The Kenai Peninsula Borough announced on Wednesday that they have 470 small businesses, non-profit, and commercial fishing people set to be receiving the first round of KPB CARES Act Relief Fund checks, totaling approximately $6,116,250.

The Kenai Chamber of Commerce is still planning on hosting the 2020 Kenai River Marathon Run Series on September 27. Registration is ongoing online and at the Kenai Visitor Center, but to ensure the event runs without a hitch, the Chamber is seeking volunteers to help with the marathon.

The Arthur C. Clarke Award is sponsored and presented by Dr. Joseph Pelton, a close friend of Arthur C. Clarke and a founding board member of the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation.

Alaska is currently the most tested state in the nation for COVID-19, per capita, followed by Rhode Island, according to Worldometer, a website that ranks states and countries on several key measures in the COVID-19 response. The testing measure is cumulative and based upon all tests administered since the start of the pandemic.

Some early results have started filtering in for 2020 primary election.

Schools in this area will now shift to 100% remote learning, meaning no on-site opening on August 24. This includes Kenai, Soldotna, Nikiski, Kasilof, Sterling, and other communities in the central portion of the Kenai Peninsula.

The candidates have been set for the October Municipal Election.

A local organization is holding an event to help children-in-need in their return to school for the 2020-21 school year on the Kenai Peninsula, despite the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. Love INC’s drive-through Back To School event will take place on Saturday, August 22 from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at Love INC on K-Beach in Soldotna.

The Canadian government has moved to curb the movement of Americans through Canada who are on their way to Alaska. American travelers headed to Alaska have been limited to five crossings in Western Canada and they must commit to taking a direct route, rather than spending extra time in Canada.