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The Nikolaevsk Charter School for grades K-12 will open in Nikolaevsk on the Kenai Peninsula and recently hired a principal, Jason Roslansky, currently vice superintendent with the Copper River School District. KBBI’s Emilie Springer spoke with Mr. Roslansky and charter school board member Natalie Thomas about plans to open the school in the fall 2026.

Commercial flights have resumed inside the Homer Airport Terminal after a ruptured water main released roughly 200,000 gallons of water into the building. Homer Port Director Bryan Hawkins discusses the stabilization efforts and current terminal access with KBBI's Simon Lopez.

Homer dancer Aria Palma has used funding available through the Motivity Dance Collective to travel and participate in summer dance training programs. Motivity encourages local dance students to look into dates and availability of summer programs in Alaska. Palma shares her own experiences and some of the benefits of summer training with KBBI’s Emilie Springer.

Homer Public Library presents three annual community awards this weekend for Lifelong Learner, Youth Learner and Library Spirit Award. An awards ceremony will be held this weekend to celebrate this year’s awardees. Emilie Springer spoke with Cheryl Illg, coordinator of Friends of the Homer Public Library, for more information.

A small group of artists from across the country have joined in Homer for two weeks of work together to share their mutual concern for climate and the planet through art work. The group met with KBBI’s Emilie Springer on Tuesday to share thoughts on their organization and what their plans are in homer over the next few weeks.

The Homer High School 2026 musical performance for the school year is Footloose, by Dean Pitchford with stage adaptation by Pitchford and Walter Bobbie the event will be held in the High School theater March 19, 20 and 21. Emilie Springer speaks with some of the high school seniors performing in the production.

Homer Council on the Arts hosts Bon Debarras, a Montreal based musical group, to perform on the Mariner stage

Representative Sarah Vance held a public town hall meeting for constituents on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Homer’s Kenai Peninsula College campus, Emilie Springer attended and has this story.

Homer’s 32’s annual Winter King Tournament originally scheduled to be held in Kachemak Bay on Saturday, March 21 is now delayed until at least March 28th due to cold weather and ice in the harbor. The Chamber will hold another check-in meeting on Wednesday to reassess the harbor conditions for next weekend. Emilie Springer reports these details.

Alaska regional basketball conferences were held last weekend with 2A Kenai Peninsula games held at the Homer High School gym. KBBI’s Emilie Springer spoke with Ninilchik’s head coach with the following notes from the tournament.