Kenai Peninsula Borough

Marcia Heinrich casts her ballot for the municipal elections in Kenai, Alaska on Oct. 6, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Pierce leads in early mayor’s race results

9,864 residents cast their ballot, with another 3,538 ballots cast absentee by-mail or in-person

Marcia Heinrich casts her ballot for the municipal elections in Kenai, Alaska on Oct. 6, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Supporters hold campaign signs at the intersection of Main St. Loop and Kenai Spur Highway in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Oct. 6. (Photo by Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

Live municipal election results

Kenai Peninsula voters went to the polls today

Supporters hold campaign signs at the intersection of Main St. Loop and Kenai Spur Highway in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Oct. 6. (Photo by Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Blotter bug

Borough appropriates funds to replace state police dispatch position

The borough expects the state to issue a full reimbursement for the cost of the dispatcher.

Blotter bug
A sign by the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center shows where to vote on Aug. 21, 2018, for the Diamond Ridge, Homer, Alaska, precinct. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Proposition 2: What you need to know

Hybrid voting system on the table in regular election

A sign by the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center shows where to vote on Aug. 21, 2018, for the Diamond Ridge, Homer, Alaska, precinct. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
Paul Whitney (courtesy photo)

A conversation with Paul Whitney, Soldotna mayoral candidate

Whitney highlights familiarity with the city, COVID response in run for Soldotna Mayor

Paul Whitney (courtesy photo)
Justin Ruffridge (Courtesy photo)

Election 2020: A conversation with Justin Ruffridge

Ruffridge emphasizes health care expertise

Justin Ruffridge (Courtesy photo)
Pamela Parker (courtesy photo)

Election 2020: A conversation with Pamela Parker

Parker emphasizes need to support business community

Pamela Parker (courtesy photo)
The entrance to the Kenai Peninsula Borough building in Soldotna is seen here on June 1. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Assembly to take up internet expansion at next meeting

The assembly will decide whether to move forward with the construction of internet towers at the Oct. 13 meeting.

The entrance to the Kenai Peninsula Borough building in Soldotna is seen here on June 1. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion Linda Farnsworth Hutchings, left, and Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce, right, participate in a mayoral candidate forum hosted by the Kenai Chamber of Commerce at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center on Sept. 9

Farnsworth-Hutchings emphasizes team work

The race for Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor

Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion Linda Farnsworth Hutchings, left, and Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce, right, participate in a mayoral candidate forum hosted by the Kenai Chamber of Commerce at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center on Sept. 9
Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce is photographed at the Kenai Peninsula Clarion office in Kenai, Alaska, on Sept. 25, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Pierce highlights fiscal restraint, experience

The race for Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor

Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce is photographed at the Kenai Peninsula Clarion office in Kenai, Alaska, on Sept. 25, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
A sign by the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center shows where to vote on Aug. 21, 2018, for the Diamond Ridge, Homer, Alaska, precinct. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Election 2020: The race for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly

The Clarion spoke to candidates looking to fill seats on the assembly

A sign by the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center shows where to vote on Aug. 21, 2018, for the Diamond Ridge, Homer, Alaska, precinct. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
Candidate QA: Lane Chesley

Candidate QA: Lane Chesley

Former Homer City Council member Lane Chesley seeks to move on to Kenai Peninsula Borough government service with his run for the District 8 KPB… Continue reading

Candidate QA: Lane Chesley
Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce addresses patrons at the Funny River Solid Waste Transfer Site on Friday. More than $670,000 in improvements are being made to the site.

Officials laud Funny River transfer site upgrades

More than 20 people attended a ceremony on Friday to celebrate improvements to the site.

Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce addresses patrons at the Funny River Solid Waste Transfer Site on Friday. More than $670,000 in improvements are being made to the site.
The entrance to the Kenai Peninsula Borough building in Soldotna is seen on June 1, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

COVID-19 prominent in Tuesday assembly action

Kenai, Soldotna and Homer reiterated their recommendations that residents follow CDC guidelines.

The entrance to the Kenai Peninsula Borough building in Soldotna is seen on June 1, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna High School English teacher Nicole Hewitt teaches her students remotely from her empty classroom at Soldotna High School on Monday, April 6, 2020 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Assembly asks state to use 2019 enrollment counts to determine funding

The number of students currently taking classes in person is about 1,700 less than was expected.

Soldotna High School English teacher Nicole Hewitt teaches her students remotely from her empty classroom at Soldotna High School on Monday, April 6, 2020 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Brian Mazurek / Peninsula Clarion Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings and Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce participate in a mayoral candidate forum Wednesday at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center hosted by the Kenai Chamber of Commerce.

Candidates tackle government, business

Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings and current Mayor Charlie Pierce discuss tourism, taxes and business

Brian Mazurek / Peninsula Clarion Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings and Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce participate in a mayoral candidate forum Wednesday at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center hosted by the Kenai Chamber of Commerce.
Linda Farnsworth Hutchings, left, and Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce, right, participate in a mayoral candidate forum hosted by the Kenai Chamber of Commerce at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Mayoral candidates talk pandemic recovery

Mayor Charlie Pierce and Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings participated.

Linda Farnsworth Hutchings, left, and Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce, right, participate in a mayoral candidate forum hosted by the Kenai Chamber of Commerce at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
The entrance to the Kenai Peninsula Borough building in Soldotna is seen here on June 1. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Homer Medical Clinic to get new roof

The building’s roof has reached the end of its useful life and is in need of replacement.

The entrance to the Kenai Peninsula Borough building in Soldotna is seen here on June 1. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
The entrance to the Kenai Peninsula Borough building in Soldotna is seen here on June 1. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Borough extends emergency disaster declaration

Response and recovery efforts against the pandemic are expected to continue.

The entrance to the Kenai Peninsula Borough building in Soldotna is seen here on June 1. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meets on Tuesdays inside in the Kenai Peninsula Borough Betty J. Glick Assembly Chambers, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska.

Two intended candidates miss filing deadline for assembly

They won’t be on the ballot

Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meets on Tuesdays inside in the Kenai Peninsula Borough Betty J. Glick Assembly Chambers, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska.