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School board ratifies new contracts following union membership support
The a one-year contract extension is the first in the district’s history
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‘You are in deficit’: New school district software lets users fill budget gaps
The software allows users to toggle between eliminating or preserving various items in the budget
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Proposed KPBSD policy would limit adornment of student graduation regalia
With some exceptions, students would be expected to wear the attire customarily worn for the graduation ceremony at…
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School district, unions send tentative 1-year contract to membership
The agreements include raises and more money for employee health care
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Daniel withdraws, Slaughter’s in for House District 6 race
A torch is being passed in the race to represent the southern Kenai Peninsula in the Alaska House…
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Peninsula residents weigh in on school funding debate
More than a dozen comments were made by residents of the Kenai Peninsula on S.B. 140
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Borough plans for 1,000-acre Cooper Landing property take shape
The borough-owned parcel will be bisected by the Cooper Landing Bypass Project
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Kenai council OKs resolution backing assembly’s request for a bump to state funding for schools
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is facing a $13 million deficit for the upcoming fiscal year
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Lawmakers open session with education discussion
Early effort to overturn veto of one-time school funding fails in House
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Assembly OKs new borough logo
The new logo depicts trees silhouetted against mountains under the Big Dipper and North Star
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Elam enters Alaska House race
Elam has represented District 5, which includes Sterling and Funny River, on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly since…
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Soldotna ordinance would streamline child care permitting in more city zones
Day care centers could operate under a more streamlined permitting process in more city zones under an ordinance…
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Soldotna council fields feedback on postponed drag story hour
Community members moved discourse about a recently postponed drag story hour event from cyberspace to city hall Wednesday…
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Motion to dismiss filed in sexual abuse case against former SoHi teacher
The attorney representing a former Soldotna High School teacher and union head filed a motion Wednesday to dismiss…
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Group studying 4-day school week model takes shape
Members of a newly minted Kenai Peninsula Borough School District group convened for the first time Wednesday in…
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Bjorkman prefiles bills, says pressure is on for lawmakers this session
Sen. Jesse Bjorkman was well-represented on the list of bills prefiled by state lawmakers ahead of their upcoming…
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School board mulls grad policy clarifications
High school graduates would only be permitted to participate in the commencement ceremonies of the school they are…
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Budget deficit continues to steer school board talks
Warnings about the implications and scale of the budget deficit the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is facing…
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New policy clarifies filming, recording in borough facilities
A new Kenai Peninsula Borough policy that explains what is and isn’t allowed in borough buildings when it…
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Kenai to assist borough with leachate management
Leachate is the word for liquid that touches trash at a landfill