The Talkeetna / Trapper Creek Birdathon participants counted 64 species of resident and migrant birds during the weekend’s annual event, with challenging cool temperatures combined with frequent showers of rain, snow, and sleet, and all-too-infrequent sunshine. The group count, which varies widely year-to-year, came close to an “average” number. The team of Billy FitzGerald and…

When one chooses the lifestyle of a bush rat there are a number of decisions that require careful consideration. A primary decision is “How I am going to provide heat?” Historically and currently the most common and practical solution for the British Thermal Unit (BTU) need is firewood. Some say firewood makes heat twice, first…

The 2018 climbing season is underway on Denali. Currently, there are 852 climbers registered to attempt the mountain, and twenty-one are currently underway. Six climbers have completed their attempts, with two making it to the summit. Eleven people are registered to attempt Mt. Foraker, and two have returned from their attempts. There have been no…

On Monday evening, the Mat-Su Borough Assembly held it’s annual Willow public hearing on the borough budget. One topic dominated public testimony, the Willow library and community center project. As has been the case for the last few years, attendance at the assembly’s budget meeting in Willow was the largest by a significant margin, according…

This week’s program, The Heritage of Talkeetna, by Roberta Sheldon, read by Ellen Wolf, is from our archives. It originally aired in 2014.    

This week’s guest on Tips for Healthy Living is retired Su Valley High School coach Jane Buskirk. She talks about how community members can learn about running by joining the community running group on Sundays at the Su Valley track, which is the newest in the Valley, open to the community, and really feels good…

Three people on a bear-hunting trip were rescued from the Alaska Range on Tuesday. According to the Alaska State Troopers, 60-year-old Roxanne Cadotte-Speckman and 71-year-old Calvin Speckman of Pleasant Hill as well as their guide, 45-year-old Jason Vogel of Talkeetna, were stranded by weather southeast of Nikolai. Troopers say the initial distress call came in…

by:  Katie Writer – KTNA Talkeetna celebrated Earth Day on Sunday under sunny skies at the Sheldon Community Arts Hangar. Earth friendly booths filled the hangar, including Talkeetna Elementary Student Leadership Council, The Grove, Birch Creek Ranch, Talkeetna Recycling Works, and the Valley Community for Recycling Solutions. VCRS and the Mat-Su Borough have been working…

The Alaska State Troopers are asking for information on a counterfeit bill used at a local business last Friday. According to Troopers, just before noon on April 20th, a male with a “scruffy” beard wearing a black hoodie used a counterfeit $50 bill at Subway near the intersection of the Parks Highway and the Talkeetna…