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Susan Lockwood, a retired teacher, is running for the Kalifornsky seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Meet the candidates: Susan Lockwood, District 1 school board

Lockwood is running for the Kalifornsky seat.

Susan Lockwood, a retired teacher, is running for the Kalifornsky seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Dan Castimore is running for the Kalifornsky seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education. (Photo courtesy of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District)

Meet the candidates: Dan Castimore, District 1, school board

Castimore currently holds the Kalifornsky seat.

Dan Castimore is running for the Kalifornsky seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education. (Photo courtesy of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District)
A sign opposing Proposition 1 stands along Kalifornsky Beach Road near Soldotna on Wednesday, Sept. 18. The ads were paid for by AlaskaYes, according to the sign. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Complaint issued against Alaska Yes

The complaint was filed by Alaska Public Offices Commissioners staff.

A sign opposing Proposition 1 stands along Kalifornsky Beach Road near Soldotna on Wednesday, Sept. 18. The ads were paid for by AlaskaYes, according to the sign. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
A map of the Swan Lake Fire as of Sept. 23, 2019. (Courtesy Alaska Type 3 Organization)

New crew takes over Swan Lake Fire

The Alaska Type 3 Organization has assumed command from the Northern Rockies Type 2 Team.

A map of the Swan Lake Fire as of Sept. 23, 2019. (Courtesy Alaska Type 3 Organization)
Patti Truesdell, a retired teacher, is running for the Kalifornsky seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education. (Photo courtesy of Truesdell)

Meet the candidates: Patti Truesdell, District 1 school board

Truesdell is running for the Kalifornsky seat.

Patti Truesdell, a retired teacher, is running for the Kalifornsky seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education. (Photo courtesy of Truesdell)

Meet the candidates: Martha Fleming , District 6 school board

Fleming is running unopposed.

John “Zen” Kelly is running again for the South Peninsula seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education. (Photo courtesy John “Zen” Kelly)

Meet the candidates: John “Zen” Kelly, District 9 school board

Kelly is running unopposed.

John “Zen” Kelly is running again for the South Peninsula seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education. (Photo courtesy John “Zen” Kelly)
Soldotna City Council members are pictured on Thursday, Sept. 12 at Soldotna City Hall in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

City council to discuss special election for Soldotna mayor’s seat

Mayor John ‘Nels” Anderson died Sept. 10 due to health complications.

Soldotna City Council members are pictured on Thursday, Sept. 12 at Soldotna City Hall in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
A downed spruce tree sits near the East Glacier Trail at the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area in this June 2014 photo. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Judge blocks logging in the Tongass, for now

Old growth, new logging.

A downed spruce tree sits near the East Glacier Trail at the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area in this June 2014 photo. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

State board to host meetings on substance abuse, mental health

The public is also invited to provide public comment on mental health and substance use impacts.

Sammy Crawford, a board member with the League of Women Voters, asks assembly and school board candidates questions at a forum held in on Thursday, Sept. 19 in Soldotna, ahead of the Oct. 1 municipal election. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

League of Women hosts candidate forum

Audience members raised questions about candidate absences

Sammy Crawford, a board member with the League of Women Voters, asks assembly and school board candidates questions at a forum held in on Thursday, Sept. 19 in Soldotna, ahead of the Oct. 1 municipal election. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Sport programs end for Russian Old Believer schools

Sport programs end for Russian Old Believer schools

Athletic programming has come to and end for a few different reasons.

Sport programs end for Russian Old Believer schools
A sign directs voters at Soldotna City Hall on March 5, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Understanding the ballot: Proposition 2

Voters will decide on whether or not to increase the sales tax cap.

A sign directs voters at Soldotna City Hall on March 5, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Alex McCarthy / Juneau Empire John Quick speaks with senators after talking to the Senate Finance Committee on Jan. 22. Quick served as the Department of Administration Commissioner Designee for Gov. Mike Dunleavy earlier this year, but resigned after questions were raised about the accuracy of his resume.

Quick ordered to cease and desist

APOC will investigate whether Quick violated contribution-reporting requirements

Alex McCarthy / Juneau Empire John Quick speaks with senators after talking to the Senate Finance Committee on Jan. 22. Quick served as the Department of Administration Commissioner Designee for Gov. Mike Dunleavy earlier this year, but resigned after questions were raised about the accuracy of his resume.
Mayor Charlie Pierce speaks at a Kenai Peninsula Borough meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Understanding the ballot: Proposition 1

Voters will decide on whether or not to adopt a manager form of government.

Mayor Charlie Pierce speaks at a Kenai Peninsula Borough meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
From left, eighth grader Avery Ciufo, student council adviser Sheilah Margaret Pothast and eighth grader Derrick Jones show off the food they’ve collected during their snack drive at Skyview Middle School in Soldotna, Alaska on Sept. 20, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Peninsula residents take action against hunger

Hunger Action Month highlights what can be done stop Americans from going hungry

From left, eighth grader Avery Ciufo, student council adviser Sheilah Margaret Pothast and eighth grader Derrick Jones show off the food they’ve collected during their snack drive at Skyview Middle School in Soldotna, Alaska on Sept. 20, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Marchers in the Soldotna Climate Strike walk through Soldotna Creek Park toward the Sterling Highway on Sept. 20, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

‘Keep it in the ground’

Community members join Global Climate Strike

Marchers in the Soldotna Climate Strike walk through Soldotna Creek Park toward the Sterling Highway on Sept. 20, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai City Council Members Henry Knackstedt, left, and Bob Molloy, right, listen to public comments during the Kenai City Council Meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai City Council considers limiting hours of operation for marijuana retailers

The ordinance would prohibit businesses from operating between 2 a.m. and 8 a.m.

Kenai City Council Members Henry Knackstedt, left, and Bob Molloy, right, listen to public comments during the Kenai City Council Meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
A map of the Swan Lake Fire as of Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. (Courtesy of Northern Rockies Incident Management Team)

September rains help suppress Swan Lake Fire

The fire has already seen between 2.25 and 3.05 inches of rain this month.

A map of the Swan Lake Fire as of Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. (Courtesy of Northern Rockies Incident Management Team)
Walking the pup down pathway of poetry

Walking the pup down pathway of poetry

Canine-themed writing contest aims to enhance future dog park.

Walking the pup down pathway of poetry