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Articles by Ashlyn O'Hara
The Kenai Community Library health section is seen on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. The Kenai City Council voted during its Oct. 20 meeting to postpone the legislation approving grant funds after members of the community raised concerns about what books would be purchased with the money, as well as the agency awarding the grant. The council will reconsider the legislation on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai council to consider library grant again
By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 1, 2021 2:30 am

The council earlier voted to postpone the legislation after concerns were raised about what books would be purchased.

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The Sterling Highway crosses the Kenai River near the Russian River Campground on March 15, 2020 near Cooper Landing, Alaska. (Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Russian River Road and campground to close for...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 1, 2021 2:30 am

Construction will limit access to the road and associated recreation.

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Image via the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Nikiski soil treatment facility moves ahead
By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 1, 2021 2:30 am

The facility, located at 52520 Kenai Spur Highway, has drawn ire from community residents.

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Tim Navarre, president of the Kenai Peninsula Foundation, stands in a bedroom at a cold weather shelter set to open next month on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021 in Nikiski, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Shelter prepares to open doors
By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 24, 2021 2:30 am

Efforts to establish a cold weather shelter on the peninsula have been in the works for years.

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The 2021 Board Proclamation for the Kenai Peninsula shows the redistricting plan adopted by the Alaska Redistricting Board on Nov. 10, 2021. (akredistrict.org)
New boundaries, shortened terms for local senators after...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 17, 2021 2:30 am

The board paired new Alaska State House Districts with Senate districts Wednesday.

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Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly President Brent Johnson presides over a meeting of the assembly on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Assembly considers nixing in-person meetings in Homer, Seward
By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 17, 2021 2:30 am

Members discussed if the meetings were necessary with public Zoom access available.

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Upper Cook Inlet Exclusive Economic Zone can be seen on this map provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Image via fisheries.noaa.gov)
Fisherman challenge EEZ closure
By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 17, 2021 2:30 am

The closure affects an area of Cook Inlet from south of Kalgin Island to about Anchor Point.

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Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion 
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski attends a joint Soldotna and Kenai Chamber of Commerce Luncheon on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 in Kenai, Alaska. Murkowski held a press conference Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021 to promote the provisions related to Alaska included the infrastructure bill recently passed by Congress.
‘A win for Alaska’
By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 17, 2021 2:30 am

Murkowski celebrates passage of federal infrastructure bill

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Assembly President Brent Johnson presides over a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association looks to put weir...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 17, 2021 2:30 am

The borough assembly passed legislation supporting the association’s application for grant funds

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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)
District changes substitute requirements amid shortage
By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 17, 2021 2:30 am

The changes are focused on streamlining the application process.

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The George A. Navarre Kenai Peninsula Borough building. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)
Borough looks to tap rescue funds for projects
By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 17, 2021 2:30 am

About $3.4 million of American Rescue Plan Act was allocated for “pay-go” infrastructure projects.

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Protesters demonstrate outside of Central Peninsula Hospital on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. The group was advocating for the use of ivermectin as a treatment option for a COVID-19 patient hospitalized at CPH. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Protesters gather at CPH, seeking ivermectin treatment for...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 10, 2021 2:30 am

The CPH director of external affairs said the hospital does not treat COVID-19 with ivermectin because it has not been approved by the FDA for that purpose.

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A spruce bark beetle is seen on the underside of a piece of bark taken from logs stacked near Central Peninsula Landfill on Thursday, July 1, 2021 near Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Feds fund beetle kill mitigation efforts
By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 10, 2021 2:30 am

The funds were part of $2 million in beetle kill mitigation funds obtained by Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

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