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

City of Kenai approves construction of new airport storage facility

A sand storage facility will be built at the Kenai Municipal Airport following city council approval.

Kenai City Hall on Feb. 20, 2020, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Brian Mazurek / Peninsula Clarion Commercial fishing vessels ride on their moorings on the Kenai River on July 10.

More money available for Kenai commercial fishers

The city is doubling the individual grant amount from $1,000 to $2,000.

Brian Mazurek / Peninsula Clarion Commercial fishing vessels ride on their moorings on the Kenai River on July 10.
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Resident cases pass 9,000, deaths reach 60

DHSS announced 129 new COVID-19 cases in Alaska on Thursday.

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A row of footballs at the Homer-Seward game at Homer, Alaska, on Aug. 29, 2020. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Homer football program quarantined after positive COVID-19 case

Homer High School remains open to in-person learners

A row of footballs at the Homer-Seward game at Homer, Alaska, on Aug. 29, 2020. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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State reports 116 new cases, all residents

DHSS announced 116 new COVID-19 cases in Alaska on Wednesday.

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Laurie Lingafeld, Sales Tax Supervisor for the Kenai Peninsula Borough, gives a presentation on filing sales tax online during the Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce Joint Luncheon at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Borough gives how-to on online tax filing

The borough has offered the option of filing sales tax online since April.

Laurie Lingafeld, Sales Tax Supervisor for the Kenai Peninsula Borough, gives a presentation on filing sales tax online during the Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce Joint Luncheon at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

More than one-fifth of all district students enrolled in Connections

Of the district’s 7,947 total students, 1,772 — or 22.79% — were enrolled in the program as of Sept. 24.

Risk levels

Seward schools to remain in medium risk level after new cases

The state announced three new cases of COVID-19 in Seward on Wednesday.

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Nikiski man arrested after alleged high-speed chase

The man is facing charges of reckless driving and driving while under the influence.

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Amy Anderson, president and co-founder of BuildUP, a nonprofit thrift store for building materials, stands in the new BuildUP space that was leased thanks to the money donated by the Soldotna 100+ Women Who Care group on Sept. 24, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Women who care raise funds for hardware store, legal services org

100+ Women Who Care members vote for an organization to support at quarterly meeting.

Amy Anderson, president and co-founder of BuildUP, a nonprofit thrift store for building materials, stands in the new BuildUP space that was leased thanks to the money donated by the Soldotna 100+ Women Who Care group on Sept. 24, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Residents cast their votes in the regular municipal election Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020 at the Anchor Point Senior Center in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Voters turn down hybrid election system

Ballot measure to create service area for Ninilchik, Anchor Point passes

Residents cast their votes in the regular municipal election Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020 at the Anchor Point Senior Center in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
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Marcia Heinrich casts her ballot for the municipal elections in Kenai, Alaska on Oct. 6, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Pierce leads in early mayor’s race results

9,864 residents cast their ballot, with another 3,538 ballots cast absentee by-mail or in-person

Marcia Heinrich casts her ballot for the municipal elections in Kenai, Alaska on Oct. 6, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Supporters hold campaign signs at the intersection of Main St. Loop and Kenai Spur Highway in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Oct. 6. (Photo by Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

Live municipal election results

Kenai Peninsula voters went to the polls today

Supporters hold campaign signs at the intersection of Main St. Loop and Kenai Spur Highway in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Oct. 6. (Photo by Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
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Blotter bug

Borough appropriates funds to replace state police dispatch position

The borough expects the state to issue a full reimbursement for the cost of the dispatcher.

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State records largest single-day case increase

DHSS announced 197 new COVID-19 cases in Alaska on Monday

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Homer woman charged in murder of Soldotna man

The victim, Keith Huss, 57, was found in Turnagain Pass

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850 new cases, 6 deaths

COVID week in review

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Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education member Debbie Cary                                Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education member Debbie Cary

District 7: Debbie Cary

Election 2020: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education member Debbie Cary                                Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education member Debbie Cary