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DHSS: 117 new cases

DHSS announced 117 new cases COVID-19 on Sunday.

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Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 28

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 28

Risk levels are based on COVID cases reported in a community and determine how schools will operate.

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 28
Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 26

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 26

Risk levels are based on COVID cases reported in a community and determine how schools will operate.

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 26
Census deadline extended to Oct. 31

Census deadline extended to Oct. 31

Alaskans will have until Oct. 31 to complete the census.

Census deadline extended to Oct. 31
Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion                                 Linda Farnsworth Hutchings, left, and Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce, right, participate in a mayoral candidate forum hosted by the Kenai Chamber of Commerce at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center on Sept. 9

Farnsworth-Hutchings emphasizes team work

The race for Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor

Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion                                 Linda Farnsworth Hutchings, left, and Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce, right, participate in a mayoral candidate forum hosted by the Kenai Chamber of Commerce at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center on Sept. 9
COVID-19. (Image via CDC)

DHSS: 116 new cases

DHSS announced that 116 people tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.

COVID-19. (Image via CDC)
Part of the Ski-Hill Multi-use trail is seen from a trailhead located at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center on Saturday, Sept. 26 just outside Soldotna, Alaska.                                Part of the Ski-Hill Multi-use trail is seen from a trailhead located at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center on Saturday, Sept. 26 just outside Soldotna, Alaska.

Ski Hill Multi-use Trail welcomes first visitors

Hikers, cyclists and dog-walkers celebrated the Kenai Wildlife Refuge’s newest trail on Saturday.

Part of the Ski-Hill Multi-use trail is seen from a trailhead located at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center on Saturday, Sept. 26 just outside Soldotna, Alaska.                                Part of the Ski-Hill Multi-use trail is seen from a trailhead located at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center on Saturday, Sept. 26 just outside Soldotna, Alaska.
COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)                                COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

DHSS reports 128 new cases, one on peninsula

DHSS announced 128 people tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)                                COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)
Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 25

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 25

Risk levels are based on COVID cases reported in a community and determine how schools will operate.

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 25
The sign outside Soldotna City Hall is seen on July 16, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna approves plan to distribute $4.5 million in CARES funds

The funds will go to local businesses, nonprofits and residents

The sign outside Soldotna City Hall is seen on July 16, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Image via Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 24

Risk levels are based on COVID cases reported in a community and determine how schools will operate.

Image via Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
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Statewide cases pass 8,000

DHSS announced 142 new COVID-19 cases

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Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 22

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 22

Risk levels are based on COVID cases reported in a community and determine how schools will operate.

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 22
A sign by the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center shows where to vote on Aug. 21, 2018, for the Diamond Ridge, Homer, Alaska, precinct. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Election 2020: The race for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly

The Clarion spoke to candidates looking to fill seats on the assembly

A sign by the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center shows where to vote on Aug. 21, 2018, for the Diamond Ridge, Homer, Alaska, precinct. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
A “Vote Here” sign is seen at the City of Kenai building on Monday, Sept. 21, in Kenai.

Early municipal election voters head to polls

Voters cast the first in-person ballots in the borough’s municipal election on Monday.

A “Vote Here” sign is seen at the City of Kenai building on Monday, Sept. 21, in Kenai.
Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 21

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 21

Risk levels are based on COVID cases reported in a community and determine how schools will operate.

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 21
COVID-19 virus. (Image via CDC)
COVID-19 virus. (Image via CDC)
Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion                                Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce addresses patrons at the Funny River Solid Waste Transfer Site on Friday. More than $670,000 in improvements are being made to the site.

Officials laud Funny River transfer site upgrades

More than 20 people attended a ceremony on Friday to celebrate improvements to the site.

Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion                                Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce addresses patrons at the Funny River Solid Waste Transfer Site on Friday. More than $670,000 in improvements are being made to the site.
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DHSS: 112 new cases

DHSS announced 112 individuals tested positive for COVID-19 in Alaska on Thursday.

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)
Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 18

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 18

Risk levels are based on COVID cases reported in a community and determine how schools will operate.

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 18