The stage component feature of Homer’s 2026 spring Jubilee arts festival will take place on Friday this weekend. KBBI’s Emilie Springer spoke with the program director and some of the senior performers about what this presentation will offer the community.
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Courtesy photos/Dr. Tess Caswell, University of TromsøDr. Tess Caswell is a Soldotna High School graduate who works as a lead capsule communicator for NASA’s Artemis II mission. The four-member crew is scheduled to return to earth Friday evening. -
Courtesy photo/Cooper Landing Emergency ServicesCooper Landing Emergency Services Chief Dan Osborn says no one was injured and confirmed Wednesday afternoon the fire had been extinguished. -
Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLLThe budget now heads to the Kenai Peninsula Borough. Assembly members still haven’t decided how much money the borough should give the district. Board members hope to get more money than they budgeted around, which would let them undo some of the cuts. -
Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLLThe event was held by the Kenai Peninsula Borough and Soldotna Republican Rep. Justin Ruffridge, and capped a trio of similar public outreach meetings hosted by the borough.
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Four Kenai Peninsula schools will close their doors this summer, while others face cuts to librarians, pool facilities, and various extracurriculars. That’s after school board members approved the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s spending plan Monday night. The board says the budget could still change. But it’s what will be implemented unless the district gets more money.
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