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The sign outside Soldotna City Hall is seen here on July 16, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna launches new grant programs

The three new grant programs are available through the CARES Act.

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Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 12

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

The entrance to the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, AK as seen on February 26, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Court reports for Sept. 13, 2020

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Public safety briefs for Sept. 13, 2020

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97 new cases of COVID-19, 1 death

An Anchorage woman in her 40s is the 43rd person to die with the disease.

Marnie Alcott, the CEO of the Challenger Learning Center in Kenai, Alaska, shows one of the dormitories at the center that could be used as an emergency cold weather shelter this winter on Sept. 10, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Challenger Learning Center eyed as potential cold weather shelter

The project hinges on a grant recently made available through the CARES Act.

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 Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Mayoral candidates talk pandemic recovery

Mayor Charlie Pierce and Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings participated.

Kenai Chamber welcomes new executive director

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Kenai Chamber welcomes new executive director

Brittany Brown took over at the beginning of the month

The construction efforts on the Church of the Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary are seen here in Kenai, Alaska on Sept. 1, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Church shows off 125 years of history

Relics from the Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Orthodox Church will be displayed for two months

Al Gross, who is running against incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan for the U.S. Senate, is seen here in this undated photo. (Courtesy Al Gross)

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Race for the Senate 2020: A Q&A with Al Gross

The senate candidate on priorities, the economy and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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State ups testing as deaths reach 42

38,163 tests were conducted this week — the highest number of tests in a single week since mid-July

The entrance to the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, AK as seen on February 26, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Court reports for Sept. 6, 2020

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Public safety briefs for Sept. 6, 2020

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Gary Turner, who recently announced his plans to retire as director of Kenai Peninsula College, addresses the crowd during KPC’s 50th anniversary celebration at the Kenai River Campus on Aug. 25, 2014. (Photo courtesy Gary Turner/KPC)

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Kenai Peninsula College head announces retirement

Director Gary Turner will exit at the end of the 2021 academic year

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State reports 40th COVID-19 death

There are 101 new cases among residents and nonresidents.

Marion Nelson, vice president of the Peninsula Art Guild, explains some of the renovations that will be taking place at the Kenai Fine Art Center on Sept. 1, 2020 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Fine Art Center gets pandemic makeover

Shuttered due to pandemic, Kenai Fine Art Center gets makeover

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State sees decline in cases, reports new hospitalizations

Of the three most recent peninsula cases, two are Kenai residents and one is a Homer resident.

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State receives flood of business relief applications

As of Aug. 31, the eligibility requirements for the AK CARES grant program were expanded

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COVID-19 update: 2 new deaths reported

The state also reported 36 new cases of COVID-19.

Soldotna residents stand in line to vote at the Soldotna Public Library during Primary Election Day on Aug. 18, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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State certifies primary election results

22.7% of registered voters cast their ballot in the August primary