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    Moderators Riley Board and Ashlyn O’Hara ask questions of participants in a Soldotna City Council candidate forum at the Soldotna Public Library in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Election 2023: Soldotna candidates talk city’s future at...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 6, 2023 2:30 am

    The forum, hosted in partnership with the Central Peninsula League of Women Voters and the Soldotna Public Library, is the first of eight being held ahead of the Oct. 3 municipal election

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    Voters fill out their ballots at the Challenger Learning Center in Kenai, Alaska on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Candidate filing period for local offices now open
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • August 3, 2023 2:30 am

    Aspiring candidates will have until Aug. 15 to file their candidacy

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    Drag queen Athena Nuff walks through the crowd during a performance at Soldotna Creek Park on Saturday, June 3, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    ‘Nobody Can Drag Us Down’: Soldotna celebrates LGBTQ+...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • June 7, 2023 2:30 am

    The event featured food trucks, vendors and a lineup of performers that included comedy, drag and music

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    Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion
Tyson Cox references a sheet illustrating the rotation of seats on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska.
    Soldotna requests changes to planning commission ordinance
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • June 1, 2023 2:30 am

    The measure is being considered next week

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    Donna Weeks volunteers at the Central Peninsula Hospital Gift Shop in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Hospital volunteer program struggles to bounce back
    By Jacob Dye • April 13, 2023 1:30 am

    Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the volunteer program at Central Peninsula Hospital boasted a team of around 250.

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    Audre Hickey testifies in opposition to an ordinance that would implement a citywide lewdness prohibition in Soldotna during a city council meeting on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Soldotna council kills citywide lewdness ordinance
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 30, 2023 2:30 am

    The decision followed lengthy public comment

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    The Soldotna hockey team won the Division II state championship at the Patty Center in Fairbanks, Alaska, on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (Photo provided)
    SoHi hockey claims Division II title; Kenai 4th
    By Jeff Helminiak • February 9, 2023 2:30 am

    The Soldotna hockey team defeated Juneau-Douglas: Yadaa.at Kale 2-1 on Saturday to win the Division II state hockey tournament at…

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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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    Ryanna Thurman, assistant library director, pulls a copy of “Gender Queer: A Memoir” by Maia Kobabe from the shelves at Soldotna Public Library in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Library tackles controversial material in monthly Banned Book...
    By Jacob Dye • December 27, 2022 1:30 am

    The Banned Book Club was started as a one-time event

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    Foliage surrounds the Soldotna Police Department sign on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Foliage surrounds the Soldotna Police Department sign on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Law enforcement to host women’s self-defense class in...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 1, 2022 2:30 am

    Within 48 hours of the course being advertised, 120 women had signed up to participate

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    Soldotna City Hall is seen on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Soldotna bumps vote on use of accessory housing...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 1, 2022 2:30 am

    An accessory dwelling unit is a subordinate, detached dwelling unit located on a lot or parcel with an existing residence

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    Dr. Michael Reyes manipulates ROSA during a demonstration at Central Peninsula Hospital on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Knee surgeries get assist from robot arms
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 22, 2022 2:30 am

    Robotic Surgical Assistant, called ROSA, is a new addition to CPH and the first in Alaska

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    Riders with Alaska C&C Horse Adventures participate in the 65th annual Soldotna Progress Days Parade on Saturday, July 23, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Progress on parade
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • July 25, 2022 2:30 am

    Community turns out for annual Soldotna celebration

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