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Wasilla man dead in snowmachine accident near Beluga

The man was trying to load his snowmachine onto a trailer

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COVID cases slightly up from last weekend, hospitalizations down

There were a total of 54 COVID-related hospitalizations in Alaska as of Monday

This Sept. 7, 2007, file photo shows Royal Caribbean’s “Radiance of the Seas” docked in Seward, Alaska. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz, File)

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Railroad project to replace Seward dock moves forward

The bill would authorize the Alaska Railroad Corporation to issue revenue bonds to finance the new dock

Central Peninsula Hospital is seen in Soldotna on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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CPH faces employee vaccine mandate deadline

Hospital not expecting compliance issues

A juvenile moose eats an early afternoon snack in Kenai, Alaska, on Friday, March 11, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Officials: Give moose their space

‘We are kind of at the point where they are cold, hungry and cranky’

Soldotna City Council member Dave Carey speaks during a meeting of the Soldotna City Council on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Carey drops out of HEA race

He was running against Daniel Furlong for District 2, which represents Soldotna, Sterling and Kasilof

Central Peninsula Hospital is seen in Soldotna on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Pressure lets up at hospitals

As of Wednesday, there were 69 COVID-related hospitalizations in the state

People with Soldotna Senior Citizens drive a Thunderbird during the 30th Annual Sweeney’s St. Patrick’s Day parade on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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St. Pat’s on tap for next week

Soldotna’s St. Patrick’s Day parade is slated to be back in full swing this year.

Joel Caldwell, director of operations for Kenai Aviation, sits in the pilot’s seat of Kenai Aviation’s nine-seat Beechcrafter Super King Air B200 plane in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Airline preps to serve Kenai, region

Kenai Aviation seeks to add weekday commuter flights beginning in May

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State reports backlogged COVID cases, 10 new deaths

There were a total of 69 COVID-related hospitalizations in Alaska as of Wednesday

Shannon Martin is the new executive director of the Kenai River Sportfishing Association. (Courtesy/KRSA)

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New KRSA director emphasizes watershed health

Martin was KRSA’s office and events manager for three years until she took on the director role in…

A map indicates the location of the 3.6-magnitude earthquake that struck the northern Kenai Peninsula on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. The earthquake was 28 miles deep and struck 29 miles northeast of Kenai, Alaska. (University of Alaska Fairbanks Earthquake Center/screenshot)

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Peninsula feels jolt from 3.6 magnitude quake

The temblor struck at 12:28 p.m. 29 miles northeast of Kenai at a depth of 28 miles

Alaska House Rep. Ben Carpenter, R-Nikiski, speaks at a town hall meeting in Nikiski, Alaska, on Saturday, March 5, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Election changes dominate town hall

Carpenter addressed ranked choice, legislation aimed at voter fraud

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State still at high risk level but COVID cases falling

There were a total of 70 COVID-related hospitalizations in Alaska as of Monday

The sign in front of the Homer Electric Association building in Kenai, Alaska as seen on April 1, 2020. (Peninsula Clarion file)

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HEA announces board candidates

Ballots will be mailed to HEA members on April 4

Kim Keck gives James Redmon a crochet sunflower pendant during the Many Voices Ukraine vigil on Saturday, March 5, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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‘We’re standing with them’

Local group shows support for Ukraine after Russian invasion

Alaska Gubernatorial candidate Charlie Pierce selects Edie Grunwald to be his running mate at a campaign event at Paradisos restaurant in Kenai on Saturday, March 5, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Pierce taps Grunwald, former parole board chair, as running mate

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce, a hopeful for the Alaska governor’s seat, has tapped Edie Grunwald as…

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COVID cases still down

There were a total of 73 COVID-related hospitalizations in Alaska as of Friday

Jason Daniels (Image via Kenai Peninsula Borough School District)

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Local teacher receives presidential award for excellence

Encouraging students to become lifelong learners is what Jason Daniels strives to accomplish every day in his classroom.…

My mom Alex Botello, my aunt Melissa Botello, myself, and my aunt Kim Davis take a photo in Talkeetna on Friday Feb. 25, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Chasing the lights

My mom loves looking up at the night sky.