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Anchorage School District superintendent Dr. Jharrett Bryantt speaks with a reporter in the library at Denali Montessori Elementary School on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Anchorage, Alaska. Alaska’s largest school district repeatedly and inappropriately secluded and restrained students with disabilities, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday following an investigation into alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. (Loren Holmes/Anchorage Daily News via AP)

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DOJ faults Alaska district for use of seclusion, restraints

The Justice Department investigated alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Carol Beecher, the new director of the Alaska Division of Elections, speaks during a news conference on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Juneau, Alaska. Beecher’s appointment as director was announced a day earlier by Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, who participated in a Thursday news conference by phone. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

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Dahlstrom defends pick for top Alaska elections role

Beecher most recently led the state’s child support division

Sharon Isaak speaks during a celebration of Elizabeth Peratrovich Day at the Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s Tyotkas Elder Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenaitze honors ‘forerunner for racial equality’

Kenaitze Elder Center celebrates Elizabeth Peratrovich Day with speeches, drumming

Signs supporting Kenai Peninsula Borough mayoral candidates Peter Micciche and Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings are staked in the snow at the intersection of the Kenai Spur and Sterling highways on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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1,700 ballots still uncounted in mayoral race

Micciche leads with runoff still possible

AP Photo/Becky Bohrer People rally in support of renewable energy policies, such as strengthening a renewable energy fund, across from the Alaska Capitol on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Juneau, Alaska. Some environmentalists are skeptical of legislation proposed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy that aims to capitalize on carbon storage and carbon markets.

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Alaska carbon plan: Boost state coffers without cutting oil

The newest idea would have the state capitalize on its oil and gas expertise to tap into a…

Kenai Central High School student Abby Castillo shadows Officer Megan Swangel at the Kenai Police Station in Kenai, Alaska, during Job Shadow Day on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (Cadance Bitterich/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai students ‘shadow’ professionals for annual career event

KCHS program connects high schoolers to community workplaces

Teresa Minnich, right, waits to help voters feed their ballot into a tabulation machine at Soldotna Prep School on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Micciche leads mayor’s race

Election workers reported sluggish voter turnout

People hold flags of the participating teams of the 2023 Arctic Winter Games in this 2023 photo. (Photo provided by Matfey Reutov)

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Peninsula athletes compete, make connections at Arctic Winter Games

Nine local athletes brought home Ulus

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

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COVID-19: Cases and hospitalizations fall statewide; local cases spike

35 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 in Alaska

One of the two buildings used to teach elementary school children in Kachemak Selo sits on the outer edge of the village Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, in the village at the head of Kachemack Bay. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Assembly OKs project list for state funding consideration

The list outlines work for which the borough would like financial assistance from the State of Alaska

The badge for the Kenai Police Department

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Kenai man charged with murdering woman in hotel room

The man is charged with one count of murder in the first degree and two counts of murder…

Patrons listen to live music during Frozen RiverFest on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Frozen RiverFest to feature drinks, music and fireworks

The annual event is family friendly, despite centering on its offering of brews

Sara Mahood, dressed as the Wolf, skis at the 19th annual Ski For Women on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. Mahood was part of the winning costume of "Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf." Not pictured, Leslie Boyd was Little Red Riding Hood, Sue Seggerman was the Woodcutter and Gigi Banas was Grandma. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Ski For Women sees 74 finishers

With the Wolf on the prowl, 74 finishers — even Little Red Riding Hood — stayed on the…

Dan Robison (on screen, bottom) presents a chart showing Alaska’s 10-year trend of negative net migration during a Soldotna City Council work session on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. (Screenshot)

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Soldotna brainstorms how to lure new employees

It took the city 12 months to hire a new city clerk and eight months to hire a…

A “Vote Here” sign is seen at the City of Kenai building on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, in Kenai, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion file)

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Election day is Tuesday

The borough’s special mayoral election is Feb. 14

The first period product caddy to be installed is seen at Soldotna Montessori Charter School on Jan. 30, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Chera Wackler)

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Group fights war on period poverty

Peninsula Period Network makes free period supplies available in local schools

Homer High School students participate in Kenai Peninsula Borough mayoral forum in the Homer High School Mariner Theater, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Students quiz mayoral candidates in high school forum

The event was organized by students in coordination with local voting advocacy groups Kenai Peninsula Votes and the…

University of Alaska Anchorage Chancellor Sean Parnell stands outside the main entrance of Kenai Peninsula College in Soldotna, Alaska, on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Chancellor: UAA, KPC flexing to meet workforce needs

The visit was for getting some “face-to-face” time with KPC leadership and students

The boundaries of Nikiski’s Advisory Planning Commission, as petitioned by residents. (Map via Kenai Peninsula Borough)

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Assemby split on Nikiski land group scope

A tied vote killed efforts to reduce the geographic area of Nikiski’s advisory planning commission

Luke Karpic and Oscar Marcou smile as they write their response to a question posed during Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Middle School Battle of the Books competition on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, at Kenai Middle School in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Reading and competing

Academic contest champions literacy