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KPBSD recruiting new staff at most schools
The district is looking to hire more than 50 new staff members for schools across the borough.
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Youth 12-15 years old can now get vaccinated
Borough emergency management is working to assist the Pfizer vaccine rollout efforts to the new eligible population.
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Borough, school district ask lawmakers to move K-Selo money
Efforts to construct a new K-12 school building in the remote village of Kachemak Selo have been in…
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Assembly votes down $48 million school district funding floor
Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce has said that he is committed to funding the school district at…
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Borough to present budget Tuesday
In all, the borough is anticipating almost $144 million in total revenues.
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Borough vaccination rate growing slower than state average
The number of fully vaccinated Kenai Peninsula Borough residents 16 and older has increased by 10.4% since April…
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Borough to hire for 2 dispatch positions
Two state workers are expected to leave their positions at the center within the next month.
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Seward to stop using Zoom for public meetings
The borough, in contrast, has no plans to phase out Zoom services.
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KPEDD to survey businessed on how to use rescue funds
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Economic Development District is helping the state plan for how to best use funds…
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Borough, cities to get millions more in COVID relief money
Roughly $1.36 billion in federal funding is expected to flow into Alaska.
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Boatyard, moose advocates discuss boatyard at assembly
The boatyard hopes to acquire three lots of land that separate some of the company’s discontinuous lots.
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Assembly votes down energy audits resolution
One of the goals of S.B. 17 is to have Alaska enter into energy service performance contracts valued…
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Borough has over $1 million in leftover CARES money
Nearly half of the leftover funds come from CAR13, the project aimed at retrofitting borough facilities.
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Baisden to retire, step down as chief of staff
Baisden has served as borough Mayor Charlie Pierce’s chief of staff since 2018.
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Trends: KPEDD looks to pandemic for lessons in economic resiliency
Among the projects KPEDD is working on this year are the borough’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy and an…
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Trends: Grants on tap for local businesses
Across the peninsula, CARES dollars funded grant programs offering financial relief to residents, workers and businesses.
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More than 1,000 residents vaccinated in weekend clinics
About 29.9% of borough residents 16 and older have received at least one dose