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Articles by Ashlyn O'Hara
Graphic by Ashlyn O'Hara.
More students return to classrooms, but home-school numbers...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 22, 2021 2:30 am

Enrollment at Kenai Peninsula Borough School District schools has grown since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but has not…

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The logo for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is displayed inside the George A. Navarre Borough Admin Building on Thursday, July 22, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
COVID hurdles prompt district to expand early release...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 22, 2021 2:30 am

In all, the change will result in an additional loss of 4.5 hours of school time.

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Frtiz Creek area resident Barrett Fletcher gives the invocation before a Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019 Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting as a representative of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster at Homer City Hall in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
Assembly nixes in-person Seward, Homer meetings
By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 15, 2021 2:30 am

Supporters said the meetings offer the opportunity for assembly members to make important in-person connections.

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Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce (back) and assembly members Richard Derkevorkian (left) and Jesse Bjorkman (right) particpate in a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday in Soldotna. (Photo by Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Assembly approves sweeping changes to planning commission
By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 15, 2021 2:30 am

The changes come after months of contention over the process for approving new members to the commission.

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One of the two buildings used to teach elementary school children in Kachemak Selo sits on the outer edge of the village Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 in the village at the head of Kachemack Bay. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
Borough awards contract for K-Selo design report
By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 15, 2021 2:30 am

The bid award will cover a programming phase, value analysis and cost estimate in a not-to-exceed amount of $125,000.

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Signage indicates that face masks are required for entry to the Soldotna Public Library on March 25, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. The Soldotna City Council voted Wednesday to make mask-wearing optional in city facilities. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Masks recommended, not required in Soldotna city buildings
By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 8, 2021 2:30 am

Council amends measure to make mask-wearing optional

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The logo for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is displayed inside the George A. Navarre Borough Admin Building on Thursday, July 22, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
School district changes COVID policy for close contacts
By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 8, 2021 2:30 am

The policy went into effect on Nov. 29

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The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Lawmakers, school board talk Juneau priorities
By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 8, 2021 2:30 am

The Kenai Peninsula’s state legislative delegation joined the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education on Monday for a…

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Kenai City Council members James Baisden (left) and Deborah Sounart (right) listen as member Teea Winger (center) speaks in support of legislation opposing government COVID-19 mandates, during a meeting of the Kenai City Council on Wednesday, in Kenai.
Kenai council declares opposition to mask mandates
By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 8, 2021 2:30 am

The statement does not change city code or supersede federal law.

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Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink briefs members of the media about the omicron COVID-19 variant during a remote press conference on Monday, Nov. 29.
Omicron ‘an animal of its own’
By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 1, 2021 2:30 am

State health officials emphasize unknowns, prevention measures in wake of new coronavirus variant spread.

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Signs welcome travelers to the Kenai Municipal Airport on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Federal funds coming to peninsula airports
By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 1, 2021 2:30 am

The money was made available under the American Rescue Plan Act.

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Spruce trees are dusted with snow on Dec. 22, 2020, in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge near Soldotna, Alaska. Some areas of the refuge are open to harvest of holiday trees for non-commercial uses beginning Thanksgiving. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Know before you chop
By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 1, 2021 2:30 am

Where to get holiday trees on the peninsula

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Alaska State Troopers logo.
Kenai man killed in vehicle rollover
By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 1, 2021 2:30 am

The man was travelling northbound on the Sterling Highway on Tuesday.

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