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    Cook Inletkeeper Energy Policy Analyst Ben Boettger presents information about retrofitting homes to be more energy efficient at the Cook Inletkeeper Community Action Studio on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Inletkeeper turns focus to energy for next community...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 13, 2023 2:30 am

    The meeting marked the official kickoff of Cook Inletkeeper’s fourth installment in its local solution series

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    Callie Giordano’s first grade Mountain View Elementary School students practice literacy skills on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Alaska’s adjusted school spending trails national average, UAA...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 13, 2023 2:30 am

    Funding for K-12 education is expected to be a top issue in the upcoming legislative session

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    The sign in front of the Homer Electric Association building in Kenai, Alaska, as seen on April 1, 2020. (Peninsula Clarion file)
    HEA rates to increase Jan. 1
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 13, 2023 2:30 am

    The cooperative’s last rate increase took effect in April 2020

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    A pie chart shows Kenai Peninsula Borough School District expenditures by object for the current fiscal year. (Chart via KPBSD)
    ‘Budget 101’: How KPBSD organizes funds
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 13, 2023 2:30 am

    Finance Director Elizabeth Hayes delivered the presentation to school board members during a Monday work session

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    A copy of Sherry Simpson’s “The Way Winter Comes” is held in the Peninsula Clarion offices on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Off the Shelf: Inhabited by winter
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 6, 2023 2:30 am

    Juneau writer spins haunting tales of Alaska’s darkest season in 1998 short story collection

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    Photo via Seward Journal Facebook page
A stack of the Seward Journal is pictured. The town’s only daily newspaper published its last edition Nov. 27.
    ‘A thing of the past’
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 6, 2023 2:30 am

    Seward Journal calls it quits after struggle to keep newspaper afloat

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    A state plow truck clears snow from the Kenai Spur Highway on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    DOT identifies roads included in brine reduction plan
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 6, 2023 2:30 am

    The department said its goal is to reduce brine use overall in the region by 40%

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    Members of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meet on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    New school board group will study 4-day school...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 6, 2023 2:30 am

    Kenai Peninsula Borough School District school board members voted Monday to create a temporary committee that will be tasked with…

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    From left: Rep. Ben Carpenter, Sen. Jesse Bjorkman and Rep. Justin Ruffridge discuss their priorities regarding education during a work session with members of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    School funding, accountability dominate school board work session...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 6, 2023 2:30 am

    Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, Rep. Ben Carpenter and Rep. Justin Ruffridge joined the board for a work session in Soldotna

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    Illustration via City of Seward.
    Seward council backs pursuit of funds by clinic...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 29, 2023 2:30 am

    Members of the Seward City Council on Monday backed the Seward Community Health Center’s efforts to build a new community…

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    Soldotna High School senior Josiah Burton testifies in opposition to the proposed cut of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District theater technicians while audience members look on during a board of education meeting on Monday, March 6, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    School board finance group reviews expenditures ahead of...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 29, 2023 2:30 am

    As the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District prepares to grapple with another $13 million deficit for the upcoming budget cycle,…

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    Local field for 2024 state elections takes shape
    Local field for 2024 state elections takes shape
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 21, 2023 2:30 am

    Although Alaska’s next general election is almost a year away, candidates interested in representing the Kenai Peninsula on a statewide…

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    Amanda Adams leads a session during an in-service at Skyview Middle School on Friday, Aug. 13, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    School board briefed on role of AI in...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 21, 2023 2:30 am

    While there may be consequences to further incorporating AI use in schools, there may also be consequences for not doing so

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