The University of Alaska (UA) system holds spring commencement ceremonies across all state campuses in early May 2026. Homer’s ceremony took place on the local campus on May 6th. KBBI’s Emilie Springer attended the event and captured highlights from the speakers.
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Ashlyn O'HaraThe department says it already has good data from prior experimental beach seines, and that issuing new permits won’t fill remaining data gaps, like how many king salmon die after being released back into Cook Inlet. -
Federal Emergency Management AgencyThe Kenai City Council last week agreed to spend $97,641.61 on the initiative, which includes decontaminating the city fire trucks. -
Ashlyn O’Hara/KDLLThe Fox Air lease is contingent on additional research on the company by the city, which received a letter raising concerns about Fox Air’s service. -
Sabine Poux/KDLLOn the central Kenai Peninsula, incumbents triumphed after almost 4,000 ballots were counted at the cooperative’s annual membership meeting Thursday.
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