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6 peninsula cases, 140 reported statewide

The state also reported four new hospitalizations and 17 new deaths on Tuesday

Michael Wojciak stands in front of the middle and high school building of Kachemak Selo School Nov. 12, 2019, in Kachemak Selo, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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K-Selo sticking point on KPBSD project bond package

The amount of money requested for the project — $5.39 million — reflects the 35% local match the…

Photos by Brian Mazurek / Peninsula Clarion Bill Kelley, left, hands a backpack full of supplies and towels to Dale Curtis during a Project Homeless Connect Event at the Sterling Senior Citizens Center on Tuesday.

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Happy to help

Project Homeless Connect wraps up after week of outreach

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Connections enrollment doubled this year

The surge in enrollment put a strain on the home-school program.

Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer, seen here sitting in the Speaker's chair in the Alaska House of Representatives chamber on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, presided over yet another House session where lawmakers failed to organize. Feb. 1, marked the third straight week of deadlock in the House. Lawmakers will meet again Tuesday morning. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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House remains deadlocked. Here’s what that means for future legislation

Senate can only do so much.

Robert Gibson testifies before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday, Jan. 5 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Assembly to vote on restructuring of agricultural leases

A public hearing is scheduled for the assembly’s Tuesday meeting

Terry Umatum of Anchorage takes a deep breath after landing his Anchor River king salmon on Saturday, May 19, 2018 in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion file)

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Fish and Game issues preemptive restrictions on king salmon fishing

Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game has issued several preemptive restrictions on king salmon fishing in Cook Inlet…

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Former lawmaker to boost vitamin D usage at assembly

Former Alaska State House District 31 Rep. Paul Seaton will give a presentation to the Kenai Peninsula Borough…

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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School district identifies almost $30M in critical projects

The 19 projects would impact 38 of the district’s 42 schools.

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Peninsula reports 1 new case

101 new cases were reported, 38 cases among nonresidents

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, at the Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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School district to begin budget process

FY 2022 Education funding request to formally begin with joint work session Tuesday

Sockeye salmon (File) At an estimated 283,000, this year’s Fraser River sockeye salmon could be the lowest run size on record. (THE NEWS/files)

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Forecast: Sockeye salmon runs will be slightly higher

The forecast projects that the run will still fall well below both the five- and 20-year averages.

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Peninsula reported 28 cases last week

COVID-19 weekly update

A Kenai Peninsula Resident walks in to the Soldotna Prep School for her vaccine appointment during a clinic hosted by the Kenai Peninsula Borough and Soldotna Professional Pharmacy in Soldotna, Alaska on Jan. 23, 2021. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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State urges vaccine sign-ups

Hundreds of appointments remain open across the state

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Alaska AG quit after reports of sexual misconduct

The resignation of Ed Sniffen was announced Friday

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

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Soldotna approves creation of “Maintenance Technician” job

The new position is part of the city’s Maintenance Department

This photo shows a sign marking the Division of Motor Vehicles office in the Mendenhall Valley area of Juneau. Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka announced Monday that she was ordering a review of Division of Motor Vehicles’ processes to determine how plates reading “3REICH” were issued. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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State plans screening changes after ‘3REICH’ license plate

“3REICH” was inadvertently overlooked for additional review by an employee going through applications, the report says.

Ty Smith, paramedic/firefighter with the Nikiski Fire Department, administers the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Ronald Huntsman of Nikiski during a clinic at the Nikiski Community Recreation Center on Jan. 30, 2021. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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After a year of isolation, seniors begin getting vaccines

Nikiski resident shares his vaccination experience

Kenai City Hall on Feb. 20, 2020, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai shop local program goes live Monday

The program aims to stimulate the city economy by incentivizing local shopping

Nurses Jessie Arthur, left, and Denise Haviland, right, pose for a photo with Mildred Evenson, center, after giving her her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 15, 2020. (Photo courtesy Kathleen Evenson)

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101-year-old Kasilof resident reflects on pandemic, getting vaccine

Mildred Evenson was born when the Spanish Flu was infecting hundreds of millions of people around the world.