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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Incoming Head Coach Dave Dawson says he’s bringing back an aggressive style of baseball that will be familiar to older fans, with the goal of winning big this season. -
On Apr. 14, city voters will consider two ballot propositions concerning when the city holds its elections. -
The Peninsula Oilers Baseball Club prepares to return after taking a summer off. Plus, Anchorage students follow their own Iditarod with books. -
Sunday is the voter registration deadline for people wanting to cast ballots in Kenai's special election next month. A high-profile budget bill takes a substantial step forward in the Alaska Legislature. Plus, environmental groups challenged the U.S. Department of the Interior's plan to offer two million acres of land to the state, with the goal of removing barriers to development.
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The plaintiffs' attorney says the section of state law outlining the mission of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation necessitates a gasline that would necessarily pollute the environment. -
The Alaska Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a case challenging the Alaska LNG Project brought by a group of eight young Alaskans. Congressman Nick Begich III delivers his annual address to the Alaska Legislature. Plus, three mushers participate in the Iditarod's first-ever noncompetitive class.
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Both Hilcorp and ENSTAR said they’ve been eyeing Kenai’s pore space for about a year. ENSTAR estimates it could start injecting gas by the end of the year for around $240 million. Hilcorp says it could do it for less money, around $100 million. -
On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re airing a presentation Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche gave to a joint meeting of the Kenai and Soldotna chambers of commerce. -
Alaska Senators unanimously pass a bill requiring civics education for high school students. Plus, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race kicks off with fanfare in Anchorage.
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Two Southcentral Alaska companies seek to store natural gas under the Kenai Municipal Airport. Crews clean up a toppled Doyon rig on the North Slope. Plus, an Alaska doctor documents the first case of a rare infection in a patient who had contact with a brown bear.
