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Small uptick in COVID cases; hospitalizations still down

There were 559 news cases in Alaska sequenced Wednesday and Thursday

Two snowmachine-triggered snow slabs are seen below the weather station of Seattle Ridge in Turnagain Pass on Dec. 3, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Chris Flowers and the Chugach Avalanche Center)

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Turnagain avalanche danger high this weekend

Summit Lake, Snug Harbor and Cooper Landing areas are in optimal avalanche condition this weekend

Homer's Carter Tennison takes a shot against Barrow's Uata Tuifua during the Class 3A boys basketball fourth-place semifinals at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska, on Thursday, March 24, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Barrow knocks Homer out of state basketball

The Homer boys basketball squad dropped their Class 3A state fourth-place semifinal game 55-46 against Barrow at the…

Kenai Central's Malerie Nunn fights for the ball against Valdez defender Kylie Gilbert during the Class 3A girls basketball fourth-place semifinals at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska, on Thursday, March 24, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kards end season with overtime loss at state

The Kenai Central girls fell to Valdez 49-44 in overtime at the Class 3A state basketball fourth-place semifinals…

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge trails in Soldotna, Alaska, are still covered with snow on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Refuge trails emerge from winter

It’s officially the end of the groomed winter trail season

Isabella Valenzuela prepares for the Forever Dance company showcase “Among Dreams” during a rehearsal on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at the Renee C. Henderson Auditorium in Kenai, Alaska. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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A dreamland for dancers

Forever Dance showcase ‘Among Dreams’ opens

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 13 miles north of Mount Iliamna on the western side of the Kenai Peninsula on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, in Alaska. (Screenshot/The Alaska Earthquake Center)

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4.7 magnitude earthquake strikes north of Iliamna

Mount Iliamna is an active volcano on the west side of Cook Inlet

A sockeye salmon’s tail protrudes above the edge of a bin on a setnet site July 11, 2016, near Kenai, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)

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Board of Fisheries meeting begins Saturday

Board members will not only discuss fishing issues in Cook Inlet, but also in Kodiak and Prince William…

Ice juts out from Skilak Lake on Sunday, March 20, 2022, in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Waiting on spring

While the spring season officially began on Sunday, it’s unclear if Alaska is quite ready to transition out…

Adam Crum (left), Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Alaska Sen. Peter Micciche (on screen) discuss the move to split the Department of Health and Social Services into two separate agencies, on Monday, March 21, 2022, in Juneau, Alaska. (Screenshot)

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Department of Health and Social Services split official; change to be implemented this summer

DHSS will be divided into two new agencies — the Department of Family and Community Services and the…

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COVID cases continue to decline

State data showed a 46% decrease in cases from the week of March 14 to the week prior

Iukah Kalugin defends against Metlakatla's Cameron Gaube during the 2A state basketball championship game at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska on Saturday, March 19, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Ninilchik boys cap perfect season with state title

The Ninilchik Wolverines blew past Metlakatla to take home the boys Class 2A state basketball title at the…

Community members participate in the St. Patrick’s Parade in Soldotna on March 17, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Green on the streets

Soldotna turns out for St. Patrick’s Day parade

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COVID cases plateauing in Alaska

Varying vaccination rates and mitigation policies are affecting outbreaks in other parts of the world

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Bear bait regs posted by Fish and Game

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will allow bear bait stations to be registered via telephone this…

Charli Byrd (left) and Selia Butler, who play Little Red Ridinghood and the Baker’s Wife in “Into the Woods,” run through voice exercises with vocal director Rosemary Bird at the Kenai Performers building in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, March 14, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Performers take the stage for Sondheim’s ‘Into the Woods’

The show follows characters and storylines from well-known folklore

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No new COVID deaths

Cases continue a downward trajectory

Origami cranes are folded to symbolize peace in Ukraine. (Photo provided by the Kenai Art Center)

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Folding for peace

Community event will create paper cranes for Ukraine

Florence Given’s “Women Don’t Owe You Pretty” is a modern take on feminism and a reflection on the many ways patriarchy is still present in the lives of Generation Z’s young women. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Off the Shelf: ‘Women Don’t Owe You Pretty,’ a modern take on Generation Z feminism

The informal guidebook-style text explores many themes within feminism’s realm

Debris from a large natural avalanche that occurred Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, can be seen along the Seward Highway. (Photo courtesy Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center)

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Backcountry avalanche awareness event Saturday

Forecasters with the Avalanche Center and officials from other agencies will be in attendance