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More details released in Hope bear mauling

It may remain unknown whether it was a defensive or predatory attack.

The Marathon Petroleum Kenai Refinery. (Photo provided by Marathon Petroleum)

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Turnaround promises economic boost

Marathon has safety measures in place for bringing contractors to community

In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an airplane flies over caribou from the Porcupine Caribou Herd on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska.The Department of the Interior has approved an oil and gas leasing program within Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is home to polar bears, caribou and other wildlife. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt signed the Record of Decision, which will determine where oil and gas leasing will take place in the refuge’s coastal plain. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP)

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Oil, gas leasing plan in refuge OK’d

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has vowed to protect the refuge.

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Aug. 17, 2020

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Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Aug. 17, 2020

Risk levels are based on COVID cases reported in a community and determine how schools will operate.

COVID-19. (CDC)

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COVID week in review: 2 deaths, more hospitalizations

Currently 36 COVID-positive patients are hospitalized; four require treatment on a ventilator

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a Friday, May 1, 2020 press conference in the Atwood Building in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Office of the Governor)

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State ups unemployment assistance by $300

About 88,000 Alaskans have received unemployment benefits since March 1.

Xinlan Tanner shows off her Grand Champion Lamb as auctioneer Rayne Reynolds, top right, takes bids during the 4-H Junior Market Drive-in Auction at the Soldotna Rodeo Grounds on Aug. 15, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Bidding farewell

4-H’ers sell livestock at annual auction

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Aug. 15, 2020

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Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Aug. 15, 2020

Risk levels are based on COVID cases reported in a community and determine how schools will operate.

Football jamboree marks return of prep sports

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Football jamboree marks return of prep sports

“We watch each day with our fingers crossed hoping there won’t be an explosion of cases.”

Poll worker Dian Martin minds an early voting site in a state office building in Juneau, Alaska, on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Voting in Alaska will look a bit different amid the coronavirus pandemic, with election officials saying poll workers will be required to wear protective gear, such as masks, and will encourage voters to maintain social distance and wear masks. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

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Voting in Alaska will look different amid pandemic

The recurring challenge of recruiting election workers has been complicated by the pandemic.

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

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Kenai offering marketing grants

The city council set aside $50,000 of the CARES Act funds to pay for the new program.

In this June 23, 2016 photo, the Alaska Marine Highway’s ferry Matanuska passes Eagle Glacier. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Sailings canceled after ferry passengers test positive for COVID-19

Ferry crew to be tested.

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Mayor, city council, assembly seats on 2020 ballot

The filing period for municipal elections closes on Aug. 17

Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion                                Dipnetters line North Kenai Beach in Kenai on July 20.

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Dipnetters flock to peninsula despite pandemic

“… a lot of people ended up staying in the state and coming here for their vacations.”

Skylar Giordano cuts Ryan Huerta’s hair at RD’s Barber Shop in Kenai on July 9, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Relief available for local businesses, nonprofits

A number of state and local grant programs have been launched.

High schoolers rise to the eco challenge

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High schoolers rise to the eco challenge

Caring for the Kenai selects winners after virtual presentations

Getting back onstage

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Getting back onstage

Kenai Performers returns with ‘Dancing at Lughnasa’

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Aug. 13, 2020

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Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Aug. 13, 2020

Risk levels are based on COVID cases reported in a community and determine how schools will operate.

Soldotna’s Jersey Truesdell prepares to loft a pass in a scrimmage against Chugiak on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Prep sports competitions return

Saturday’s football jamboree will look different due to mitigation policies

Tom Kato, 41, left Branding Iron Bar and Grill in Keremeos feeling uneasy and frustrated after spotting two stickers displaying white power symbols and the words “It’s OK to be white.” The bar’s owner has since said he will not take down the stickers. (Contributed)

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White pride stickers at Keremeos pub leaves group uneasy and angry

The ‘OK’ hand gesture is a known hate-symbol