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    Articles by Camille Botello
    Benito lays on North Kenai Beach on April 16, 2021. (Camille Botello)
    Out of the Office: Furry friend
    By Camille Botello • February 2, 2022 1:30 am

    Adventuring in Alaska has been much better with my fur buddy.

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    The newly renovated historic Kenai Jail is seen at the Kenai Art Center on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)
    Beer, bars and ink
    By Camille Botello • February 2, 2022 1:30 am

    Kenai Art Center debuts renovated jail with printmaking show and custom ale

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    Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks at the Peninsula Clarion office on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
    Murkowski weighs in on issues
    By Camille Botello • February 2, 2022 1:30 am

    Alaska’s senior senator talks local, national politics ahead of reelection campaign

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    Soldotna City Council member Justin Ruffridge, who owns Soldotna Professional Pharmacy, on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, filed a letter of intent to run the Alaska House of Representatives. (Courtesy photo)
    Ruffridge seeks state House seat
    By Camille Botello • February 2, 2022 1:30 am

    The local pharmacy owner is challenging current representative Ron Gillham

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    Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce is photographed at the Kenai Peninsula Clarion office in Kenai, Alaska, on Sept. 25, 2020. (Peninsula Clarion file)
    Pierce joins race for governor
    By Camille Botello • January 26, 2022 1:30 am

    The borough mayor notified local officials in an email Thursday

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    Kenai Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Manager Paul Ostrander speak at the Kenai City Council meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)
    Due to COVID spike, state funds to be...
    By Camille Botello • January 26, 2022 1:30 am

    COVID cases are up 38% from last week, and have risen significantly since mid-December.

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    Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion 
The logo for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is displayed inside the George A. Navarre Borough Admin Building on Thursday, July 22 in Soldotna.
    Schools aim for business as usual as cases...
    By Camille Botello • January 26, 2022 1:30 am

    On Monday, there were 14 staff members and 69 students self-isolating with the virus

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    A map shows the location of a safety corridor project along the Sterling Highway between Sterling and Soldotna. (Photo courtesy of DOT&PF)
    Sterling highway project to have limited environmental impact,...
    By Camille Botello • January 26, 2022 1:30 am

    The stretch highway to be improved reaches from Fred Meyer in Soldotna to the bridge over Moose River in Sterling

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    Members of the Kenai and Soldotna chambers of commerce listen to a briefing by Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan during a joint luncheon at the Soldotna Sports Complex on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)
    Sullivan reports in from D.C.
    By Camille Botello • January 26, 2022 1:30 am

    The senator touched on infrastructure, voting rights, defense spending and the pandemic

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    The Homer Electric Association office is photographed in Kenai, Alaska, on April 1, 2020. (Peninsula Clarion file)
    HEA accepting nominations for board of directors
    By Camille Botello • January 26, 2022 1:30 am

    The HEA board of directors election is from April 4 through May 3.

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    Laura Dewey’s art is on display at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)
    Art of the wild
    By Camille Botello • January 26, 2022 1:30 am

    New Kenai visitor center show features the vivid colors of nature

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    Zirrus VanDevere’s pieces are displayed at the Kenai Art Center on Jan. 4, 2022. (Courtesy Alex Rydlinski)
    A journey of healing
    By Camille Botello • January 26, 2022 1:30 am

    VanDevere mixes shape, color and dimension in emotional show

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    Nick Begich III is seen in this undated photo. Begich is seeking to unseat long-serving Congressman Don Young, who represents Alaska in the House of Representatives. (Courtesy photo)
    Challenger looking to unseat Young visits Kenai
    By Camille Botello • January 19, 2022 1:30 am

    Nick Begich III is campaigning for the state’s lone House seat

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