The Homer City Council voted against asking voters to extend a sales tax for a proposed multi-purpose community recreation center and more at its meeting last night; Kenai Peninsula Borough residents have one more week to file to run for local office ahead of the Oct. 7 municipal election; and traveling nurse from Virginia faces murder charges in connection with the death of her Soldotna landlord.

Homer voters could see a question on this fall’s ballot about continuing a sales tax to fund a new community recreation center; and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. toured tribal health facilities in Kenai on Thursday while a small group of demonstrators protested his presence and policies.

Homer voters could see a question on this fall’s ballot about continuing a sales tax to fund a new community recreation center; and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. toured tribal health facilities in Kenai on Thursday while a small group of demonstrators protested his presence and policies.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will get three million more dollars from the state to spend on operations for the fiscal year that started last month; and Homer’s Naomi Klouda has recently published The Alaska Glacier Dictionary and shared some of the features of the book, some changes in glaciers she has witnessed over time and provided a reading of the introduction with Emilie Springer at KBBI.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will get three million more dollars from the state to spend on operations for the fiscal year that started last month; and Homer’s Naomi Klouda has recently published The Alaska Glacier Dictionary and shared some of the features of the book, some changes in glaciers she has witnessed over time and provided a reading of the introduction with Emilie Springer at KBBI.

Nearly 10,000 music lovers descend on Ninilchik each year for Salmonfest, making it the largest music festival in Alaska. That also means it generates a lot of trash. Next Monday, Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic is offering a free showing of “Are you there, God? It’s me, Margaret,” a film based on Judy Blume’s classic teen novel on August 11th at Porcupine Theater.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly advanced several measures at last night’s meeting, including two tax-related proposals heading to the October ballot. Next Monday, Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic is offering a free showing of “Are you there, God? It’s me, Margaret,” a film based on Judy Blume’s classic teen novel on August 11th at Porcupine Theater.

Nearly 40 people made the boat ride across Kachemak Bay to run or hike Grace Ridge on Saturday, taking part in this year’s Kachemak Bay Mountain Classic; and Bunnell Street Arts Center presents PechaKucha, or, a night of concise, live storytelling at the Porcupine Theater with 10 local presenters.

Nearly 40 people made the boat ride across Kachemak Bay to run or hike Grace Ridge on Saturday, taking part in this year’s Kachemak Bay Mountain Classic; and Bunnell Street Arts Center presents PechaKucha, or, a night of concise, live storytelling at the Porcupine Theater with 10 local presenters.

With sleds, shovels and recycled wood chips, kids in a new Homer youth program helped maintain a local trail this week; and Homer’s Marina Co, incoming 2025 senior at Homer High School had the opportunity to attend the Yale Young Global Scholars Program this summer.