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Jacquelynn Tomrdle, left, and Nicole Murphy, right, present on behalf of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Students in Transition program at the Kenai Peninsula Association of Realtors award ceremony at Kenai Catering on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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2 KPBSD staff appointed to state homeless education group

The state group is tasked with reviewing and updating Alaska’s McKinney-Vento policies and procedures

Joel Caldwell shows off the new Tecnam Traveller on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Aviation to add 14 weekly flights between Kenai and Anchorage

The expansion will come just over a week after Ravn Alaska discontinues service at the Kenai Municipal Airport.

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Jessie Soyangco, right, leads a class of kindergarteners in dancing to a remix of the “Little Einstein’s” theme song at Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science in Kenai on Thursday.

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Dance, dance diamonds

Diamond Dance Project co-director Jessie Soyangco is in-residence at Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science this week and…

The entrance to the George A. Navarre Admin Building in Soldotna, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion file)

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Assembly OKs overhaul of borough gravel pit regs

The unanimous vote in support of the ordinance caps more than a year of work by an assembly…

Upper Cook Inlet Exclusive Economic Zone can be seen on this map provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Image via fisheries.noaa.gov)

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NOAA seeking comment for proposed regulation of Cook Inlet commercial fishing

Public comment is being sought by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries on a proposed rule that…

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan speaks before the Board of Game during their Southcentral meeting on Friday, March 17, 2023, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Board of Fisheries will not move Upper Cook Inlet meeting to Kenai Peninsula

The board on Oct. 13 discussed requests received from local organizations and governments to move to the Kenai…

The Kenai Municipal Airport is seen on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Grant to add 50 weekly flights between Kenai and Anchorage

The change will go into effect on Oct. 21, the day after the last flights to or from…

A man fishes in the Kenai River on July 16, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion/file)

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Kenai River late-run kings designated a stock of management concern

The board-set optimal escapement goal for large late-run Kenai River king salmon has not been achieved in the…

A plow truck clears snow from the Kenai Spur Highway on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022 in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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DOT commissioner: New road maintenance strategy could reduce brine use by 40%

Vehicle corrosion and associated costs, threats to public safety and environmental impacts were the top concerns

From left, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education members Jason Tauriainen, Kelley Cizek, Dianne MacRae and Penny Vadla are sworn in by District Secretary Nikkol Sipes during a special school board meeting on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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School board swears in new members, reorganizes

Kelley Cizek, Dianne MacRae, Jason Tauriainen and Penny Vadla took oaths of office during the meeting

Gary Hollier pulls a sockeye salmon from a set gillnet at a test site for selective harvest setnet gear in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Preliminary results released for selective setnet test

That test was to assess a shallower net intended to better target “abundant” sockeye while reducing harvest on…

Department of Health logo. (Graphic by Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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2022 overdose deaths slightly down from previous year

Deaths still far surpassed those recorded during last decade

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MediCenter indicted on 115 felony counts

MediCenter offices in Kenai were searched in July of 2019

This is a picture of the Alaska Department of Health building in downtown Juneau. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

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Life expectancy up; births, deaths trend downward in 2022

The Kenai Peninsula saw 629 births last year

Kenai Central head coach Jake Brand celebrates victory with the team Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, in the Division III state championship game at Service High School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai defeats Barrow for Division III football crown

Long odds best beware when they are faced by Zeke Yragui and the Kenai Central football team.

A sign welcomes visitors on July 7, 2021, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Seward medical center adds mammography services

In Alaska, cancer is the leading cause of death, and breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed

A lone voter fills in their ballot at Soldotna Prep School in Soldotna, Alaska, during Election Day on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Borough, Soldotna, Seward certify election results

Results for multiple borough seats came down to just a handful of votes.

The Kenai Public Health Center is seen on a cloudy Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Syphilis cases remained high in 2022

Last year, 424 cases of syphilis were reported

Nurse Tracy Silta draws a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the walk-in clinic at the intersection of the Kenai Spur and Sterling Highways in Soldotna, Alaska on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (Camille Botello / Peninsula Clarion)

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Updated COVID-19 vaccine locally available

The updated vaccines available in Alaska are produced by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech

“The Land We Share: A Love Affair Told in Hunting Stories” is held aloft under light rainfall in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Sharing about sharing the land

Local authors Christine Cunningham and Steve Meyer will discuss their book at upcoming KPC showcase