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The mural of performing artists on Pioneer Avenue in front of Nomar received a new addition of characters by artist Tom Reed and the wall reaches its 40th year anniversary this summer with the original 12 characters painted in the summer of 1985.

Dungeness crab harvest is now open in parts of Cook Inlet under a newly approved subsistence fishery. The season opened July 1 and runs through March 2026.

The borough assembly will take public comment Tuesday on an ordinance to buy four properties in Homer for South Peninsula Hospital, including a new home for behavioral health services.

Last Wednesday, August 13, 2025 the Homer United Methodist Church Civic Engagement Group hosted a community educational meeting to define Christian Nationalism, how it damages the Christian Faith and imposes on American democracy. Emilie Springer attended the event and summarized the presentations.

Girls on Water, a camp expedition hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, finished a week-long kayak trip, bringing high school girls from across the country to explore the nature of Kachemak Bay at the intersection of art and science. Emilie Springer attended their community presentation at the Kachemak Bay Campus and talked to program coordinator Kara Kornhauser on Monday.

Kids from a new summer camp in Homer helped improve a muddy section of the Homestead Trail last week, using sleds, shovels and wood chips saved from tree removals.

Homer voters could decide this fall whether to continue a sales tax to help pay for a new community recreation center. The Homer City Council is scheduled to vote Monday on whether to place the measure on the October ballot.

The Alaska Bar Association held a meeting for Kenai Peninsula lawyers to discuss current topics related to Alaska Bar membership and legal practice on the Kenai Peninsula. The event included a one hour Continuing Legal Education (CLE) presentation with Bar Counsel, Phil Shanahan. Emilie Springer attended the event to summarize the key topics presented there.

Vasily Yakunin, representing Homer’s Church of the Holy Transfiguration of our Lord, announced that two invited speakers will provide a community conversation at the Kachemak Bay Campus on the history of the Russian Orthodox religion on Friday August 15th. Yakunin spoke to KBBI’s Emilie Springer and explained the speakers’ background and some of the history of the church in Homer.