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Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News Homer’s Daisy Kettle takes the ball down the field during the Mariners’ game against Nikiski Middle-High School on Tuesday, April 17 in Homer. The Mariners beat the Bulldogs 3-0.

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Homer soccer rolls over Nikiski in conference play

Both Homer soccer teams established themselves in Peninsula Conference play Tuesday, winning games against Nikiski High School. The…

Photo provided Homer freshman and volleyball player Laura Inama holds her Alice Witte Memorial Volleyball Scholarship award.

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Homer freshman awarded volleyball scholarship

A freshman volleyball player for Homer High School has been selected from her peers to advance her skills…

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Weekly sports highlights

Upcoming events: Soccer: The girls varsity soccer team will face off against Nikiski in a home game on…

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Council looks to create task force to answer question of the HERC

The Homer City Council will soon vote on whether to create a task force dedicated to answering questions…

2018 Women of Distinction to be celebrated

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2018 Women of Distinction to be celebrated

Haven House and the Homer community at large will celebrate the 2018 Women of Distinction on Friday at…

Photo submitted Wayne Newman takes Isaac Rodman of the Arctic Warriors Wrestling Club off his feet in a match Newman won 12-2 by technical fall at the Anchorage Freestyle Wrestling Club Tournament the weekend of March 31-April 1 in Anchorage.

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Weekly sports highlights

Upcoming events: Soccer: The boys’ soccer team will play Soldotna High School at 6 p.m. in Homer on…

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City council favors seasonal sales tax to fund police station

As discussions of a new police station on the Homer City Council narrow in on exactly how the…

Members of the Homer Volunteer Fire Department finish putting out a campfire that got out of control Friday, March 30, 2018 on Bishop’s Beach in Homer, Alaska. Residents walking on the beach saw the unattended fire get out of control and begin to climb the bluff, when they called 911. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Homer fire, passersby douse beach fire that was climbing the bluff

A campfire that got out of control and began climbing the bluff of Bishop’s Beach last Friday was…

Jennifer Bando skis to the finish line of this year’s Sea to Ski Triathlon at the Roger’s Loop Trailhead on Sunday, March 25, 2018 in Homer, Alaska. Bando finished first for the female individual participants with a time of 1 hour, 17 minutes, 48 seconds. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Homer High senior wins Sea to Ski Triathlon

Some outdoor enthusiasts are satisfied with a traditional swim, bike, run style triathlon. Not Homerites. While there is…

Charlie Edwards of the Optimist holds his trophy after winning this year’s Winter King Salmon Tournament on Saturday, March 24, 2018 on the Spit in Homer, Alaska. His winning fish weighed 24.6 pounds. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Thousands head to Kachemak Bay for Winter King tourney

More than 1,200 anglers descended on Homer’s harbor on Saturday to try their luck in the 2018 Winter…

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Weekly sports highlights

Upcoming events: Soccer: The boys’ soccer team will play Soldotna High School at 6 p.m. in Homer on…

Homer Flex teacher Lindsay Martin holds a cardboard sign reading “I teach. Don’t need guns, desperate for pencils!” at a rally to support the national March for Our Lives on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at WKFL Park in Homer, Alaska. Martin said she doesn’t think those who suggest arming teachers do so out of malice, but that she does not see it as a viable solution to gun violence in schools. Dozens of Homer residents gathered with similar messages at the park Saturday in an impromptu rally organized by the Homer chapter of Citizens Action Network. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Homer supports March for Our Lives movement

By Megan Pacer Homer News

Homer Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Terry Kadel, pictured at the station on Sept. 26, 2017 in Homer, Alaska, began at Homer Volunteer Fire Department on Sept. 18, 2017. He has now accepted the position of department chief. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Kadel becomes permanent fire chief

Homer’s former Assistant Fire Chief Terry Kadel is stepping in to fill former Chief Bob Painter’s shoes for…