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    Articles by Victoria Petersen
    Photo credit: USFWS                                 A morel mushroom grows in disturbed gravel on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.
    Out of the Office: Morels surge confidence
    By Victoria Petersen • May 27, 2020 4:00 pm

    I’m writing this in the car on the drive to Anchorage. My boyfriend, Nate, and I are in the process…

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    COVID-19. (Image courtesy the CDC)
    Intrastate travel OK’d for road system, marine highway
    By Victoria Petersen • May 13, 2020 4:00 pm

    No new COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday

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    A screenshot of the 50th annual commencement ceremony for the 2020 graduating class of Kenai Peninsula College, which was done virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, May 7, 2020, near Soldotna, Alaska.
    ‘Resilience and ability to overcome unbelievable odds’
    By Victoria Petersen • May 7, 2020 1:30 am

    Kenai Peninsula College graduates students from both campuses — virtually

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    Kenai Peninsula Borough School District staff distribute student meal for lunch at Kenai Central High School on March 25, 2020, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
    Meal program won’t continue into the summer
    By Victoria Petersen • May 7, 2020 1:30 am

    The meal program offered free breakfast and lunch during the week to any district student.

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    The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District building is closed on March 26, 2020, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
    Budget estimates down in face of pandemic
    By Victoria Petersen • May 6, 2020 1:30 am

    The borough finance department has had to adjust projections.

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    Dr. Anne Zink, Alaska’s chief medical officer, addresses reporters during a Wednesday, March 25, 2020 press conference in the Atwood Building in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Office of the Governor)
    ‘Not time to be letting our guard down’
    By Victoria Petersen • April 27, 2020 1:30 pm

    Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink said the state is expecting to see more cases.

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    Dunleavy unveils plan to disburse $1.25B in federal relief funds
    Dunleavy unveils plan to disburse $1.25B in federal...
    By Victoria Petersen • April 22, 2020 1:30 am

    Borough would receive $37 million in community assistance.

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    Photo courtesy of Gov. Mike Dunleavy / State of Alaska                                Gov. Mike Dunleavy touring Anchorage’s alternate care site at the Alaska Airlines Center, Wednesday in Anchorage.
    State announces 8 news cases, including 1 in...
    By Victoria Petersen • April 15, 2020 1:30 am

    As a public service to keep people informed on the COVID-19 pandemic, the paywall for all articles about the coronavirus…

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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a Friday, April 10, 2020 press conference in the Atwood Building in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Office of the Governor)
    New state mandate OKs quarantine shelters for emergency...
    By Victoria Petersen • April 13, 2020 1:30 pm

    The program will use “non-congregate shelter solutions,” including hotels and dorms, to house people.

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    A sign announcing the closure of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District schools at K-Beach Elementary can be seen on March 26, 2020, near Soldotna, Alaska. (Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
    School board passes their budget, discusses transition to...
    By Victoria Petersen • April 8, 2020 1:30 pm

    Members of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education unanimously passed their proposed fiscal year 2021 budget Monday…

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    The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District building is closed on March 26, 2020, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
    Assembly passes emergency ordinances
    By Victoria Petersen • April 8, 2020 1:30 pm

    The Clerk’s Office set up remote ways for residents to call in and speak on the emergency ordinances.

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    Photo courtesy Alaska Wildland Fire Information                                 The Swan Lake Fire can be seen from above on Monday, Aug. 26 on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.
    All burn permits suspended starting May 1
    By Victoria Petersen • April 8, 2020 1:30 am

    The suspension aims to mitigate some of the challenges firefighting agencies may face this summer.

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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy at a press conference in Anchorage with Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink on Friday, April 3, 2020. (Courtesy photo | Officer of Gov. Mike Dunleavy)
    Zink: Assume virus is in communities
    By Victoria Petersen • April 8, 2020 1:30 am

    Alaska reports 1 death, 13 new cases

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    COVID-19. (Image Credit: CDC)
    10 COVID-19 new cases reported, mandates extended
    By Victoria Petersen • April 1, 2020 1:30 am

    Eatery dine-in services, bars and entertainment venues to be closed indefinitely

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    Aspen Hotel chain Owner George Swift cuts a ribbon officially opening the most recent building in Homer, Alaska, during a grand opening ceremony on May 29, 2019. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Trends: Tourism industry takes hit from COVID-19
    By Victoria Petersen • April 1, 2020 1:30 am

    ‘Completely decimated travel in Alaska’

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    The filing deadline for the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend is March 31.
    PFD deadline extended
    By Victoria Petersen • April 1, 2020 1:30 am

    The official deadline is 11:59 p.m., April 30.

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