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    Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)
    City tries again with comprehensive plan
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 1, 2023 1:30 am

    After more than a year of groundwork and debate by the City of Homer, the city council took a concrete…

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    The entrance to the George A. Navarre Admin Building in Soldotna, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion file)
    Assembly OKs overhaul of borough gravel pit regs
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 25, 2023 2:30 am

    The unanimous vote in support of the ordinance caps more than a year of work by an assembly material site subcommittee

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A lone voter fills in their ballot at Soldotna Prep School in Soldotna, Alaska, during Election Day on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.
    Borough, Soldotna, Seward certify election results
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 18, 2023 2:30 am

    Results for multiple borough seats came down to just a handful of votes.

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    DOT commissioner: New road maintenance strategy could reduce brine use by 40%
    DOT commissioner: New road maintenance strategy could reduce...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 18, 2023 2:30 am

    Vehicle corrosion and associated costs, threats to public safety and environmental impacts were the top concerns

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    Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Finance Director Liz Hayes, left, testifies before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly during a budget work session on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Borough, school district present local funding process
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 11, 2023 2:30 am

    The presentation was the second as part of KPBSD’s “Budget 101”

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    Kenai City Hall on Feb. 20, 2020, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
    Kenai outlaws marijuana drive-thrus
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 11, 2023 2:30 am

    The state, during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowed marijuana establishments to operate drive-thru or walk-up windows

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    Attendees listen to Connections Homeschool Principal Doug Hayman (top left) speak during a community conversation about home-schooling on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Home-school meeting draws dozens
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 11, 2023 2:30 am

    The event was hosted by the Kenai Peninsula Borough and the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

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    Kenai Mayor Brian Gabriel speaks a signing ceremony for a project partnership agreement for the Kenai Bluff Stabilization Project at the Kenai Senior Center on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, in Kenai, Alaska. (Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
    Bluff stabilization agreement signed in Kenai
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 28, 2023 2:30 am

    The agreement allows the project to go out to bid and construction to begin

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Brad Snowden and Julie Crites participate in a Seward City Council candidate forum at the Seward Community Library in Seward on Thursday.
    Seward council candidates discuss issues at election forum
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 28, 2023 1:30 am

    Participating in Thursday’s forum were Julie Crites and Brad Snowden

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    Daniel Hasche, Rachel Lord, Caroline Venuti and Joni Wise participate in a Homer City Council Candidate Forum at Homer Public Library in Homer, Alaska, on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Homer City Council hopefuls tackle housing, transportation, harbor
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 20, 2023 1:30 am

    The forum was the fifth of eight being held throughout September heading into the Oct. 3 municipal election

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    Ryan Tunseth, Adam Bertoldo, Bill Elam and Nissa Savage participate in a Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly candidate forum at Soldotna Public Library in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Election 2023: 1st round of assembly candidates tackle...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 13, 2023 2:30 am

    Participating in Monday’s forum were Adam Bertoldo, Bill Elam, Peter Ribbens, Nissa Savage and Ryan Tunseth

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    The George A. Navarre Kenai Peninsula Borough building. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)
    Borough to hold community meetings to gauge local...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 6, 2023 2:30 am

    The borough is reviving a practice last conducted in 2018.

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    Sorensen to be next Seward city manager
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • August 16, 2023 2:30 am

    Kat Sorensen will be the next city manager of Seward following city council approval of her contract during their Monday…

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