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A sign in front of Kenai Middle School is seen on Sept. 2, 2021, in Kenai, Alaska. The school was one of more than a dozen Kenai Peninsula Borough School District schools operating with universal indoor masking due to rising COVID-19 cases. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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More schools go to universal indoor masking

More than 200 students have tested positive for COVID-19 since Aug. 23.

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Peninsula rental rates some of state’s lowest

The median rent payment on the Kenai Peninsula Borough was about $1,009 in 2020 and about $1,023 in…

Officials with the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and the State of Alaska participate in an online Q&A session regarding COVID-19 mitigation and the safe return of students to schools. (Screenshot)

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State health officials: Masking, vaccines best way to keep kids in school

“If you really want to do away with masks, vaccine is the way to do that.”

A roll of "I Voted" stickers sits next to a bottle of hand sanitizer in this October 2020 photo. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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Voter registration deadline Sunday

The municipal election is Oct. 5.

A section of trees are cleared to make way for the Cooper Landing Bypass, on Aug. 10, 2021, in Cooper Landing, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Bypass project completion date pushed back

The project aims to reduce congestion on the Sterling Highway through Cooper Landing.

FILE - This March 19, 2020, file photo, shows an envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident. On Wednesday, March 24, 2021, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the state of Ohio that tried to get the U.S. Census Bureau to provide data used for drawing congressional and legislative districts ahead of its planned release. (AP Photo / Matt Rourke)

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Census shows slight peninsula population growth

The population of the Kenai Peninsula Borough grew by about 6.1% over the last 10 years, or from…

The "gofishak" application, zoomed in to the Kenai Peninsula. (Screenshot)

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Find fishing spots with new app

“Gofishak” allows users to filter fishing locations by category, species and access.

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U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski attends a joint Soldotna and Kenai Chamber of Commerce Luncheon on May 5 in Kenai.

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Murkowski pushes to reauthorize heritage site

The Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area is one of only 55 NHAs in the United States.

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District communications blog/Screenshot

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KPBSD pauses weekly antigen tests for athletes

The district is experiencing “supply chain challenges”

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will offer a districtwide 100% Remote Learning option during the 2021-2022 school year. (Image via the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District communications blog)

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School district offers updated remote learning options

Students learning 100% remotely will not be allowed to return to in-person learning outside of the transfer dates…

The George A. Navarre Kenai Peninsula Borough building. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)

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Borough sales tax revenue higher than anticipated

The borough said it planned conservatively in anticipation of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Assembly Member Willy Dunne (second from left) speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Candidates file for borough elections

The candidate filing period for people interested in running for seats open in the Oct. 5 municipal election…

A roadside sign welcomes drivers to Nikiski, Alaska, on Jan. 7, 2019. (Clarion file)

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Nikiski soil treatment facility on track for approval

The facility would be located near Mile 27.5 of the Kenai Spur Highway in Nikiski.