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Public safety briefs for Feb. 5, 2020

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Public safety briefs for Feb. 5, 2020

Feb. 4

Brian Mazurek, left, and Ben Weagraff, right, are seen ice fishing on Paddle Lake off of Swan Lake Road in Sterling, Alaska on Feb. 2, 2020. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Cold brings ideal ice fishing conditions

Public safety briefs for Jan. 29, 2020

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Public safety briefs for Jan. 29, 2020

Jan. 29

Court reports for Jan. 29, 2020

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Court reports for Jan. 29, 2020

The following judgments were recently handed down in Kenai District Court:

Red Cross of Alaska CEO Tanguy Libbrecht installs free, 10-year lithium battery smoke alarms at a home in Anchorage, Alaska in May 2018. (Photo courtesy Cari Dighton/Red Cross Alaska)

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Red Cross provides free smoke alarms

Last year the Red Cross installed 2,170 free smoke alarms in 670 households across the state.

Court reports for Feb. 2, 2020

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Court reports for Feb. 2, 2020

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Kasilof man killed by troopers

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Kasilof man killed by troopers

The Alaska Bureau of Investigation and the General Investigative Unit in Soldotna are investigating.

Teagen Kobylarz, Mia Hannevold and Carson Cobb from Soldotna Elementary School play their recorders during “Link Up: The Orchestra Rocks!” at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska on Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo courtesy Sue Biggs/Kenai Peninsula Orchestra)

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Kids, orchestra to make music together

“Link Up: Orchestra Rocks!” allows third, fourth and fifth graders to perform with an orchestra.

Henry Smith checks out his fresh haircut courtesy of Gail Kennedy during the 2020 Project Homeless Connect event at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska, on Jan. 29, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Day to reach out, connect

Project Homeless Connect provides support, services for those experiencing homelessness.

A closed entrance at the north terminal at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, where a flight plane carrying U.S. citizens being evacuated from Wuhan, China is expected later Tuesday, is seen Tuesday. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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Passengers from Wuhan to stop in Anchorage

All passengers on board were screened multiple times prior to departure from Wuhan.

Get connected at Project Homeless Connect

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Get connected at Project Homeless Connect

The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.

A king salmon is seen in August 2013. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Fish and Game forecasts below average 2020 king salmon run

The 2020 forecast for the early run is well below the 1986-2019 average of 9,196 large fish.

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‘A multigenerational battle’

League of Women celebrate 100 years of women’s right to vote

Public safety briefs for Jan. 24, 2020

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Public safety briefs for Jan. 24, 2020

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Court reports for Jan. 24, 2020

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Court reports for Jan. 24, 2020

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John O’Brien, superintendent for the Kenai Peninsula School District, gives a presentation to the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Superintendent: Schools to get counselors, promote emotional learning

The development of personalized learning programs in the peninsula schools is ongoing.

Tammie Willis speaks at the LGTBQ Town Hall at the Soldotna Public Library in Soldotna, Alaska, on Jan. 4, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna passes resolution in support of hate crime legislation

The resolution would add “sexual orientation and gender identity” as a factor considered at sentencing

From left, musicians John Walsh, Rose Flanagan and Pat Broaders perform at the annual Winter Concert of Traditional Irish Music at Kenai Peninsula College in Kenai, Alaska on Feb. 1, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Irish Music Concert returns to Kenai Peninsula College

The concert will feature three Irish musicians, John Walsh, Pat Broaders and John Skelton.

Meredith McCullough, language arts teacher at Kenai Central High School, is seen here at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska on Jan. 21, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Local language arts teacher honored for work with students

“Trust them and allow them to grow”

Micciche discusses PFD, taxes and criminal justice at town hall

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Micciche discusses PFD, taxes and criminal justice at town hall

Micciche started by addressing the repeal of Senate Bill 91.