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COVID-19 case numbers are rising nationally

Federal officials say despite the surge, country better off than last year

AP Photo / Mark Thiessen Attorney Scott Kendall stands next to the State of Alaska certificate for the election reforms he helped author in a successful ballot initiative in Anchorage, Alaska, on Jan. 21, 2022. Alaska elections will be held for the first time this year under a voter-backed system that scraps party primaries and sends the top four vote-getters regardless of party to the general election, where ranked choice voting will be used to determine a winner. No other state conducts its elections with that same combination.

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How Alaska’s unique new election system works

Here is a closer look at what’s happening in Alaska.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to a joint meeting of the Alaska State Legislature at the Alaska State Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, for his fourth State of the State address of his administration. Dunleavy painted a positive picture for the state despite the challenges Alaska has faced during the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the economy. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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Dunleavy paints optimistic picture in State of the State address

Gov: ‘North to the Future’ still state’s motto.

Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce is photographed at the Kenai Peninsula Clarion office in Kenai, Alaska, on Sept. 25, 2020. (Peninsula Clarion file)

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Pierce joins race for governor

The borough mayor notified local officials in an email Thursday

The Homer City Council asks Jan Keiser, Public Works Department director, questions about the new equipment needed for the city, including a grader and sand truck, during the Jan. 24 regular meeting. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)

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Coucil OKs grader purchase after debate

The city’s 1994 Champion Grader’s transmission recently broke down

A COVID-19 test administrator discusses the testing process with a patient during the popup rapid testing clinic at Homer Public Health Center on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)

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Free rapid COVID-19 testing available through Friday

A drive-up COVID-19 testing clinic is being held at Homer Public Health Center this week.

Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion The logo for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is displayed inside the George A. Navarre Borough Admin Building on Thursday, July 22 in Soldotna.

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Schools aim for business as usual as cases reach new highs

On Monday, there were 14 staff members and 69 students self-isolating with the virus

Members of the Kenai and Soldotna chambers of commerce listen to a briefing by Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan during a joint luncheon at the Soldotna Sports Complex on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Sullivan reports in from D.C.

The senator touched on infrastructure, voting rights, defense spending and the pandemic

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

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Free rapid COVID-19 testing available Jan. 24-28

A drive-up COVID-19 testing clinic will be held at Homer Public Health Center this week.

The Homer City Council asks Jan Keiser, Public Works Department director, questions about the Homer Green Infrastructure Management System during the Jan. 10, 2022, worksession. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)

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Letting nature do what it does best

New green infrastructure project to solve drainage issues

Volunteers distibute a meal to attendees at Project Homeless Connect on Jan. 29, 2020 at Homer United Methodist Church in Homer, Alaska. The event is a one-day opportunity for the homeless to get access to necessary supplies and services. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Project Homeless Connect Homer offers free resouces Jan. 26

A free resources event has been planned for people experiencing homelessness at two southern peninsula locations.

A sign warns of icy conditions in the parking lot of the Bartlett Street COVID-19 vaccine and testing clinic on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Homer schools mask up

Increased surge in positive COVID-19 cases prompts universal masking at Homer schools.

Jacob Fraley, left, holds his new daughter, Betty Lynn Fraley, while mother Cassy Quinlan, right, watches on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, at South Peninsula Hospital in Homer, Alaska. Betty Lynn was born on Jan. 17, 2022, the first baby of the New Year. Some of the gifts the family received for having the first baby of the year are in front of Quinlan. (Photo courtesy of South Peninsula Hospital)

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Betty Lynn Fraley arrived Jan. 17

New Year’s baby born to Cassy Quinlan and Jacob Fraley.