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    2022 gubernatorial candidate Charlie Pierce walks in the 65th annual Soldotna Progress Days Parade on July 23 in Soldotna . (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Assembly statement: Borough investigated harassment complaint against Pierce
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 14, 2022 1:30 am

    The allegations were found to be ‘credible’, the borough said Sunday

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    Mike Navarre testifies before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Mike Navarre to step in as interim borough...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 7, 2022 2:30 am

    Navarre will take over from sitting Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce, who resigned on Aug. 26

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    Superintendent Clayton Holland speaks about the National Blue Ribbon award during an assembly at Soldotna Montessori Charter School on Friday, Jan 14, 2022. (Camille Botello / Peninsula Clarion)
    Bond package could chip away at school maintenance
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • August 31, 2022 2:30 am

    It’s no secret that the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is in the red when it comes to school maintenance.

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    2022 gubernatorial candidate Charlie Pierce walks in the 65th annual Soldotna Progress Days Parade on Saturday, July 23, 2022 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Borough attorney addresses Pierce resignation
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • August 31, 2022 2:30 am

    Kenai Peninsula Borough Attorney Sean Kelley on Sunday addressed questions surrounding the resignation of Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce in an…

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    Voters cast ballots in Alaska’s special general and regular primary elections at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Division of Elections data: Primary turnout higher than...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • August 24, 2022 2:30 am

    Turnout among central Kenai Peninsula voters in Tuesday’s primary election was higher than in the 2020, 2018 and 2016 state…

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    School district extends meal program deadline amid confusion
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • August 24, 2022 2:30 am

    Credit for breakfast and lunch meals will be provided as needed to students in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District…

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    NOAA Administrator Dr. Richard Spinrad speaks at the Kenai Classic Roundtable at Kenai Peninsula College on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022 near Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Bycatch stirs debate at fisheries roundtable
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • August 24, 2022 2:30 am

    Bycatch was the issue du jour at last Wednesday’s annual Kenai Classic Roundtable on Fisheries.

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    Man wanted in relation to Amber Alert arrested;...
    By Jacob Dye • August 24, 2022 1:30 am

    A Fairbanks man wanted in connection to an Amber Alert was arrested last Thursday morning near Kasilof after a highway…

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    As measured by the CDC, dispensing rate reflects the number of prescriptions dispensed per 100 persons per year. While the United States’ dispensing rate peaked at 81.3 in 2012, the Kenai Peninsula’s rate was 100 or higher every year between 2001 and 2015. Graphic by Ashlyn O’Hara.
    Borough creates grant program to distribute opioid settlement...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • August 17, 2022 2:30 am

    The Kenai Peninsula Borough will offer hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants for opioid remediation using funds it expects…

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Kenai Peninsula School District Superintendent Clayton Holland stand near the entrance to the district’s Soldotna offices on Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska.
    Academics, staff recruitment among district priorities for upcoming...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • August 17, 2022 2:30 am

    The superintendent is ready to see KPBSD return to the district’s pre-COVID-19 academic performance

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    Assembly members participate during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Assembly to revisit gravel pit legislation
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • August 17, 2022 2:30 am

    A proposed ordinance would overhaul borough code addressing material site permits

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    Alaska Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang, right, listens to east side setnet fisherman at the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association building on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, near Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    ADFG commissioner to setnetters: Take up closures with...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • August 10, 2022 2:30 am

    The closure was triggered when the state closed the Kenai River drainage to king salmon fishing

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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy, center, holds a copy of House Bill 123, providing state recognition for Alaska’s 229 federally recognized Native tribes, at an event hosted by the Alaska Federation of Natives in Anchorage, Alaska, on Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Photo provided by the Alaska Federation of Natives)
    Bill recognizing Alaska Native Tribes signed into law
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • August 3, 2022 2:30 am

    The bill serves as the first formal recognition of Alaska’s Indigenous people

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