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Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly overrides mayoral veto of hybrid election system ordinance
Members of the Kenai Peninsula Borough assembly voted to override a mayoral veto at their Tuesday meeting. The…
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Hospital adds new COVID-19 rooms
An increase last month in positive COVID-19 cases on the lower Kenai Peninsula prompted South Peninsula Hospital to…
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State lifts burn suspension
Residents may now obtain permits for burn barrels as well as for small and large-scale brush fires.
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17th Alaskan death linked to COVID-19 reported
Another Alaskan has died of COVID-19, Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced in a press conference on Tuesday. That makes…
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State reports 30 new cases; hospitalizations reach new high
The cases include 28 residents and two nonresidents.
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Case count dips after 5 record days of positive cases
Alaska has had 1,338 cases of the disease since the state began tracking the pandemic in March.
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‘Don’t get complacent,’ governor says of pandemic
As Alaska saw one of its highest single-day increases in new positive cases of COVID-19, and as the…
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Hospital staff, Friendship Terrace clear of COVID-19 as statewide case count grows
Setting a new record for the largest single-day increase in new cases of COVID-19 for Alaska residents, the…
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Relief grants for small Homer businesses now available
Using a portion of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding it has received, the…
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Hiring committee recommends candidate for city manager
After hearing what he had to say, members of the City Manager Hiring Committee voted unanimously to recommend…
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Some July fourth events continue on southern peninsula
Amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic in Alaska, celebrating Independence Day is going to look a little different…
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3 cities, 3 testing strategies
Peninsula communities take different approaches to COVID-19 testing.
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‘Don’t get complacent,’ governor says of pandemic
State sees one of its highest COVID-19 case increases in Tuesday count