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Homer senior Jordan Beachy tips the ball into the net during the varsity basketball team’s game against Soldotna High School on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 at the Alice Witte Gymnasium in Homer, Alaska. The Stars beat the Mariners 53-43. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Weekly sports highlights

Upcoming events: Hockey: The Homer High School hockey team will compete in the North Star Conference Championships at…

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Council agrees, advances on aspects of future police station

Memberd of the Homer City Council were able to come to some consensus on certain aspects of the…

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AMCO denies standard cultivation license for Homer

The license for what would have been Homer’s first standard marijuana cultivation facility within city limits has now…

Musher Nicolas Petit raises his arms in celebration as he crosses the finish line of the Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race in first place Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018 at Freddie’s Roadhouse in Ninilchik, Alaska. The win marked Petit’s third in a row this season, but was his first victory in the T200. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Nicolas Petit claims his first T200 victory, third win in a row

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct the years that the T200 race was canceled. Musher…

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Paul Banks students reflect on 7.9 magnitude quake

When Paul Banks Elementary preschool teacher Emily Priest got her class together after Tuesday morning’s earthquake and two-hour…

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Weekly sports highlights

Upcoming events: Hockey: The Homer High School hockey team will play Kenai Central High School at 7 p.m.…

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Council objects to local cannabis cultivation application

The future of Homer’s first potential standard marijuana cultivation facility within city limits is up in the air…

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HoWL returns with new executive director

Much as spring is a season of new beginnings for Mother Nature, it marks a new beginning for…

Community

Mountainfilm Fest returns

The Telluride Mountainfilm Festival is returning to Homer once again, for the 16th time, to share tales of…

Homer senior Dimitry Kuzmin faces off against East Anchorage High School’s Devon Ament during their game Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018 at the Kevin Bell Arena in Homer, Alaska. The Mariners beat East, whose team was missing four players, 10-1. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Hockey team nears end of the road

The Homer High School Hockey team ended on a high note after a tough weekend of games against…

Homer hockey players Dimitry Kuzmin (12), Douglas Dean (5) and Charlie Menke (11) chase after the puck along with Soldotna’s Alex Montague during their game Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018 at Kevin Bell Arena in Homer, Alaska. The Mariners beat the Stars 10-1. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Mariners trounce Soldotna on the ice

The Homer hockey team once again wiped the rink with the Soldotna High School Stars on Tuesday, defeating…

Katia Holmes skis during a two-day race from Jan. 12-13, 2018 at Government Peak in Hatcher Pass, Alaska. (Photo by Kate Baring)

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Weekly sports highlights

Upcoming events: Hockey: The Homer High School hockey team will face off against Dimond at 7 p.m. today,…

First responders load a volunteer acting as an injured patient into an ambulance Friday, Jan. 12, 2018 during an emergency exercise held at the HERC building in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Police, first responders practice working together on dangerous calls

Sometimes old habits die hard, but local law enforcement and first responder agencies are working to change theirs…