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Protesters demonstrate outside of Central Peninsula Hospital on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. The group was advocating for the use of ivermectin as a treatment option for a COVID-19 patient hospitalized at CPH. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Protesters gather at CPH, seeking ivermectin treatment for patient

The CPH director of external affairs said the hospital does not treat COVID-19 with ivermectin because it has…

The Kenai waterfront can be seen from Old Town Kenai on April 27, 2018, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion file)

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Kenai council postpones approval of waterfront study contract

The move was to give newly elected members more time to thoroughly acquaint themselves with the project.

The Marathon Petroleum Kenai Refinery. (Photo provided by Marathon Petroleum)

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Marathon mulling sale of Kenai refinery

The company’s Kenai refinery employs about 250 full-time workers

River City Academy junior Selena Payment (left) and Heather Marron stand with Payment’s service dog-in-training, Boots, ahead of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education on Monday in Soldotna. Payment, 16, was named a 2021 youth hero through Alaska Communications’ Summer of Heroes program and was honored by the board Monday. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Selena Payment (left) and Heather Marron stand with Payment’s service dog-in-training, Boots, before the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. Payment was named a 2021 youth hero through Alaska Communications’ Summer of Heroes program and was honored by the board Monday. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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River City junior recognized for community service

The scholarship program honors “outstanding youth” in Alaska who are making a difference in their communities.

Kenai Mayor Brian Gabriel (left) swears in Kenai City Council member Deborah Sounart during a meeting of the Kenai City Council on Wednedsay, Nov. 3, 2021 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Baisden, Sounart take seats on Kenai City Council

Both were elected during the Oct. 5 municipal election

Emergency medical services respond to a structure fire at Amerigas on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Structure along Kenai Spur catches fire

The nearest cross street to the location of the fire was Knight Drive.

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Nurse Linda Price gives Jim Blanning his Moderna COVID-19 booster shot at the “Y” intersection vaccine clinic on Thursday.

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Vaccine clinic looks to expand as demand grows

The clinic, currently open between 4 and 8 p.m., has operated since May at the intersection of the…

Nikiski Fire Station No. 3 is seen on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021 in Nikiski, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Assembly to consider mobile health program for Nikiski

The program would allow patients with some conditions to be monitored or treated at home without needing to…

Cars wait on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021 while debris is cleared on a section of the Sterling Highway that was blocked by a landslide that took place on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, near Cooper Landing, Alaska. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Both lanes open after landslide blocks Sterling Highway in Cooper Landing

The slide was about 250-feet wide and 6- to 8-feet thick with mud and debris.

KPBSD Itinerant Counselor Natali Jones reads “All Are Welcome” by Alexandra Penfold in support of the LGBTQ+ community during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. Treatment of LGBTQ+ students within the school district dominated public testimony during the board’s Monday night meeting. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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‘Everyone deserves to have a safe learning environment’

Students, teachers speak out about LGBTQ+ inclusion at school board meeting.

Debris is cleared on a section of the Sterling Highway on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021 near Cooper Landing, Alaska. A landslide on Sunday morning blocked both lanes of the highway, which had partially reopened Monday. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Traffic moving with delays in Cooper Landing after landslide

The landslide happened on a section of road between Mileposts 49 and 51 on the Sterling Highway.

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

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More than 1,500 new cases, 3 new deaths

Central Peninsula Hospital was operating at 122% capacity on Monday and treating 60 patients.

A sign in downtown Seldovia is photographed on Sept. 27, 2021. (Peninsula Clarion file)

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Seldovia increases sales tax to fund new grader

The tax increase will bump Seldovia’s sales tax during the second and third quarter from 4.5% to 6.5%.

A landslide covers part of the Sterling Highway near Cooper Landing on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021 near Cooper Landing, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities)

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One lane of the Sterling Highway reopens after landslide

The single lane will be open during even hours and closed during odd hours.

A progressive pride flag hangs in Winter Marshall-Allen’s classroom at Homer High School on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021 in Homer Alaska. Marshall-Allen was previously asked to take the flag and other symbols displayed in her classroom down, but was allowed to put it back up after filing a grievance with the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District.

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‘The school building needs to be a safe haven’

Union forms commission in response to accusations of LGBTQ+ censorship in schools

The Kenai Community Library health section is seen on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. After the Kenai City Council postponed a vote to approve a grant funding health and wellness book, community members set up a GoFundMe to support the purchase of materials. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai library fundraiser nears $14,000, will conclude next week

The fundraiser was launched in response to a move by the Kenai City Council to delay approval of…

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

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Hospital breaks inpatient record for 2nd time, operating at 140% capacity

Twenty-five patients were COVID positive.

The Sterling Highway Bridge can be seen on June 14, 2020, in Soldotna, Alaska. The city council recently approved a plan to revitalize the downtown Soldotna area from Soldotna Creek Park to the bridge. (Peninsula Clarion file)

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Soldotna looks to create ‘main street’ by river

The city on Thursday applied for $360,000 from a federal grant program that would help fund a planning…

Firewood is burned at a campground at Kelly Lake in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska in September 2021. (Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion file)

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Firewood available from bypass project

Logs are approximately 20 feet long and can be picked up between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. at…

Soldotna City Hall is photographed on Wednesday, June 24, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Shopping local is back in Soldotna

The program offers $100 in vouchers to people who spent $200 on discretionary items at participating Soldotna businesses.