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KPBSD superintendent ‘concerned’ over growing COVID-19 case numbers

Superintendent John O’Brien walked the assembly through the district’s pandemic response plan

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A sign describes bluff erosion at Kenai North Beach in Kenai.

Kenai bluff stabilization takes step forward with city’s land purchase

The City of Kenai will buy two pieces of land along the Kenai River for their stabilization project

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A sign describes bluff erosion at Kenai North Beach in Kenai.
Shanon Davis, executive director of the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce, shows off a stamp card used in the chamber’s Soldotna Strong Shop Local campaign during Progress Days in Soldotna Creek Park on July 22, 2020. (Photo courtesy Shanon Davis)

Soldotna shop local program to go live Nov. 16

Applications are now being accepted from businesses interested in participating

Shanon Davis, executive director of the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce, shows off a stamp card used in the chamber’s Soldotna Strong Shop Local campaign during Progress Days in Soldotna Creek Park on July 22, 2020. (Photo courtesy Shanon Davis)
Risk levels

Case counts keep central peninsula schools’ risk level high

The central peninsula has to lose 392 cases from its 14-day case count to drop back into medium risk

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DHSS: 531 new cases, 8 new deaths

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

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Police: Report of police impersonators false

The Kenai Police Department is no longer searching for two police impersonators

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New COVID-19 cases confirmed at Heritage Place Skilled Nursing facility

Central Peninsula Hospital said three residents and one staff member tested positive

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State passes 20,000 COVID-19 cases

DHSS reported 465 new COVID-19 cases in Alaska on Monday.

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KPBSD explores reopening plans

The district launched a parent survey to get feedback on how to best resume on-site learning.

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Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a Friday, March 27, 2020 press conference in the Atwood Building in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Office of the Governor)

Dunleavy to issue new emergency declaration

Governor encourages Legislature to call session

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a Friday, March 27, 2020 press conference in the Atwood Building in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Office of the Governor)
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School board fields criticism of remote learning

Students, parents and teachers are struggling and dissatisfied with remote learning.

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The badge for the Kenai Police Department (file)
Robert Peterkin, who resigned from the Kenai City Council, is seen here in this undated photo. (Courtesy City of Kenai)

Peterkin resigns from Kenai City Council

A timeline for filling the vacancy has not yet been determined.

Robert Peterkin, who resigned from the Kenai City Council, is seen here in this undated photo. (Courtesy City of Kenai)
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The Challenger Learning Center is seen here in Kenai, Alaska on Sept. 10, 2020.

City of Kenai awards grant to Challenger Learning Center of Alaska

The city council unanimously approved the $100,000 grant

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The Challenger Learning Center is seen here in Kenai, Alaska on Sept. 10, 2020.
President-elect Joe Biden gestures on stage after speaking, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Biden defeats Trump

Biden says ‘time to heal’; Trump refuses to concede

  • Nov 8, 2020
  • By JONATHAN LEMIRE, ZEKE MILLER and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press
President-elect Joe Biden gestures on stage after speaking, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
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State reports nearly 3,000 new cases this week

The state also reported 46 new hospitalizations and two additional deaths this week.

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Dharmic Spruce owner Branden Elde, left, of Homer, shows off her wares to Amy Frapp, right, of Soldotna, during the Merry Little Christmas Market at the Peninsula Center Mall in Soldotna, Alaska, on Nov. 7, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

A little bit of Christmas

Shoppers got to browse the wares of over a dozen local artists and craftspeople during the inaugural Merry Little Christmas Market

Dharmic Spruce owner Branden Elde, left, of Homer, shows off her wares to Amy Frapp, right, of Soldotna, during the Merry Little Christmas Market at the Peninsula Center Mall in Soldotna, Alaska, on Nov. 7, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
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DHSS: 296 new cases, 14 on the peninsula

Affected peninsula communities include Soldotna, Kenai, Sterling, Homer, ‘Other North’ and Seward.

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Remote learning extended for 17 KPBSD schools; Connections enrollment grows

KPBSD announced the extension of remote learning for 17 schools in response to COVID-19 case numbers

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The entrance to the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, AK as seen on February 26, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Sterling man convicted for 2001 kidnapping, sexual assault

This case had been closed since 2002 after investigators failed to locate a suspect.

The entrance to the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, AK as seen on February 26, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)