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    Articles by Megan Pacer
    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)
    Nicolas Petit claims his first T200 victory, third...
    By Megan Pacer • January 30, 2018 12:03 pm

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

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    Paul Banks students reflect on 7.9 magnitude quake
    Paul Banks students reflect on 7.9 magnitude quake
    By Megan Pacer • January 25, 2018 11:21 am

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

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    Weekly sports highlights
    Weekly sports highlights
    By Megan Pacer • January 25, 2018 11:18 am

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

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    Council objects to local cannabis cultivation application
    Council objects to local cannabis cultivation application
    By Megan Pacer • January 25, 2018 11:17 am

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

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    HoWL returns with new executive director
    HoWL returns with new executive director
    By Megan Pacer • January 25, 2018 11:17 am

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

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    Mountainfilm Fest returns
    Mountainfilm Fest returns
    By Megan Pacer • January 25, 2018 11:17 am

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

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    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)
    Hockey team nears end of the road
    By Megan Pacer • January 24, 2018 5:14 pm

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

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    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)
    Mariners trounce Soldotna on the ice
    By Megan Pacer • January 19, 2018 12:24 pm

    The Homer hockey team once again wiped the rink with the Soldotna High School Stars on Tuesday, defeating them 10-1…

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    Katia Holmes skis during a two-day race from Jan. 12-13, 2018 at Government Peak in Hatcher Pass, Alaska. (Photo by Kate Baring)
    Weekly sports highlights
    By Megan Pacer • January 18, 2018 11:56 am

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

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    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)
    Police, first responders practice working together on dangerous...
    By Megan Pacer • January 18, 2018 11:55 am

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

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    Weekly sports highlights
    Weekly sports highlights
    By Megan Pacer • January 11, 2018 10:19 am

    Upcoming events: Hockey: The Homer High School hockey team will face off against Wasilla High School during an away game…

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    Homer Volunteer Fire Department Chief Bob Painter hands certificates to the graduates of the department’s last two recruitment classes. The department gained six new graduates of firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and some who got cross trained in both fields, when they were sworn in at the Homer City Council meeting Monday, Jan. 8, 2018 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Firefighters, EMTs sworn in at council
    By Megan Pacer • January 11, 2018 10:19 am

    The Homer Volunteer Fire Department may be losing a chief in Bob Painter before the month is out, but it’s…

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    In this file photo, the former Homer Boys & Girls Club was on on the south side of the HERC building at the corner of the Sterling Highway and Pioneer Avenue. The gym is now used for Community Recreation programs like pickle ball. (Homer News file photo)
    Council talks possible futures for the HERC
    By Megan Pacer • January 11, 2018 10:19 am

    The fate of the Homer Education and Recreation Complex, the HERC, is once again on the lips of elected officials…

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