Ashlyn O'Hara
ReporterPrior to joining KDLL's news team in May 2024, O'Hara spent nearly four years reporting for the Peninsula Clarion in Kenai. Before that, she was a freelance reporter for The New York Times, a statehouse reporter for the Columbia Missourian and a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism. You can reach her at aohara@kdll.org
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Soldotna moves its election day to November after a majority of Kenai Peninsula voters favored aligning state and local election days. Anchorage deals with an uptick in wolves on local trails and in residential areas. Plus, longtime aurora borealis scientist say this week's solar storm was something special. -
Nearly two-thirds of Kenai Peninsula voters supported aligning the borough’s election day with the state and federal election days. Cities now need to decide whether to adopt the same change. -
Kenai Peninsula school board members raise lunch prices for elementary students. Kenai Central High School's theater department will stage "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Plus, relief efforts are still underway in Bethel for survivors of Typhoon Halong.
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“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” opens at Kenai Central High School on, Nov. 14 and runs through Nov. 23. Catch 7 p.m. performances on Fridays and Saturdays, or matinee performances at 2 p.m. Sundays. -
The district says the student increase is the smallest change it can make while remaining compliant with federal law. -
Although Congress has voted to reopen the government, Knesek says it could still take some time for flight schedules to return to their previous level of operation. -
The field trip was meant to teach students about how their local government works. -
Grant Aviation adjusts to federal orders and a larger share of Kenai's passenger market. Plus, Soldotna sixth graders hold a mock assembly meeting.
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Lawmakers stressed the importance of public input – both in general and regarding the work of the task force specifically. The group is required to submit a report of its findings and make recommendations in 2027. -
After federal guidance changes again, Alaska says it's limiting payments to SNAP recipients. A federal agency seeking to streamline permitting backs a proposed gold mine in Western Alaska. Plus, a legislative education task force visits Kenai Peninsula schools.
