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Thursday Evening 08-17-23

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Four people filed for candidacy for the Homer City Council election. An almost 60-year-old bus has just begun traveling Alaska with an unexpected mission: supporting people with brain injuries in rural parts of the state. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game reported fishing for coho salmon in Northern Kenai is improving, while sockeye salmon are slowing down in certain areas. The City of Homer will close part of the Homer Spit to install and test enhanced tsunami sirens. Trees decimated by the spruce bark beetle will be targeted in a new congressionally funded project on the Kenai.

The production of the local evening newscast is made possible by the generous support of  Bay Realty, listing and selling homes, lots, acreage, multi-family, commercial properties and property management in the southern Kenai Peninsula since 1974.

Jamie Diep is a reporter/host for KBBI from Portland, Oregon. They joined KBBI right after getting a degree in music and Anthropology from the University of Oregon. They’ve built a strong passion for public radio through their work with OPB in Portland and the Here I Stand Project in Taipei, Taiwan.Jamie covers everything related to Homer and the Kenai Peninsula, and they’re particularly interested in education and environmental reporting. You can reach them at jamie@kbbi.org to send story ideas.