On Wednesday evening, Homer High School held the graduation ceremony for the senior class of 2025. A series of large, fraudulent cash withdrawals made with fake military IDs and passports at banks from Wasilla to the Kenai Peninsula have landed a man and woman in jail. Monday was Arbor Day in Alaska, a holiday dedicated to conserving forests and planting trees.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly voted last night to postpone a decision on an ordinance that would set the borough’s budget and determine how much funding local schools receive; and Pier One Theatre’s second show of the summer is “Silent Sky;” another script composed by Lauren Gunderson.

Some Alaskans are familiar with Salmonfest – a Kenai Peninsula music festival that advocates for the preservation of Alaska’s Bristol Bay salmon. But a new spinoff music festival with a similar environmental message kicked off in Seward last weekend. A statewide advisory board tasked with managing Alaska’s forests met last week on the Kenai Peninsula for the first time in about 20 years.

The Trump administration’s 2026 budget proposal calls for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts, which provides funding to art institutions nationwide; and Homer’s Johnny B returns to the Porcupine Theater to perform live piano for Charlie Chaplin’s 1925 silent film, “The Gold Rush,” set to cover the 1896 gold rush in Alaska and the Canada Yukon Territory.

The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary findings Wednesday, on the fatal plane crash in Nanwalek, which killed two people and seriously injured a third late last month. The Trump administration’s 2026 budget proposal calls for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts, which provides funding to art institutions nationwide. Some organizations, including one on the Kenai Peninsula, were notified earlier this month that their endowment grants have been terminated.

The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary findings Wednesday, on the fatal plane crash in Nanwalek, which killed two people and seriously injured a third late last month. The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, a state corporation that seeks to improve health, awarded over $2 million to 24 organizations in the state this year. Three of this year’s recipients are on the Kenai Peninsula.

Pier One Theatre opens their 52nd season on the spit this Friday; and nearly 60 pieces of art made by women is the subject of this month’s main installment at the Kenai Art Center.

Summer is a busy time of year for the Kachemak Bay State Park and there are three upcoming community events that can both raise money and help train volunteers for park needs.

Summer is a busy time of year for the Kachemak Bay State Park and there are three upcoming community events that can both raise money and help train volunteers for park needs.