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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 High School students and two teachers traveled to eastern Europe over spring break to visit three countries. Senior McKenzie Hansen shared some of the details of the trip with KBBI’s Emilie Springer.

Each spring, in conjunction with Earth Day, HoWL hosts a week of spring cleaning with DirtBag clean-up week to start off their summer programs. This year the event will take place April 20-24th. Molly Mitchell with HoWL met with KBBI to provide more details about the annual event.

Alaska Department of Transportation crews are clearing water from mile 162 of the Sterling Highway after a plugged culvert caused a washout south of Anchor Point today.

The Alaska Afterschool Network honors Homer’s Lucas Thoning with a statewide superhero award with his work with Project GRAD at the Razdolna School on the Kenai Peninsula. KBBI’s Emilie Springer spoke with the network director Thomas Azzarella about what the award entails.

Crews in Homer started work this week on a nearly $3.7 million pavement preservation project on Kachemak Drive.

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.

The stage component feature of Homer’s 2026 spring Jubilee arts festival will take place on Friday this weekend. KBBI’s Emilie Springer spoke with the program director and some of the senior performers about what this presentation will offer the community.

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.