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State records largest single-day case increase

760 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Alaska on Thursday, including 67 on the Kenai Peninsula

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Peninsula reports 80 new cases, 65 in central

All peninsula communities reported at least one new case except for Fritz Creek

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Man allegedly leads troopers on high-speed chase

The man faces charges of assault and reckless driving.

Ice chokes the Homer Harbor on Jan. 9, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. North Pacific Fishery Management Council is scheduled to take final action on a fishery management plan for commercial fishing in Upper Cook Inlet this week. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Cook Inlet salmon fishery issue to be decided by North Pacific Fishery Management Council

Fishermen, processors take issue with option to close waters to commercial fishing

Central Peninsula Hospital as seen March 26, 2020, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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CEO: Hospital at risk of being overrun

CPH has exceeded its bed capacity multiple times and a surge area has been opened in a former…

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Holiday enforcement citations up from last year

Around major holidays, Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Wildlife Troopers conduct extra traffic enforcement as part of a…

The sign in front of the Homer Electric Association building in Kenai, Alaska as seen on April 1, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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HEA returning capital credits to members

Members will be issued credits based on the amount of electricity they purchased in 2019.

Associated Press Alaska State Troopers investigate a fatal shooting scene at a home on North Valley Way in Palmer, on Monday.

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Man charged in shooting deaths of aunt, 3 cousins near Anchorage

Alaska State Troopers say another 6-year-old was apparently spared during the early Monday morning shooting spree.

Dipnetters fish in the Kenai River on July 10, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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KPC to discuss climate change effects on hunting and fishing

Part one of the series is titled “Fisheries” and will begin Wednesday at 6 p.m. and open with…

Santa Claus waves to the crowd atop a City of Kenai fire truck during the 2020 Christmas Comes to Kenai Parade in Kenai, Alaska on Nov. 27, 2020. (Photo courtesy Brittany Brown/Kenai Chamber of Commerce).

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Christmas back in a big way

Kenai’s annual holiday festivities draw crowds

Linda Farnsworth Hutchings, left, and Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce, right, participate in a mayoral candidate forum hosted by the Kenai Chamber of Commerce at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center on Sept. 9, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Farnsworth-Hutchings vying for vacant Soldotna council seat

The interviews can be watched live on Wednesday

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DHSS: 519 new cases, 1 new death

Affected peninsula communities include Kenai, Soldotna, Homer, Nikiski, Sterling and Other North

From left, Kenai City Council candidates Tim Navarre, Teea Winger and Henry Knackstedt participate in a candidate forum with the Kenai Chamber of Commerce at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Sept. 16, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Business owners, former council members among applicants for Kenai’s city council vacancy

The city will interview nine applicants on Wednesday

Health care workers help distribute flu vaccines to thousands of Juneau residents at Thunder Mountain High School on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. Local health authorities said the drive-thru clinic was a practice run for an eventual mass distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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Health officials want Alaskans ready for vaccine

“They are coming.”

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

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City of Kenai extends restrictions on public access to city facilities

Affected buildings include the library, the airport terminal, the ice rink, City Hall and the senior center.

Soldotna residents stand in line to vote at the Soldotna Public Library during Primary Election Day on Aug. 18, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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General election certified by state; no local outcomes changed

All results can be viewed on the Division of Elections website

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More than 1 million tests conducted; state reports 481 new cases

30 new cases were reported on the peninsula

Elizabeth Shaw, left, and Nathaniel Shaw, center, pick out a grab bag in the hopes of winning a free quilt from Karri Ambrosini, right, during the Sterling Fall Festival at the Sterling Community Center on Nov. 28, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Getting in the spirit

Local vendors offer holiday wares at Sterling fest

Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna Prep School is pictured on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019 in Soldotna. The school was recently shuttered and classes combined with Soldotna High School.

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Borough to enter into Soldotna Prep use agreements

The borough will enter into agreements with the Boys and Girls Club of the Kenai Peninsula and Central…

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State reports over 4,200 cases this week, 504 on the peninsula

Weekly COVID update