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    Articles by Ashlyn O'Hara
    Kenai Peninsula Borough Superintendent John O’Brien (courtesy photo)
    Community input requested in superintendent search
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 24, 2020 2:30 am

    The survey will be open until Dec. 7 at 11:59 p.m.

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    DHSS encourages COVID-positive Alaskans to do their own...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 24, 2020 2:30 am

    In a Monday release, DHSS said that surging COVID-19 cases are creating a data backlog

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    Moose are seen eating on the shoulder of Kenai Spur Highway on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Out of the Office: Into the office
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 24, 2020 2:30 am

    An ode to Kenai Spur Highway

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    Dr. Anne Zink, Alaska’s chief medical officer, addresses reporters during a Wendesday, March 25, 2020 press conference in the Atwood Building in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Office of the Governor)
    State COVID officials brief Soldotna City Council in...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 24, 2020 2:30 am

    The council was joined by Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink and State Testing Coordinator Dr. Coleman Cutchins

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    Image via Kenai Peninsula School District
    School district explores reopening plans
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 11, 2020 2:30 am

    The district launched a parent survey to get feedback on how to best resume on-site learning.

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    Borough to offer housing relief to residents in...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 21, 2020 2:30 am

    Eligible residents may receive up to $1,200.

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    Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion The entrance to the Kenai Peninsula Borough building in Soldotna.
    Assembly unanimously approves construction of communications towers
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 21, 2020 2:30 am

    Four towers will be constructed to expand internet access following an assembly vote Tuesday.

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    All central peninsula schools shifted 100% remote learning Wednesday
    All central peninsula schools shifted 100% remote learning...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 14, 2020 2:30 am

    Spike in COVID-19 cases on central peninsula led to school district decision

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    Homer High School. (Homer News file photo)
    More than one-fifth of all district students enrolled...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 7, 2020 2:30 am

    Only four of the district’s 42 schools had enrollments greater than projected

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    State has sent more than 97,000 absentee ballots...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 7, 2020 2:30 am

    2,965 ballots have already returned.

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    An at-home COVID-19 test is seen. (Courtesy photo)
    At-home COVID-19 test kits for sale at Safeway...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 7, 2020 1:30 am

    At-home COVID-19 saliva test kits are now available for purchase at Safeway pharmacies.

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    Linda Farnsworth Hutchings, left, and Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce, right, participate in a mayoral candidate forum hosted by the Kenai Chamber of Commerce at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center on Sept. 9, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
    Farnsworth-Hutchings emphasizes team work
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 30, 2020 1:30 am

    The race for Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor

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    A sign welcomes travelers to the Kenai Peninsula on Sept. 1, 2020. (Photo by Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Out of the Office: From Anchorage to Soldotna...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 16, 2020 1:30 am

    Beauty overwhelms on initial drive

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