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66 new peninsula cases, 4 new deaths statewide

Affected communities include Soldotna, Kenai, Nikiski, “other North,” “other South,” Sterling and Seward

The Kenai Peninsula Borough building in Soldotna, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)

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Assembly: Get the COVID vaccine, if you want to

The Assembly supports borough residents getting a COVID-19 vaccine “on a prioritized and optional basis”

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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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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…

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)

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Soldotna shop local program to go live Nov. 16

Applications are now being accepted from businesses interested in participating

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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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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 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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School board fields criticism of remote learning

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

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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Dunleavy to issue new emergency declaration

Governor encourages Legislature to call session

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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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DHSS: 296 new cases, 14 on the peninsula

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

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State reports 382 new cases, 21 on peninsula

Affected communities include Soldotna, Kenai, Homer, Fritz Creek and ‘other North.’

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DHSS: 413 new cases, 42 on peninsula

Affected communities include Kenai, Soldotna, Seward, Nikiski, Homer and Sterling.

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State reports 345 new cases, 600 active on the peninsula

Kenai Peninsula Borough reported 15 cases Monday and 28 cases Sunday.

Peter Sidmore fills out paperwork prior to voting early and in-person in the 2020 general election on Thursday, Oct. 22. Election officials said the fourth day of early voting was slower than the three days when hundreds of voters showed up to vote in person. Thursday morning, fewer than a dozen people had voted as of 8:45 a.m. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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Set expectations for a very different Election Day

Results may vary.

Rep. Jennifer Johnston, R-Anchorage, gets her temperature taken as she enters the Alaska State Capitol on Monday, May 18, 2020. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

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Lawmakers, governor express interest in extending disaster declaration

It’s set to expire on Nov. 15.

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Peninsula 3rd in state for cases per 10o,000

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

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Soldotna to hold city meetings 100% remotely during high-risk level

The move was made in response to growing COVID-19 case numbers.

Participants in a roundtable discussion hosted via Zoom are seen in a screenshot from the interview, which was conducted on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020 from Kenai, Alaska. Clockwise from top left: Selma Casagranda, Ashlyn O’Hara, Tegan Retzer, Quinn Cox, Kaegan Koski and Olivia Davis.

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‘There is something more I can do with my voice’

The Kenai’s young political leaders share their thoughts on the state of Alaska and the nation