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South Peninsula Haven House started a girls after school running program, Girls on the Run, 12 years ago and this year was able to add another program, “Let me Run,” for boys. KBBI’s Emilie Springer spoke with girls coach Marcee Gray about program details and what the new boys program offers.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly voted against a resolution Tuesday that would have asked state lawmakers to increase the Base Student Allocation by $630. Assembly members also rejected a proposal to raise the borough's sales tax cap to help fund local schools.

Homer Senior Center residents will pay more for meals and housing to help the facility address a budget deficit and back taxes. The board approved a $200 increase for monthly meal plans and a $50 rent hike for all units.

Construction crews will close a section of the Sterling Highway between mileposts 45 and 47 for overnight work starting this Thursday.

The Homer City Council kicked off its meeting Monday night by honoring Homer Police Lieutenant Ryan Browning, who is retiring. They also introduced incoming Lieutenant Taylor Crowder and Sergeant Tyler Jeffres.

Cycle Logical, founded by Derek Reynolds in 2006, is celebrating its 20th anniversary as Homer's destination for human-powered adventure. What began as a bicycle repair operation has grown into a beloved cornerstone of the Homer community, serving cyclists, skiers, and skaters across every season.

Homer OPUS is a nonprofit organization that delivers string-based music programs to youth ages kindergarten through 12th grade and adults in Homer, Alaska. The organization has several end of the school year performances coming and coordinator Elizabeth White met with Emilie Springer to provide details.

More than 200 musicians from Homer and Kenai will perform Mozart’s Requiem this weekend. The ensemble includes the Homer High School choir, the Kenai Peninsula Community Chorus and a community orchestra. Conductors Kyle Schneider and Mark Robinson say the production allows amateur and student performers to tackle a technical choral masterpiece while offering the community a space to process grief.

Wild Shore New Music performed at Bunnell Street Arts Center June 10, 2022.

Emilie Springer and Jay Barrett speak with Kevin Co and Steve Yoshida about Homer's Peace Tree.