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Stickers are available for voters at the Kenai No. 1 precinct for Election Day on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna to hold ‘I Voted’ sticker design contest

City council members approved the program during their Wednesday night meeting

Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion Caitlin Babcock addresses students during Luke Herman’s government class at Soldotna High School on Feb. 8 in Soldotna.

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‘This state will lose us and generations of students after’

Amid education funding shortfalls, local students advocate for support

Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion Drag performer Jasper Dragful accepts a crown after speaking about the history of drag during Soldotna Pride in the Park on Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Soldotna Pride postpones drag story hour event, citing safety concerns

The story hour was one of three events scheduled as part of a “Happy New Queer Winter Celebration”

A moose is seen on Murwood Avenue in Soldotna Alaska on Tuesday, Oct 25, 2022. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Man attacked by moose on Soldotna trail

A man was injured after a “run-in” with a moose at Tsalteshi Trails near the Wolverine Trailhead near…

Soldotna celebrates by singing the school song Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in the Division II championship game at Service High School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna defeats Lathrop for Division II state football championship

Going into the Division II state football championship game Saturday at a sunny Service High School in Anchorage,…

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)

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Election 2023: Soldotna candidates talk city’s future at Monday forum

The forum, hosted in partnership with the Central Peninsula League of Women Voters and the Soldotna Public Library,…

Voters fill out their ballots at the Challenger Learning Center in Kenai, Alaska on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Candidate filing period for local offices now open

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

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)

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‘Nobody Can Drag Us Down’: Soldotna celebrates LGBTQ+ pride

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

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.

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Soldotna requests changes to planning commission ordinance

The measure is being considered next week

Donna Weeks volunteers at the Central Peninsula Hospital Gift Shop in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Hospital volunteer program struggles to bounce back

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

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)

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Soldotna council kills citywide lewdness ordinance

The decision followed lengthy public comment

The Soldotna hockey team won the Division II state championship at the Patty Center in Fairbanks, Alaska, on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (Photo provided)

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SoHi hockey claims Division II title; Kenai 4th

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

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)

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Soldotna council interviews city manager candidates

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