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Kenai Peninsula Borough
From left, Becca Satathite, Joshua Thompson, Spencer McLean and Emma McLean waive signs in support of Proposition 3 at the intersection of the Kenai Spur and Sterling Highways on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Blustery weather, average turnout mark municipal election day...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 6, 2022 1:01 am

City council, board of education and assembly seats and propositions were on the ballot

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A “Vote Here” sign is seen outside of the City of Kenai Building on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, in Kenai, Alaska.
Assembly considers dates for special mayoral election
By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 28, 2022 2:30 am

Outgoing Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce announced last month that he would be stepping down effective Sept. 30

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Nikiski Middle/High School Principal Shane Bostic stands near a track and field long jump sand pit on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in Nikiski, Alaska. The track is one of several projects in a bond package Kenai Peninsula voters will consider during the Oct. 4 municipal election next month. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
‘Critical needs’: Nikiski athletes await upgrade
By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 26, 2022 2:30 am

Funding for long-delayed school projects on Oct. 4 ballot

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Landslide debris surrounds part of Lowell Point Road on Friday, June 3, 2022, in Seward, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Feds, state to reimburse borough for Lowell Point...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 21, 2022 2:30 am

The borough assembly voted Tuesday to accept the funds

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A “Vote Here” sign is seen at the City of Kenai building on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, in Kenai, Alaska. (Clarion file)
Special election for mayor could take place as...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 14, 2022 2:30 am

A special election is necessitated by Charlie Pierce’s resignation — as his current term does not expire until the end of next year

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2022 gubernatorial candidate Charlie Pierce walks in the 65th annual Soldotna Progress Days Parade on July 23 in Soldotna . (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Assembly statement: Borough investigated harassment complaint against Pierce
By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 14, 2022 1:30 am

The allegations were found to be ‘credible’, the borough said Sunday

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Mike Navarre testifies before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Mike Navarre to step in as interim borough...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 7, 2022 2:30 am

Navarre will take over from sitting Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce, who resigned on Aug. 26

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As measured by the CDC, dispensing rate reflects the number of prescriptions dispensed per 100 persons per year. While the United States’ dispensing rate peaked at 81.3 in 2012, the Kenai Peninsula’s rate was 100 or higher every year between 2001 and 2015. Graphic by Ashlyn O’Hara.
Borough creates grant program to distribute opioid settlement...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • August 17, 2022 2:30 am

The Kenai Peninsula Borough will offer hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants for opioid remediation using funds it expects…

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Assembly members participate during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Assembly to revisit gravel pit legislation
By Ashlyn O'Hara • August 17, 2022 2:30 am

A proposed ordinance would overhaul borough code addressing material site permits

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Robert Ruffner fields questions from attendees at a meeting to discuss the potential boundaries of a Nikiski Advisory Planning Commission at the Nikiski Community Recreation Center on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in Nikiski, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Seeking more local say, Nikiski residents pursue advisory...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • July 20, 2022 2:30 am

A group of Nikiski residents are pushing for more local say in borough land decisions that affect their community. Residents…

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Slash is piled at the City of Kenai’s slash disposal site on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. The Kenai Peninsula Borough will use $300,000 in general funds to set up temporary slash disposal sites in multiple communities throughout the borough. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Assembly OKs $300k for borough slash sites
By Ashlyn O'Hara • July 13, 2022 2:30 am

The move is in response to the ongoing spruce bark beetle outbreak

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Graphic by Ashlyn O’Hara
Borough voters to get final say on school...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • June 29, 2022 2:30 am

Assembly members approved Tuesday putting the issue on the Oct. 4 ballot

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A sign describing bluff erosion is seen on Kenai North Beach in Kenai, Alaska, on Aug. 6, 2020. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai, borough look to extract rock for bluff...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • June 10, 2022 2:30 am

In moving hard rock out of Seldovia, the borough could kill a few birds with one stone

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