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    Articles by Megan Pacer
    Daniel Kulikov, left, and Addie Moore, center, swing while Aiden Clark, right, stands near the swings during recess Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2018 on the first day of school at West Homer Elementary in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Photos: Back to school
    By Megan Pacer • August 22, 2018 5:03 pm

    Hundreds of students from the Southern Kenai Peninsula boarded buses on a foggy Tuesday morning, heading in droves back to…

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    Sara Pennington, the new Homer head volleyball coach, talks to her players during a timeout in one of their games against Kenai Central High School in the Homer Jamboree, held Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018 at the high school in Homer, Alaska. Homer took third in the Jamboree. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Sports in brief
    By Megan Pacer • August 22, 2018 2:14 pm

    Upcoming events

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    Fishing Hole opens for snagging, purse seine fishing to open for select areas
    Fishing Hole opens for snagging, purse seine fishing...
    By Megan Pacer • August 9, 2018 6:54 pm

    The Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon will be open to anglers for snagging starting on Saturday.

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    Justin Sumption (16) and Dawson Felde (3) come off the field celebrating with their teammates after defeating Ben Eielson High School in a playoff game Oct. 7, 2017 at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. The Mariners went on to lose the ASAA First National Bowl Series Division III Championship game to the Barrow Whalers. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Football: Mariners fall to Kodiak in season opener
    By Megan Pacer • August 15, 2018 6:43 pm

    After a whirlwind season that ultimately ended in heartbreak for the Mariners, the Homer football team is debuting with an…

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    Two file for Homer mayor, three for city council seats
    Two file for Homer mayor, three for city...
    By Megan Pacer • August 15, 2018 5:46 pm

    Editor’s note: Mayoral candidate Ken Castner said that in 1977 he did not challenge Homer’s 1-year residency requirement to run…

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    Paul Seaton, nonpartisan candidate for the Democratic Party nomination, District 31 Representative. (Homer News file photo)
    Seaton looks to hold onto his Alaska House...
    By Megan Pacer • August 15, 2018 5:44 pm

    Paul Seaton isn’t ready to let go of his position working on Alaska’s law through the House of Representatives, though…

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    Homer City Council candidate Sarah Vance speaks at a Homer City Council candidates forum, Sept. 21, 2017, at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by MIchael Armstrong, Homer News)
    Sarah Vance makes run at House of Representatives...
    By Megan Pacer • August 15, 2018 5:44 pm

    Homer resident Sarah Vance hopes to make the House of Representatives District 31 seat her first official political office.

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    From left to right: Candidates for Alaska governor William Toien, Mead Treadwell and current Governor Bill Walker participate in a forum Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018 held at Alice’s Champagne Palace in Homer, Alaska. They are joined in the race by Democrat Mark Begich and Republican Mike Dunleavy. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Governor candidates vie for Homer votes
    By Megan Pacer • August 15, 2018 5:43 pm

    Homer area voters got an earful on Tuesday about how the five candidates for governor of Alaska feel about issues…

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    Sports in brief
    Sports in brief
    By Megan Pacer • August 15, 2018 2:14 pm

    Upcoming events

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    Alaska Rep. Paul Seaton (right) grills salmon with the help of his son, Rand, (left) and daughter-in-law, Lauren during a barbecue at Karen Hornaday Park for Alaska Wild Salmon Day on Friday, Aug. 10, 2018 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Photos: Alaska Wild Salmon Day
    By Megan Pacer • August 15, 2018 11:25 am

    By Megan Pacer

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    Kachemak Bay Campus Director Carol Swartz, left, speaks June 8, 2018, at the opening of the 2018 Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference at Land’s End Resort in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Kachemak Bay Campus director set to retire
    By Megan Pacer • August 15, 2018 10:38 am

    Carol Swartz, director of Kachemak Bay Campus, will retire from the University of Alaska System effective Dec. 31 of this…

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    Years Ago
    Years Ago
    By Megan Pacer • August 15, 2018 9:22 am

    20 years ago in the Homer News

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    Aderhold re-files for council seat
    Aderhold re-files for council seat
    By Megan Pacer • August 8, 2018 9:32 pm

    Editor’s note: This story has been updated to add that Deb Lowney has filed to run for city council.

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