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    Articles by Megan Pacer
    In this photo taken in January, Alaska Loven It plans to operate a marijuana standard cultivation facility in this 5,000-square-foot building on Kachemak Drive near the east end of the Homer Airport runway. Alaska Training Room had rented the front space, but moved out in January. (Photo by Michael Armstrong / Homer News).
    Commercial marijuana business gets green light
    By Megan Pacer • May 17, 2018 11:58 am

    The applicant of a marijuana cultivation facility inside Homer city limits has been given the go-ahead to proceed with his…

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    Zach and Andrew Marley work together at a discovery box during the last mentoring session of the year between students from Homer Middle School and Paul Banks Elementary School on Monday, May 14, 2018 at the middle school in Homer, Alaska. (Photo provided)
    Students participate in their last mentoring session of...
    By Megan Pacer • May 16, 2018 5:50 pm

    All year long, students from Paul Banks Elementary School and Homer Middle School have been enjoying a growing relationship as…

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    Weekly sports highlights
    Weekly sports highlights
    By Megan Pacer • May 16, 2018 5:44 pm

    Upcoming events: Soccer: Both soccer teams will compete this weekend in the Region III Championships held at Soldotna High School….

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    Former South Peninsula Hospital rehab department manager investigated
    Former South Peninsula Hospital rehab department manager investigated
    By Megan Pacer • May 16, 2018 5:44 pm

    Editor’s note: Some of the language in this article may be graphic to some readers. The state licensing board is…

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    Ketchikan’s Leah Benning battles for control of the ball with Homer’s Rylyn Todd during their game Friday, May 4, 2018 at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. Ketchikan won the match 2-1. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Soccer teams lose to Ketchikan in non-conference action
    By Megan Pacer • May 10, 2018 1:30 pm

    The dark clouds, rain and hail that plagued Homer last week held off just enough for two soccer games against…

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    Kenai’s Alyssa St….? catches a high ball that Homer’s Brianna Hetrick let pass by during their softball game Tuesday, May 8, 2018 in Jack Gist Park in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Weekly sports highlights
    By Megan Pacer • May 10, 2018 1:30 pm

    Upcoming events: Soccer: The girls soccer team plays Voznesenka tonight at 6 p.m. in Homer. They will also host Palmer…

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    Volunteers help sort bags of trash cleaned from around Homer on Saturday, May 5, 2018 during the city’s annual Clean Up Day in Homer, Alaska. The Homer Chamber of Commerce gives out prizes to the those who collect the most bags of trash in different categories. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    A clean Homer is a cleaner earth
    By Megan Pacer • May 10, 2018 1:30 pm

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    Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce speaks at the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center’s luncheon on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at the Best Western Bidarka Inn in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Borough mayor pitches tax restructure as budget deficit...
    By Megan Pacer • May 10, 2018 1:30 pm

    In a presentation in Homer on Tuesday, Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce unveiled a plan for closing the borough’s…

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    Photo by Monica Anderson Members of the Kachemak Swim Club pose after their competition in Anchorage last weekend. First row left to right: Cassidy Carroll, Daisy Walker; second row: Gunnar Pinsky, Annabelle Franciscone, Hannah Overdorf, Elsa Milne, Carly Nelson and Hazel Pearson; third row: Clayton Arndt, Adeline Berry, Alia Bales, Madison Story, Kaylin Anderson, Lucas Story, Jake Nelson and Ella Blanton-Yourkowski. McKenna Carlin and Luke Nelson, not pictured, also competed.
    Weekly sports highlights
    By Megan Pacer • May 3, 2018 1:30 pm

    Upcoming events: Soccer: The boys varsity soccer team will play Ketchikan at home starting at 6 p.m. Friday, and will…

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    Council proposes 0.35-percent sales tax to fund new cop shop
    Council proposes 0.35-percent sales tax to fund new...
    By Megan Pacer • May 3, 2018 1:30 pm

    The Homer City Council is asking residents to approve a year-round sales tax of less than 1 percent to help…

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    Students from Michigan and Homer pause for a photo during their recent trip to Greece in April. (Photo provided)
    Homer students expand their horizons in Greece
    By Megan Pacer • May 2, 2018 5:10 pm

    Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify which trip Spanish teacher Gordon Pitzman will lead, as well as…

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    Andrea Corey (left) and Rylee Lemons (right) make seed tapes containing carrot seeds with their classmates Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at Ninilchik School in Ninilchik, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Ninilchik FFA schools youngsters on agriculture
    By Megan Pacer • May 2, 2018 5:10 pm

    When Jodie Kain, president of the National FFA Organization’s Ninilchik chapter, asked how many students in a room at Ninilchik…

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    Homer High School senior Oliver Beck clambers over a fallen log at the direction of Riggs Harness, far left, and Violet Pinsky, second from left, during an educational game Tuesday, April 24, 2018 outside Little Fireweed Academy in Homer, Alaska. Beck and several other high schoolers created curriculum and games to teach the youngsters about the outdoors and ecology through a mentoring program. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Little Fireweed alum return to teach current students
    By Megan Pacer • April 26, 2018 11:35 am

    Sometimes, the best way to learn is through play. Homer High School students and youngsters at Little Fireweed Academy put…

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