number of short films from the…