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Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion                                Commercial fishing vessels are seen here on the Kenai River on July 10.

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Kenai launches 2 more grant programs

New aid targets smaller businesses, commercial fishing

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2015 file photo, Elin Lunoe, and Pilot, a Steller sea lion, check each other out at a tank at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, Alaska. The Alaska SeaLife Center is in jeopardy of closing after concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic have drastically reduced visitation rates. (AP Photo/Dan Joling, File)

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SeaLife Center fundraising gets off to strong start

City of Seward pledges $500,000, memberships soar

‘Devastating,’ meager chum salmon returns worry the fishing industry

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‘Devastating,’ meager chum salmon returns worry the fishing industry

‘Unprecedented and staggeringly poor.’

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As cases rise, Dunleavy says no new mandates

Chief Medical Officer Anne Zink urged Alaskans to make responsible decisions.

A rescued harbor seal pups is seen at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward in this undated photo. (Courtesy Chloe Rossman/Alaska SeaLife Center)

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SeaLife Center on life support?

The aquarium is expecting a decline in visitor revenue of nearly 70% this year.

Chinook salmon. Photo courtesy Michael Humling, US Fish & Wildlife Service

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Kings fishing further restricted

Officials say king salmon runs have significantly underperformed preseason expectations.

Lockers and hallways remain empty with schools closed across Alaska to slow the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus that has prompted a global pandemic, on Monday, April 6, 2020 in Soldotna, Alaska. (photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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District finalizes school restart plan

The plan gives parents the option to keep children home this fall or send them to classrooms.

A sign announcing the closure of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District schools at K-Beach Elementary can be seen on March 26, 2020, near Soldotna, Alaska. (Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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School board to vote on 1st day for students

Smart Start plan for KPBSD will be sent to Department of Education by the end of this month

Shawn Dick of Talkneetna carries a fresh catch out of the water while dipnetting on the Kenai Beach on July 10, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Dipnetting opens in Kenai

Dipnetters see quiet 1st day, with moderate catch

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COVID-19 week in review: State hits daily highs as new hospitalizations grow

The state also reported 1 new death.

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3 charged after Kenai beach assault

Video evidence of the incident and multiple calls from concerned citizens led to the arrests.

Skylar Giordano cuts Ryan Huerta’s hair at RD’s Barber Shop in Kenai, Alaska on Thursday, July 9, 2020. RD’s is one of the 186 local businesses and nonprofits in Kenai that already received financial assistance through the City of Kenai’s Grant Program. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai boosts local economy with grants

The city has distributed $1.9 million in grants to 186 businesses and nonprofits.

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49 new COVID-19 cases reported

Seven of the new resident cases reported Thursday were identified on the Kenai Peninsula.

Salmon Run Series returns

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Salmon Run Series returns

Running races now feature masks, pods and elbow taps

The entrance to the Kenai Peninsula Borough building in Soldotna is seen here on June 1. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Assembly overrides veto of hybrid election system

Members of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly voted to override a mayoral veto at their Tuesday meeting. The…

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10 new COVID-19 cases on the Kenai Peninsula

Statewide, 49 new cases in total were identified: 40 resident cases and nine nonresident cases.

A Homer Volunteer Fire Department emergency medical technician, left, assists a person who was involved in a boat capsizing, center, as they walk up the load-launch ramp on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at the Homer Harbor in Homer, Alaska. The crew of the F/V Captain Cook helped rescue the person. The crew of the F/V Casino rescued the other two people who were aboard the 14-foot skiff when it capsized near the entrance of China Poot Bay. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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1 dead, 2 rescued after boat capsizes near China Poot Bay

A 14-foot skiff carrying three people overturned near Gull Island in the mouth of China Poot Bay.

Hospital adds new COVID-19 rooms

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Hospital adds new COVID-19 rooms

The hospital has made several changes or modifications to its facilities.

Parker Rose and Kendra Rose, members of the Sterling Horse and Livestock 4-H Club, are seen here with their miniature donkey on April 23, 2020. (Photo courtesy Cassy Rankin/Kenai Peninsula District 4-H)

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Keeping cows and carrying on

4-H looks for alternative ways to host animal auction

The Kenai River and Skilak Lake are seen from the Hideout Trail in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge on Sunday, July 5, 2020, on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Public comment open on proposed refuge changes

State could get more power over regulation refuge