Month: July 2010

Budget cuts have forced Mat-Su Borough officials to cut positions and reorganize departments that are of importance to Upper Susitna Valley residents. Download audio

The crash of a C-17 military cargo plane on Wednesday evening near the Elmendorf Air Force base killed four crewmembers and also damaged railroad tracks, forcing closure of the railroad … C-17 plane crash impacts railroad traffic

The search for a new Mat-Su Borough manager has produced a list of 42 applicants. Long time borough manager John Duffy left the post last month and the borough is … Search for Borough manager continues

KTNA’s morning news, weather, announcements and Denali Echoes, hosted by Trisha Costello. Local news headlines: Downed tree causes power outage in Talkeetna; Mat-Su borough manager search continues; NPS hands down … Morning news cast – July 30, 2010

In May, for the first time in history, a bear was shot and killed by a visitor in Denali National Park. The result of that incident was a two month … Decision handed down in Denali bear shooting

A number of businesses and residents in Talkeetna were without power on Tuesday afternoon and evening.  MEA spokesperson, Cheryll Heinze, says the culprit was a downed tree that fell on … Power outage in Talkeetna due to tree limb

This is the time of the year when owners of lifestock fill up their hay barns with the new crop. But Valley farmers agree that this is one of the … Rainy summer hampers produce, hay harvests

KTNA’s morning news, weather, echos, announcements for July 29th.  Headlines – Begich to sign on to Republican version of oil spill law; Wet weather hampers hay and other crop production; … Morning Newscast – Thursday, July 29, 2010

At the last Mat Su Borough Assembly meeting, an ordinance was introduced that addresses dog kennels and catteries with absentee owners.  There was a debate whether the ordinance should be … Absentee kennels owner issue on the agenda at next Assembly meeting