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Seward to launch shop local program

Shoppers may submit as many receipts as is necessary to reach $200.

Kenai City Council Candidate Teea Winger participates 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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Kenai City Council condemns Winger’s remarks on shop local program

The program, which went live Monday, offers financial incentives to shoppers at Kenai businesses

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1 peninsula case, 184 cases statewide

The state also reported one new hospitalization and no new deaths on Thursday

A fishing vessel is drawfed by the Norwegian Cruise Lines' Norwegian Jewel and Norwegian Pearl in Juneau's downtown harbor in September 2014. On Thursday, Canada announced a ban on cruise vessels in Canadian waters through February 2022. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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‘Devastating’ decision: Juneau reacts to Canada’s cruise ban

The announcement was made Thursday.

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Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce gives a presentation to members of the Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center in Kenai on Wednesday.

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Mayor: Pandemic upended borough budget

The borough expects to receive about $8 million less in revenue for fiscal year 2022 than it received…

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226 new cases statewide, 6 on peninsula

The state reported no new hospitalizations or deaths on Wednesday

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6 peninsula cases, 140 reported statewide

The state also reported four new hospitalizations and 17 new deaths on Tuesday

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Former lawmaker to boost vitamin D usage at assembly

Former Alaska State House District 31 Rep. Paul Seaton will give a presentation to the Kenai Peninsula Borough…

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Peninsula reports 1 new case

101 new cases were reported, 38 cases among nonresidents

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Peninsula reported 28 cases last week

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A Kenai Peninsula Resident walks in to the Soldotna Prep School for her vaccine appointment during a clinic hosted by the Kenai Peninsula Borough and Soldotna Professional Pharmacy in Soldotna, Alaska on Jan. 23, 2021. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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State urges vaccine sign-ups

Hundreds of appointments remain open across the state

Ty Smith, paramedic/firefighter with the Nikiski Fire Department, administers the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Ronald Huntsman of Nikiski during a clinic at the Nikiski Community Recreation Center on Jan. 30, 2021. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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After a year of isolation, seniors begin getting vaccines

Nikiski resident shares his vaccination experience

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

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Kenai shop local program goes live Monday

The program aims to stimulate the city economy by incentivizing local shopping

Nurses Jessie Arthur, left, and Denise Haviland, right, pose for a photo with Mildred Evenson, center, after giving her her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 15, 2020. (Photo courtesy Kathleen Evenson)

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101-year-old Kasilof resident reflects on pandemic, getting vaccine

Mildred Evenson was born when the Spanish Flu was infecting hundreds of millions of people around the world.

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More vaccine clinics to be held on peninsula

The City of Kenai is also offering transportation to and from Kenai clinics

Sanitization equipment is seen inside of a classroom at Kenai Middle School on Friday, Jan. 8 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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All students can attend in-person classes 5 days a week starting Monday

Eastern peninsula schools began operating at medium-risk level on Monday

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Borough positivity rate drops below 1%

Four new cases were reported on the peninsula, all in Seward

The Kenai Peninsula Borough administration building photographed on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Top priorities for CARES funds include businesses, nonprofits, seniors

The borough allocated its nearly $37.5 million in CARES Act dollars toward 24 different projects

State officials brief members of the media on Tuesday, Jan. 26 in Alaska. (Screenshot)

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1st case of UK COVID variant announced

The variant was detected in an Anchorage resident who tested positive last month

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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A physician’s perspective on COVID-19 vaccination

This virus has taken the lives of people who have given much of themselves to our community; people…