This week’s Susitna Community Council board of director elections drew four candidates running for four open full seats and three candidates for two alternate seats. KTNA asked each candidate the same three questions and here are the answers in their own words. (more…)

The Susitna Community Council is holding board of director elections next week during their regular council meeting on Thursday, November 5 at the Senior Center/ Su Valley High School . (more…)

  The Talkeetna Community Council has three new Directors for their Board. Meghaan    Vaughan, the youngest director, took the most votes with 135 of 187 total voters casting  their ballot for her. (more…)

The final vote tallies of the evening in the Borough election show Vern Halter over Doyle Holmes in a close election.  Halter’s 1049 votes to Holmes’ 864 may change after all the absentee ballots are counted.  Borough officials say that could be 2 weeks from now.

Other results:  The sales tax ordinance was soundly defeated.  The school bond issue failed in a close vote. Talis Colberg is the new (presiding) Borough mayor; Ron Arvin beat out Michelle Church in Asembly seat 3 race, Jim Colver took Borough seat 6 in a race so close that it is possible it could go to Jim Turner depending on absentee votes.

New School Board members are Erik Cordero, Sarah Welton, Mike Dunleavy

There was a 21.7% voter turnout overall for the election.

See this site tomorrow for updated information on precinct counts.

The new Talkeetna Community Council Board members are: Meghaan Vaughan, Cary Birdsall and Howard Carbone.  There were several write in votes.  Six members of the community acted as officials in the vote tallying Tuesday night.  The next community council meeting is November 2nd.

Borough election preliminary results are:  Mayor – Talis Colberg; Sales Tax ordinance – failed; school bond issue – failed;  However these are preliminary.  Currently waiting on District 7 results and confirmation on all vote tallies.

Host Sue Deyoe talks with Mat-Su Borough candidates for assembly Vern Halter and Doyle Holmes about their opinions and thoughts on topics relevant to the Upper Susitna Valley.

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Below is information from each of the 4 candidates running for the 3 open seats on the Community Council Board of Directors. (in the order they applied): (more…)

There are 10 candidates this year running in the open district election for School Board in the Mat Su Borough.  (more…)

Nominations for the Talkeetna Community Council Board of Directors election are officially closed. (more…)

At its regular meeting on Thursday, the Susitna Community Council accepted four candidates running for regular council seats in the election this fall. Also, three area residents threw their hat in the ring for two alternate seats. (more…)

The Talkeetna Community Council took action on several items Tuesday night at their monthly meeting.

The meeting was held a week earlier than normal to compensate for the Labor Day weekend. (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…)