Carly Reimer tows daughter, Lois, at the 17th Ski for Women on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Ski for Women sees big turnout

COVID-19 costumes ruled the day Sunday at the 17th Ski for Women at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna. COVID-19 did not rule the day,… Continue reading

Carly Reimer tows daughter, Lois, at the 17th Ski for Women on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Royal Caribbean’s “Radiance of the Seas” docked in Seward.

Cruise ship ban could make dent in peninsula tourism

‘This is going to be another summer where we’re really relying on our in-state tourists to make up the difference’

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Royal Caribbean’s “Radiance of the Seas” docked in Seward.
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Seward to launch shop local program

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

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State Sen. Jesse Kiehl, D-Juneau, has his temperature taken inside the Alaska State Capitol on Jan. 19, 2021. The high tech check-ins have become routine over the past few weeks. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

High tech temp check

Devices with camera, infrared scanner part of lawmakers’ routine

State Sen. Jesse Kiehl, D-Juneau, has his temperature taken inside the Alaska State Capitol on Jan. 19, 2021. The high tech check-ins have become routine over the past few weeks. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)
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Applicants sought for state park citizen advisory board vacancies

The boards usually meet once a month from September through May.

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More than 100,000 Alaskans vaccinated as peninsula cases stay low

As of Friday, 139,151 of the 174,400 initial vaccine doses allocated to the state for December, January and February had been administered.

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Robin Hahn, left, of Soldotna buys some hot cocoa bombs from Sherian Soares, right, and Ashley Soares, center, owners of Benny’s Sweets and Beyond, at a Valentine’s Bazaar in Soldotna, Alaska on Feb. 6, 2021. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Heart-shaped market

Community shares Valentine’s wares

Robin Hahn, left, of Soldotna buys some hot cocoa bombs from Sherian Soares, right, and Ashley Soares, center, owners of Benny’s Sweets and Beyond, at a Valentine’s Bazaar in Soldotna, Alaska on Feb. 6, 2021. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
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There’s money in Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s bond proposal package for projects like the one taking place at Aurora Harbor, seen here in this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, but Juneau’s Sen. Jesse Kiehl doesn’t think there’s enough local investment.

Governor’s $356M bond proposal gets cool reaction from lawmakers

Legislators cautious on revisions, additions

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There’s money in Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s bond proposal package for projects like the one taking place at Aurora Harbor, seen here in this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, but Juneau’s Sen. Jesse Kiehl doesn’t think there’s enough local investment.
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1 peninsula case, 184 cases statewide

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

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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)
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)
Members of the House of Representatives leave the chamber Wednesday, Feb. 3,. after failing to elect a temporary speaker, part of a deadlock that was broken Thursday, when Rep. Josiah Patkotak was elected Speaker Pro Tem. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
Members of the House of Representatives leave the chamber Wednesday, Feb. 3,. after failing to elect a temporary speaker, part of a deadlock that was broken Thursday, when Rep. Josiah Patkotak was elected Speaker Pro Tem. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
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)

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

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

Changes made to Kenai animal control laws

Changes to the Kenai Municipal Code relating to animal control were unanimously approved by the Kenai City Council at their Feb. 3 meeting. Among other… Continue reading

Kenai City Hall on Feb. 20, 2020, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Prescriptions drugs, vitamins, hormones, and other drugs left in the drug drop box in the lobby of the Juneau Police Department in September 2019.The drop box gives residents a safe place to disposed of their unused prescription narcotics. The state announced on Thursday it will receive more than $1 million as part of a settlement with a consulting firm accused of “turbocharging” the opioid epidemic. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Alaska to receive over $1.3M from opioid settlement

More than 47 states, 5 territories, and D.C. are part of the settlement.

Prescriptions drugs, vitamins, hormones, and other drugs left in the drug drop box in the lobby of the Juneau Police Department in September 2019.The drop box gives residents a safe place to disposed of their unused prescription narcotics. The state announced on Thursday it will receive more than $1 million as part of a settlement with a consulting firm accused of “turbocharging” the opioid epidemic. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)
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Paul Gardinier, an exhibit specialist, works to install a Nathan Jackson retrospective in the gallery at the Walter Soboleff Center on March 25, 2019.

Renowned Northwest Coast artist named USA Fellow

United States Artists awards $50,000 to the Ketchikan-based artist.

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Paul Gardinier, an exhibit specialist, works to install a Nathan Jackson retrospective in the gallery at the Walter Soboleff Center on March 25, 2019.
Rosalie Eller pauses construction work to pose for a photo in Ionia in the summer of 2020. (Photo courtesy Eliza Eller)

Building from scratch

Youth to build tiny home in Ionia

Rosalie Eller pauses construction work to pose for a photo in Ionia in the summer of 2020. (Photo courtesy Eliza Eller)
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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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