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Articles by Ashlyn O'Hara
The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation building is seen in Juneau, Alaska, in March 2022. The deadline for the permanent fund dividend is coming up fast, landing on March 31, 2023. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)
PFD application deadline is next week; state revenue...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 23, 2023 2:30 am

Alaska North Slope crude oil was estimated to be about $71.62 per barrel on Monday

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Sidewalk chalk drawings cover the outside of corroding insulation at Soldotna Elementary School on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Sidewalk chalk drawings cover the outside of corroding insulation at Soldotna Elementary School on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Assembly accepts $50.4M for borough bond projects
By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 17, 2023 2:30 am

$40 million will be used to complete a first round of school maintenance projects

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Foreground: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Clayton Holland, left, and KPBSD Finance Director Liz Hayes, right, speak about the district’s fiscal year 2024 budget during a work session with the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
School district, borough mull budget shortfall as cuts...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 14, 2023 2:30 am

The two groups convened for a work session Tuesday

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Areas cleared to make way for the Cooper Landing Bypass Project (bottom) can be seen above the Kenai River in Cooper Landing in this August 10, 2021, photo. (Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion file)
Borough mulls plans for bypass parcel
By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 13, 2023 2:30 am

The 1,000-acre Juneau Bench, or Unit 395, is located north of the Sterling Highway

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Kenai woman sentenced to 10 years for federal...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 13, 2023 2:30 am

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case with the Alaska State Troopers and the Kenai Police Department

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The sign in front of the Homer Electric Association building in Kenai, Alaska, as seen on April 1, 2020. (Peninsula Clarion file)
6 vying for seats on HEA Board of...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 9, 2023 2:30 am

The board is composed of nine directors elected from three voting districts

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A copy of Marie Aubert’s “Grown Ups” sits on a desk in The Peninsula Clarion building on Wednesday in Kenai.
Off the Shelf: Good for her
By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 8, 2023 2:30 am

Marie Aubert’s “Grown Ups” caught my attention with a flashy cover and a review from Independent Ireland on the cover

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Leslie Jacoby, whose daughter Lydia is an Olympic gold medalist swimmer from Seward, testifies testifies in opposition to the proposed cut of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District pool managers during a board of education meeting on Monday, March 6, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Community makes plea to school board as pools,...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 7, 2023 2:30 am

The cuts are just two of the budget reductions put forth for consideration by the board’s finance committee

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Information about SNAP benefit amounts is posted on a wall at the Alaska Division of Public Assistance’s Kenai office on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Food bank sees demand jump amid SNAP benefit...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 6, 2023 2:30 am

About 9.5% of the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s roughly 22,800 households received SNAP benefits in 2021

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East End Road, Homer, Alaska. Feb. 26, 2023.  Photo provided by Christopher Kincaid.
Aurora overhead
By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 2, 2023 1:30 am

Peninsula treated to light display Sunday

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Map showing the proposed boundary changes for Kenai Peninsula Borough districts 2 and 3. (Map via Kenai Peninsula Borough)
Assembly OKs new district boundaries
By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 28, 2023 2:30 am

The affirmative vote marked the end of a lengthy reapportionment and redistricting process

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Peter Micciche (second from left) is sworn in as mayor of the Kenai Peninsula Borough on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Micciche sworn in as borough mayor
By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 27, 2023 2:30 am

Micciche received more than 50% of votes cast during the Feb. 14 special election

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Seanna Swanson (front) and Kelsi Curren (rear) review a recipe for pretzels during a foods class at Kenai Central High School on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
‘Hands-on’ education equips students with vocational skills
By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 24, 2023 2:30 am

Sparks were flying last Wednesday morning at Soldotna High School, where junior Kevin Steger donned protective eyewear while applying a…

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