As people in Homer continue to hunker down, some are looking for different options for grocery shopping. Both Save-U-More and Safeway have shopping services with delivery to the curbside or your door. Now, an unexpected business has joined them in that space: Alice’s Champagne Palace.
    Josh Tobin is the general manager at the downtown eatery better known for food, drink and entertainment.

Governor Mike Dunleavy announced his vetoes of the state operating budget Tuesday. In it are many cuts to education, Marine Highway and public broadcasting.
    District P Senator Gary Stevens, a Republican of Kodiak, who represents Homer in the State Capital, said he was  pleased with how the governor wielded the veto pen.

Local city, state and hospital officials called-in to KBBI on Monday night for a COVID-19 update.
Derotha Ferraro from South Peninsula Hospital says The Homer Medical Clinic on Bartlett Street is now serving as the hospital’s urgent care center and staying open until 8 p.m.
And, as of this week, more people will be eligible for a test and SPH will be adding an additional location for testing.

   The Kenai Peninsula Borough held a special meeting this (Friday) afternoon to further address issues surrounding the coronavirus emergency. The meeting was held over the Zoom video conferencing app. The public were able to listen in via phone or via web. Including assembly and staff, approximately 50 people were signed in.

    In what is likely the last report from the capital this session, Dist. P Sen. Gary Stevens (R-Kodiak) spoke with KBBI’s Jay Barrett and updates us on the emergency bills that have passed, as well as developments halting evictions and repossessions during the coronavirus emergency. Stevens said the Legislature has fulfilled its constitutional duties and has gone into recess. If they’re not called back, the session will be adjourned after 121 days have passed since it opened in January.