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    Articles by Ashlyn O'Hara
    From left, Dave Carey, Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings, Zach Hamilton and Peter Micciche participate in a Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor candidate forum on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Borough mayoral candidates participate in Tuesday forum
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 2, 2023 9:05 am

    The forum was hosted by the Peninsula Clarion and KDLL 91.9 FM in partnership with the Central Peninsula League of Women Voters

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    The logo for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is displayed inside the George A. Navarre Borough Admin Building on Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Peninsula voices join state debate over school funding
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 2, 2023 9:00 am

    Lawmakers heard pleas from education leaders around Alaska to increase the state’s base student allocation

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    Soldotna City Council members interview city manager applicant Elke Doom (on screen) during a special city council meeting on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Soldotna council interviews city manager candidates
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 2, 2023 9:00 am

    The city announced last November that Soldotna City Manager Stephanie Queen will be stepping down

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    Kachemak Emergency Services logo.
    Lawsuit: Borough retaliated against harassment complaint
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 2, 2023 8:50 am

    The suit says the borough violated the “covenant of good faith and fair dealing” and caused “severe emotional distress”

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    Soldotna Police Chief Gene Meek leads attendees in exercises during a “Toss A Cop” event at the All American Training Center on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    ‘Toss A Cop’ women’s safety class draws more...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • January 25, 2023 2:30 am

    The curriculum used during Saturday’s five-hour class was created by Homer Police Department Lt. Ryan Browning

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    The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education convenes on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    School district forecasts $13.1M budget deficit
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • January 18, 2023 2:30 am

    The deficit stems from total expenditures exceeding anticipated revenue and a reduction in funding from the State of Alaska

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    The George A. Navarre Kenai Peninsula Borough building. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)
    Bump to borough mayor salary proposed
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • January 18, 2023 2:30 am

    The legislation would increase and inflation-proof the mayor’s salary

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    Acting Kenai Peninsula Borough Clerk Michele Turner helps newly sworn-in assembly member Peter Ribbens set up assembly materials on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Assembly names Ribbens to fill Bjorkman’s seat
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • January 18, 2023 2:30 am

    He is a senior environmental professional and a former emergency response coordinator with Tesoro Alaska.

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    Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation Kenai/Prince William Sound Superintendent Jack Blackwell fields questions about the Kasilof River Drift Boat Retrieval project at the Gilman River Center on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023 near Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Construction of Kasilof boat retrieval to begin this...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • January 18, 2023 2:30 am

    Efforts to build a public takeout facility on the lower Kasilof River began in 2011

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    A resident casts their vote in the regular municipal election Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, at the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Register by Sunday to vote in special mayoral...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • January 11, 2023 2:30 am

    The special election was necessitated by the resignation of former Mayor Charlie Pierce

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    Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News 
One of the two buildings used to teach elementary school children in Kachemak Selo sits on the outer edge of the village Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018.
    School board turns its eyes to ‘small’ schools
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 22, 2022 2:30 am

    The board of education is building a committee to address issues for small schools

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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to local leaders at the Alaska Municipal League’s legislative conference in this February 2020 photo. (Peter Segall/ Juneau Empire File)
    Dunleavy gives 1st look at next state budget
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 22, 2022 2:30 am

    The budget proposal comes as statewide revenue projections have gone down an estimated $1.8 billion

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    Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion 
A City of Kenai grader moves snow from a roadway on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska.
    To close or not to close? Winter storms...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 16, 2022 2:30 am

    The district’s most recent snow day was on Dec. 12

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