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    KPBSD Finance Director Elizabeth Hayes (left) gives a presentation on the school district’s FY23 budget at Soldotna High School on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    School district budget forums start next week
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 9, 2023 2:30 am

    In Homer, Kenai and Seward district finance staff will provide an overview of district finances

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    Homer Electric Association General Manager Brad Janorschke testifies before the Senate Resources Committee on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Juneau, Alaska. (Screenshot via Gavel Alaska)
    Senate group briefed on future of Cook Inlet...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 9, 2023 2:30 am

    Demand for Cook Inlet gas could outpace supply as soon as 2027

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    Ruffridge bill would exempt veterinarians from opioid reporting...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 9, 2023 2:30 am

    The bill cleared the Alaska Senate last session

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    From left, Dave Carey, Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings, Zach Hamilton and Peter Micciche participate in a Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor candidate forum on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Borough mayoral candidates participate in Tuesday forum
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 2, 2023 9:05 am

    The forum was hosted by the Peninsula Clarion and KDLL 91.9 FM in partnership with the Central Peninsula League of Women Voters

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    The logo for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is displayed inside the George A. Navarre Borough Admin Building on Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Peninsula voices join state debate over school funding
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 2, 2023 9:00 am

    Lawmakers heard pleas from education leaders around Alaska to increase the state’s base student allocation

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    Soldotna City Council members interview city manager applicant Elke Doom (on screen) during a special city council meeting on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Soldotna council interviews city manager candidates
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 2, 2023 9:00 am

    The city announced last November that Soldotna City Manager Stephanie Queen will be stepping down

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    Kachemak Emergency Services logo.
    Lawsuit: Borough retaliated against harassment complaint
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 2, 2023 8:50 am

    The suit says the borough violated the “covenant of good faith and fair dealing” and caused “severe emotional distress”

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    Soldotna Police Chief Gene Meek leads attendees in exercises during a “Toss A Cop” event at the All American Training Center on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    ‘Toss A Cop’ women’s safety class draws more...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • January 25, 2023 2:30 am

    The curriculum used during Saturday’s five-hour class was created by Homer Police Department Lt. Ryan Browning

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    The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education convenes on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    School district forecasts $13.1M budget deficit
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • January 18, 2023 2:30 am

    The deficit stems from total expenditures exceeding anticipated revenue and a reduction in funding from the State of Alaska

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    The George A. Navarre Kenai Peninsula Borough building. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)
    Bump to borough mayor salary proposed
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • January 18, 2023 2:30 am

    The legislation would increase and inflation-proof the mayor’s salary

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    Acting Kenai Peninsula Borough Clerk Michele Turner helps newly sworn-in assembly member Peter Ribbens set up assembly materials on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Assembly names Ribbens to fill Bjorkman’s seat
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • January 18, 2023 2:30 am

    He is a senior environmental professional and a former emergency response coordinator with Tesoro Alaska.

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    Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation Kenai/Prince William Sound Superintendent Jack Blackwell fields questions about the Kasilof River Drift Boat Retrieval project at the Gilman River Center on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023 near Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Construction of Kasilof boat retrieval to begin this...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • January 18, 2023 2:30 am

    Efforts to build a public takeout facility on the lower Kasilof River began in 2011

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    A resident casts their vote in the regular municipal election Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, at the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Register by Sunday to vote in special mayoral...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • January 11, 2023 2:30 am

    The special election was necessitated by the resignation of former Mayor Charlie Pierce

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