At the same time Talkeetna residents are hearing about the death of Joe Puryear,  a Nepalese Sherpa who spent time in Talkeetna this summer has died in an avalanche in the Himalyas. (more…)

The Alaska Redistricting Board has hired an Anchorage attorney as their Executive Director.  Ron Miller previously served the State of Alaska as Executive Director os the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority – AIDEA– and the Alaska Energy Authority. (more…)

A special grant expenditure committee of the Susitna Community Council took public input last week from residents on how to spend state revenue share funds. (more…)

KTNA’s morning news, weather forecast, Denali echos, announcements for October 28th. Host is Sue Deyoe. Headlines – Puryear dies climbing in Tibet; Sherpa Chewang Nima dies in avalanche; Seifert gets sustainability coordinator position; Susitna Community Council continues with revenue sharing decision. 16 min.

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Joe Puryear in Tibet in 2007. photo courtesy of Mike Gauthier

Climbers and mountaineers in Talkeetna and around the world are mourning the death of Joe Puryear.  He died Tuesday while trying to pioneer a route on Labuche Kang, a mountain in remote Tibet. (more…)

KTNA’s local news, weather, announcements and Denali Echoes, read by Diana Haecker, for Wednesday October 27. Local news headlines: Lawsuit between van Troba and Historical Society is over; Business idea competition gives money to start ups; Redistricting board has new executive director. (16 min.)

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Have you ever had a great idea that would benefit your community but just didn’t have the cash on hand to implement it? The Alaska Federation of Natives is about to roll out an idea and small business competition where winners are awarded seed money to get their projects started. Diana Haecker has more.

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On Friday, a number of residents in the Talkeetna area reported political signs missing from their property. Whoever removed the signs wasn’t choosey.  McAdams, Parnell, Crawford, Berkowitz and Miller signs were taken. (more…)

The lawsuit filed against the Talkeetna Historical Society by Steve Van Troba has been dismissed. (more…)