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    Kenai Peninsula Borough
    Rachel Nash tests voting equipment at the George A. Navarre Borough building on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Borough to upgrade voting system
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 23, 2023 2:30 am

    The acquisition of ADA-compliant voting equipment was initiated by a complaint filed by a voter who alleged the borough discriminated against him

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    The intersection of the Kenai Spur and Sterling highways is seen on Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)
    Borough to use federal funds for street safety
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 23, 2023 2:30 am

    The funds were made available through the Safe Streets and Roads for All program

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    Sidewalk chalk drawings cover the outside of corroding insulation at Soldotna Elementary School on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Sidewalk chalk drawings cover the outside of corroding insulation at Soldotna Elementary School on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Assembly accepts $50.4M for borough bond projects
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 17, 2023 2:30 am

    $40 million will be used to complete a first round of school maintenance projects

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    Foreground: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Clayton Holland, left, and KPBSD Finance Director Liz Hayes, right, speak about the district’s fiscal year 2024 budget during a work session with the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    School district, borough mull budget shortfall as cuts...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 14, 2023 2:30 am

    The two groups convened for a work session Tuesday

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    Areas cleared to make way for the Cooper Landing Bypass Project (bottom) can be seen above the Kenai River in Cooper Landing in this August 10, 2021, photo. (Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion file)
    Borough mulls plans for bypass parcel
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 13, 2023 2:30 am

    The 1,000-acre Juneau Bench, or Unit 395, is located north of the Sterling Highway

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    Map showing the proposed boundary changes for Kenai Peninsula Borough districts 2 and 3. (Map via Kenai Peninsula Borough)
    Assembly OKs new district boundaries
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 28, 2023 2:30 am

    The affirmative vote marked the end of a lengthy reapportionment and redistricting process

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    Peter Micciche (second from left) is sworn in as mayor of the Kenai Peninsula Borough on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Micciche sworn in as borough mayor
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 27, 2023 2:30 am

    Micciche received more than 50% of votes cast during the Feb. 14 special election

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    Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor-elect Peter Micciche testifies before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly during a meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2022 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Micciche made borough mayor
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 21, 2023 2:30 am

    Peter Micciche is the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s new mayor following certification of the Feb. 14, 2023, special election results by…

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    The Anchor Point Senior Center advertises that the polls are open on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023 in Anchor Point, Alaska. Photo by Delcenia Cosman
The Anchor Point Senior Center advertises that the polls are open on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Photo by Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Micciche leads mayor’s race
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 15, 2023 2:30 am

    Election workers reported sluggish voter turnout

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    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, in the village at the head of Kachemack Bay. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Assembly OKs project list for state funding consideration
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 13, 2023 2:30 am

    The list outlines work for which the borough would like financial assistance from the State of Alaska

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    Candidate Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings with Homer High School students Ethan Rodasti, Thea Person, Clark Milstead and Spencer Co in the Mariner Theater, Feb. 9. Photo by Emilie Springer.
    Students quiz mayoral candidates in high school forum
    By Emilie Springer • February 11, 2023 1:30 am

    Homer High School students moderated a Kenai Peninsula Borough mayoral election forum Thursday, featuring candidates Soldotna City Council members Linda…

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    Kenai Peninsula Borough mayoral candidate Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings addresses the KPBSD Board of Education on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Mayoral candidates reiterate commitment to school funding
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 9, 2023 2:30 am

    Dave Carey, Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings, Zach Hamilton and Peter Micciche spoke to KPBSD Board of Education members

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    Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly members Tyson Cox (right) and Richard Derkevorkian (center) discuss an amendment to legislation that raised the borough mayor’s salary at an assembly meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Assembly hikes borough mayor’s pay
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 9, 2023 2:30 am

    The pay bump does not apply to current Borough Mayor Mike Navarre, or to whoever is elected through the special mayoral election

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