The Dept of Transportation held a public meeting in Willow to announce the upcoming construction between milepost 72 and 90 of the George Parks Highway.

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The full story is on our newscast. The following businesses opened/are opening this month in the Northern Valley: (more…)

The topic of a Mat Su Borough-wide sales tax heated up again on Tuesday evening.

The Borough Assembly approved the question of a 3% sales tax be placed on the October ballot.  (more…)

The filing period for candidates in the October election is fast coming to a close.  The deadline for the filing period is tomorrow  at 5 p.m.

Currently, no one is challenging current Borough mayor Talis Colberg, who is running for a 3 year term. (more…)

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About 25 youth, ages 14 to 19, have been slowing traffic on the Talkeetna Spur Road the past 2 days.  The sight of 2 dozen roller skiers traveling on the bike and pedestrian path is a bit out of the ordinary.  (more…)

The Upper Susitna Soil and Water Conservation Districts YCC held an ice cream social Monday to present their accomplishments for the season. 

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Link to the Denali Susitna Exploration Camp

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Volunteer Robin Song writes about those hot summer days on the ranch in early July.

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 A gold nugget, that we panned out of the archives… Placer geologist Robert Petersen and host Carol Lincoln talk about the history of gold mining in Alaska, and Grogg’s experiences at Valdez Creek  and Gains Creek mines. Also, some hints on where gold can be found locally. 

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