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10 deaths, 429 cases reported

23 cases were reported on the Kenai Peninsula.

Map showing areas of the refuge open and closed to snowmachine use. (Courtesy of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

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Refuge opens to snowmachines

Snowmachines are allowed in places traditionally open to their use

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152 new COVID-19 cases; state positivity rate dips below 5%

Affected peninsula communities include Homer, Soldotna and Nikiski

Curtis Jackson, second from right, poses on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, with SVT Heath & Wellness Center health care workers in Jakolof Bay, Alaska, after making a trip across Kachemak Bay from Homer to deliver the medical team and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. From left to right are nurse Candice Kreger, family nurse practitioner Kourtney Holder, Jackson, and family nurse practitioner Julie Drude. The health care workers then went by road to Seldovia. (Photo by Janel Harris courtesy of Mako's Water Taxi)

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‘Capt. Balto’ drives boat in rough seas to deliver vaccine, medical workers

In the spirit of the 1925 Nome Serum Run, Capt. Curtis Jackson helps deliver medical team, vaccine to…

State health officials brief members of the media on new COVID-19 vaccine developments in Alaska on Monday, Dec. 2021. (Screenshot)

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Moderna vaccine doses arrive in Alaska

DHSS has anticipated that Moderna’s vaccine will be logistically easier to handle and to distribute

This October photo shows the MV Kennicott at the Auke Bay Ferry Terminal. The ferry's schedule has been changed due to predicted storms. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Storm delays Kennicott sailing

A winter storm will alter the schedule for the next two weeks.

A strong winter storm is expected to impact Seward and Turnagain Arm on Monday and Tuesday. (National Weather Service)

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High wind and blizzard warnings issued from Seward to Turnagain

Winds with speeds from 40 to 65 miles per hour and heavy snowfall is expected

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Alaskans encouraged to ‘Bring Back the Light’

Any kind of light will do.

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3,361 statewide cases this week, less than this time last week

The Kenai Peninsula Borough reported 250 new cases over the past week

Harrison Deveer (right) administers a dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to Roy Browning (left) on Friday, Dec. 18 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Vaccines administered on central peninsula

CPH began administering vaccines on Friday; emergency personnel also received doses

A vial of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is seen at Central Emergency Services Station 1 on Friday, Dec. 18 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Fairbanks health system reports vaccine reaction in employee

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Academic quarter ends with hope for in-person learning next year

Friday marked the end of the KPBSD academic quarter

Fireworks are seen above cars at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Friday, Dec. 18 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Lighting the sky with holiday spirit

The event was modified to be COVID-friendly

Douglas Island, part of the Tongass National Forest, breaks through the fog on Dec. 15, 2020.  A federal investigation found the U.S. Forest Service violated federal law in 2018 when it appropriated a $2 million grant to Alaska for input on Roadless Rule changes. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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Feds say $2 million grant from Forest Service didn’t follow the law

More to come.

South Peninsula Pharmacist Jill Kort unpacks the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 shortly after it arrived at the hospital on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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First health care worker, long-term care resident get vaccinated in Homer

South Peninsula Hospital started offering vaccines to residents and front-line staff on Thursday

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DHSS: 366 new cases, 2 deaths reported

22 cases were reported on the Kenai Peninsula

Bill Holt sits in the maintenance shed at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. Holt retires as facilities and equipment manager on Friday. He started working at the trails in the winter of 1993-94. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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‘Time to be a beginner again’

Holt steps away from Tsalteshi after over 25 years of driving the expansion and refinement of trails

Krischelle Batac, a pharmacy technician with Bartlett Regional Hospital, prepares the first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Dec. 15, 2020. (Courtesy photo / Katie Bausler)

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Feds, state monitor for adverse reactions as vaccinations ramp up

Juneau played reluctant host to the country’s first adverse reaction on Tuesday.

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

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Kenai, Soldotna extend disaster declarations

Soldotna extended their declaration to March 31, while Kenai extended theirs to Jan. 31

Signs advertising COVID-19 safety protocoals stand outside the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Oct. 6, 2020, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

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Sports complex to open with mitigation measures in place

All people entering the complex must wear a mask at all times, even when on the ice and…