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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy, left, and Nancy Dahlstrom sit in the Peninsula Clarion offices on Friday, July 22, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Dunleavy leads in fundraising, latest campaign filing shows
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 13, 2022 2:30 am

    Dunleavy, along with running mate Nancy Dahlstrom, raised more than $600,000 during the most recent filing period

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Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre speaks during an assembly meeting on Tuesday in Soldotna. The meeting was Navarre’s first as mayor since being appointed last month.
    Navarre attends 1st assembly meeting as mayor
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 12, 2022 2:30 am

    Mike Navarre attended his first Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting as mayor Tuesday night, where assembly members offered more details…

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    Voting booths are set up at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Unofficial results: school bond, field house OK’d
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 6, 2022 2:30 am

    Incumbents also came out ahead in preliminary results

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    Staff move tables ahead of lunchtime at Soldotna Elementary School on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    ‘Critical needs’: Aging school on the brink
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 6, 2022 2:30 am

    Renovations are cost prohibitive at Soldotna Elementary

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    Kenai City Manager Paul Ostrander sits inside Kenai City Hall on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Ostrander to leave City of Kenai in January
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 6, 2022 2:30 am

    Ostrander has served as the city manager since 2017

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    Efrosinia Yakunin, a Nikolaevsk parent, testifies in support of a charter school for the area during a board of education meeting on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    2 groups pursue peninsula charter school options
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 6, 2022 2:30 am

    There are currently four charter schools operating as part of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

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    A voting booth for the Kenai Peninsula Borough and City of Homer elections at Cowles Council Chambers on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)
    Homer voters come out for low-key election day
    By Charlie Menke • October 6, 2022 1:30 am

    Voters weigh in on important borough and city issues.

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    From left, Becca Satathite, Joshua Thompson, Spencer McLean and Emma McLean waive signs in support of Proposition 3 at the intersection of the Kenai Spur and Sterling Highways on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Blustery weather, average turnout mark municipal election day...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 6, 2022 1:01 am

    City council, board of education and assembly seats and propositions were on the ballot

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    The new Homer Police Station, as seen Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. Members of the Homer Police Department officially moved into the building on Thursday. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Homer teen arrested after school shooting threat
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 5, 2022 2:30 am

    The Homer Police Department said in a Tuesday press release that they received a tip from the Federal Bureau of Investigation

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    A “Vote Here” sign is seen outside of the City of Kenai Building on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, in Kenai, Alaska.
    Assembly considers dates for special mayoral election
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 28, 2022 2:30 am

    Outgoing Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce announced last month that he would be stepping down effective Sept. 30

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    Nikiski Middle/High School Principal Shane Bostic stands near a track and field long jump sand pit on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in Nikiski, Alaska. The track is one of several projects in a bond package Kenai Peninsula voters will consider during the Oct. 4 municipal election next month. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    ‘Critical needs’: Nikiski athletes await upgrade
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 26, 2022 2:30 am

    Funding for long-delayed school projects on Oct. 4 ballot

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    Landslide debris surrounds part of Lowell Point Road on Friday, June 3, 2022, in Seward, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Feds, state to reimburse borough for Lowell Point...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 21, 2022 2:30 am

    The borough assembly voted Tuesday to accept the funds

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    A “Vote Here” sign is seen at the City of Kenai building on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, in Kenai, Alaska. (Clarion file)
    Special election for mayor could take place as...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 14, 2022 2:30 am

    A special election is necessitated by Charlie Pierce’s resignation — as his current term does not expire until the end of next year

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