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Peninsula COVID rate sharply drops
The snapshot was updated Thursday, Feb. 29, to include data through Feb. 24
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New Grant Aviation planes to double service’s flight capacity
The first of two Cessna 208B EX Grand Caravans will start transporting passengers on Monday
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Board of Fisheries approves Kenai River king salmon action plan
The plan adds bait restrictions for in-river fisheries, doubles the sport bag limit for sockeye salmon, and adds…
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Soldotna to hold ‘I Voted’ sticker design contest
City council members approved the program during their Wednesday night meeting
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Bjorkman bill would pay bonuses to nationally certified teachers
The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development estimates that the bonus program would apply to about 215…
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State officials working to meet Friday deadline for revised transportation plan
The federal government rejected the plan on Feb. 9, citing numerous deficiencies
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Strong winds, low wind chills forecast through Friday
Wind chills over night may reach as low as -20 to -40 degrees in much of Southcentral
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Local fishers talk conservation, opportunity before Board of Fisheries in Anchorage
Local fishers from the Kenai Peninsula traveled to Anchorage this weekend to offer public comment and testimony to…
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Kenai Peninsula COVID-19 case rate continues to climb
State reports three consecutive week-over-week increases to new high
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Findings from pilot setnet fishery study inconclusive
The study sought to see whether shorter nets could selectively catch sockeye salmon while allowing king salmon to…
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Central Peninsula Hospital adds Diabetes Center
The center has been seeing patients since October and held a grand opening Monday
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Bjorkman game seizure bill received warmly in Senate committee
Of the roughly 150 animals the department takes each year, an average of between one and two are…
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Grand jury brings additional charges against 2 men in alleged Kenai kidnapping
The men were arrested in September
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Community effort puts 200 Nikiski North Star students through swimming lessons
The lessons covered “everything,” from basic flotation to constructing rough-but-functional life jackets out of clothing
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Kenaitze purchase Kenai’s former Kendall Ford building for transportation hub
Hetl Qenq’a will also serve as a hub for the upcoming Kahtnu Area Transit, a fixed route public…
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Senate committee hears setnet buyback bill
The East Side of Cook Inlet Set Net Fleet Reduction Act is sponsored by Nikiski Sen. Jesse Bjorkman
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Clarion reporter working in Juneau for legislative exchange
Reporter Ashlyn O’Hara will be covering statewide issues with a local lens
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Bjorkman leads local campaign finance pack, reports show
The reports, due Feb. 15 for candidates running for state office in 2024, offer a glimpse at the…
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Amid education funding shortfalls, local students advocate for support
‘This state will lose us and generations of students after’