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    Retired Kachemak Emergency Services Chief Robert Cicciarella, center, is honored by the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly during their meeting in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Assembly recognizes former KESA chief’s service
    By Delcenia Cosman • March 3, 2025 1:30 am

    Retired Kachemak Emergency Service Area chief Robert Cicciarella was presented with a plaque.

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    Cy Garcia, a student at Soldotna High School, speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Assembly calls on state to boost school funding
    By Jacob Dye • February 26, 2025 1:30 am

    The move was made as the school district faces a $17 million budget deficit.

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    Council asks borough to waive inert waste disposal...
    By Delcenia Cosman • February 20, 2025 1:30 am

    The Homer City Council passed a resolution on Feb. 10 asking the Kenai Peninsula Borough to waive disposal fees for…

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    Brent Johnson speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Assembly approves Seward land purchase ordinance
    By Delcenia Cosman • February 13, 2025 1:30 am

    The ordinance first authorizes a road feasibility study in Blueberry Hill, the results of which will determine the land purchase approval.

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    Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Tourism Industry Working Group in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Borough awards contract to assess emergency electrical system...
    By Delcenia Cosman • February 12, 2025 1:30 am

    The contract follows the failure of the SPH system to come online during a recent major snowstorm.

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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 file)
    Borough awards contract for K-Selo school design
    By Delcenia Cosman • February 10, 2025 1:30 am

    It has been approximately nine years since the State of Alaska gave money to the borough to replace the school.

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    Logo for the Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection. (Image via Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection)
    Peninsula fire departments receive grant funding
    By Delcenia Cosman • January 30, 2025 1:30 am

    Thirty-three rural fire departments within the state were awarded funds in a total amount of $306,292.

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    Ryan Tunseth speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in Soldotna, Alaska, on Dec. 3, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Borough considers Seward land purchase
    By Delcenia Cosman • January 24, 2025 1:30 am

    A public hearing on Ordinance 2024-19-24 will be held at the Feb. 4 assembly meeting.

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    Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche points to where the disconnected baler ram has bent piping at the Central Peninsula Landfill in Soldotna, Alaska, on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Borough, advocates seek path forward for recycling after...
    By Jacob Dye • January 18, 2025 5:30 pm

    The borough needs to measure whether its actions are really reducing the impact of solid waste on the planet, mayor says.

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    Sockeye salmon caught in a set gillnet are dragged up onto the beach at a test site for selective harvest setnet gear in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Borough accepts fishery disaster funds, calls for proclamation...
    By Jacob Dye • January 16, 2025 1:30 am

    The funding stems from fishery disasters that were first recognized and allocated in 2022.

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    Member Tom Tougas speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Tourism Industry Working Group in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Tourism Industry Working Group holds 1st meeting
    By Jacob Dye • December 26, 2024 1:30 am

    The group organized and began to unpack questions about tourism revenue and identity

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    Assembly President Peter Ribbens speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Assembly accepts state funding for community projects
    By Delcenia Cosman • December 19, 2024 1:30 am

    The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly accepted state funding at their last regular meeting on Dec. 3 that will enable the…

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    Kenai Central’s Rylee Trent wrestles to a victory over Redington’s Alejandra Roman in the championship match at 138 pounds at the Kachemak Conference wrestling tournament at Seward High School in Seward, Alaska, on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
    Redington sweeps Kachemak Conference wrestling titles
    By Jeff Helminiak • December 19, 2024 1:03 am

    The Redington girls won a fifth straight title, while the Huskies boys won for the fourth time in five years,…

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