The entrance to the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, AK as seen on February 26, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Court reports for Nov. 29, 2020

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The entrance to the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, AK as seen on February 26, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Ice chokes the Homer Harbor on Jan. 9, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. North Pacific Fishery Management Council is scheduled to take final action on a fishery management plan for commercial fishing in Upper Cook Inlet this week. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Cook Inlet salmon fishery issue to be decided by North Pacific Fishery Management Council

Fishermen, processors take issue with option to close waters to commercial fishing

Ice chokes the Homer Harbor on Jan. 9, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. North Pacific Fishery Management Council is scheduled to take final action on a fishery management plan for commercial fishing in Upper Cook Inlet this week. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
Linda Farnsworth Hutchings, left, and Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce, right, participate in a mayoral candidate forum hosted by the Kenai Chamber of Commerce at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center on Sept. 9, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Askin, Farnsworth-Hutchings fill city council vacancies

Victoria Askin and Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings filled Kenai and Soldotna council vacancies

Linda Farnsworth Hutchings, left, and Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce, right, participate in a mayoral candidate forum hosted by the Kenai Chamber of Commerce at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center on Sept. 9, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

State records largest single-day case increase

760 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Alaska on Thursday, including 67 on the Kenai Peninsula

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)
Alaska State Troopers logo.

2 hikers rescued near Cooper Landing

Troopers received a report at about 10 p.m. on Nov. 28

Alaska State Troopers logo.
Soldotna City Council Member Jordan Chilson (bottom row, center) addresses the council on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2020 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Screenshot)

Soldotna council rejects mask mandate, approves COVID education initiative

More than 500 pages of public comment were submitted prior to the Wednesday meeting

Soldotna City Council Member Jordan Chilson (bottom row, center) addresses the council on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2020 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Screenshot)
Alaska State Troopers logo.

Police seize meth, heroin in hotel drug bust

Seward Police estimated the street value of the controlled substances at over $60,000.

Alaska State Troopers logo.
Central Peninsula Hospital as seen March 26, 2020, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

CEO: Hospital at risk of being overrun

CPH has exceeded its bed capacity multiple times and a surge area has been opened in a former obstetric unit.

  • Dec 2, 2020
  • By Ashlyn O’Hara Peninsula Clarion
  • Coronavirus
Central Peninsula Hospital as seen March 26, 2020, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
The sign in front of the Homer Electric Association building in Kenai, Alaska as seen on April 1, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

HEA returning capital credits to members

Members will be issued credits based on the amount of electricity they purchased in 2019.

The sign in front of the Homer Electric Association building in Kenai, Alaska as seen on April 1, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Alaska State Troopers logo.

Holiday enforcement citations up from last year

Around major holidays, Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Wildlife Troopers conduct extra traffic enforcement as part of a national safety campaign.

Alaska State Troopers logo.
Alaska State Troopers logo.

Man allegedly leads troopers on high-speed chase

The man faces charges of assault and reckless driving.

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A microscopic look of the COVID virus. Photo: CDC

Peninsula reports 80 new cases, 65 in central

All peninsula communities reported at least one new case except for Fritz Creek

A microscopic look of the COVID virus. Photo: CDC
From left, Kenai City Council candidates Tim Navarre, Teea Winger and Henry Knackstedt participate 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)
From left, Kenai City Council candidates Tim Navarre, Teea Winger and Henry Knackstedt participate 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)
Santa Claus waves to the crowd atop a City of Kenai fire truck during the 2020 Christmas Comes to Kenai Parade in Kenai, Alaska on Nov. 27, 2020. (Photo courtesy Brittany Brown/Kenai Chamber of Commerce).

Christmas back in a big way

Kenai’s annual holiday festivities draw crowds

Santa Claus waves to the crowd atop a City of Kenai fire truck during the 2020 Christmas Comes to Kenai Parade in Kenai, Alaska on Nov. 27, 2020. (Photo courtesy Brittany Brown/Kenai Chamber of Commerce).
A microscopic look of the COVID virus. Photo: CDC

DHSS: 519 new cases, 1 new death

Affected peninsula communities include Kenai, Soldotna, Homer, Nikiski, Sterling and Other North

A microscopic look of the COVID virus. Photo: CDC
Linda Farnsworth Hutchings, left, and Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce, right, participate in a mayoral candidate forum hosted by the Kenai Chamber of Commerce at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center on Sept. 9, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Farnsworth-Hutchings vying for vacant Soldotna council seat

The interviews can be watched live on Wednesday

Linda Farnsworth Hutchings, left, and Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce, right, participate in a mayoral candidate forum hosted by the Kenai Chamber of Commerce at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center on Sept. 9, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Dipnetters fish in the Kenai River on July 10, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

KPC to discuss climate change effects on hunting and fishing

Part one of the series is titled “Fisheries” and will begin Wednesday at 6 p.m. and open with a discussion about the changes seen in the local fisheries over the years.

Dipnetters fish in the Kenai River on July 10, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
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Alaska State Troopers investigate a fatal shooting scene at a home on North Valley Way in Palmer, on Monday.

Man charged in shooting deaths of aunt, 3 cousins near Anchorage

Alaska State Troopers say another 6-year-old was apparently spared during the early Monday morning shooting spree.

  • Dec 1, 2020
  • By Brian P. D. Hannon Associated Press
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Alaska State Troopers investigate a fatal shooting scene at a home on North Valley Way in Palmer, on Monday.
COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

More than 1 million tests conducted; state reports 481 new cases

30 new cases were reported on the peninsula

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)
Soldotna residents stand in line to vote at the Soldotna Public Library during Primary Election Day on Aug. 18, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

General election certified by state; no local outcomes changed

All results can be viewed on the Division of Elections website

Soldotna residents stand in line to vote at the Soldotna Public Library during Primary Election Day on Aug. 18, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)