Ardella at her art booth , photo courtesy of Dora Miller

Talkeetna resident Ardella Rose Nelson Hagen, 79, died on August 11 at home after a brief bout of cancer.  A funeral was that evening at Talkeetna Baptist Church with Rev. Wes Hudson officiating.  (more…)

Host Holly Stinson provides an edited version of an original Granny’s Radio Recipe show with Emmila Denny and Roberta Sheldon reminiscing about the old-timers in the Susitna Valley.  In this second part we get a peek at the post office of the past, hear stories about Colonel Johnson, Frank Monnikes, and the “Whose-a-Vitches”,  along with a dumpling recipe for Danish soup.

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Curt on his 87th birthday

Longtime Talkeetna and Trapper Creek resident Curt Wagner died quietly Monday morning at Mat Su Regional Hospital. He would have been 88 years old on August 18th. (more…)

Photo courtesy of Debra Whitecar

originally aired 6/16 – Talkeetna emergency services responded to a 911 call last night  at the Talkeetna Historical Museum in downtown Talkeetna.  Michael Kelly, museum curator, collapsed and died last night, apparently of a stroke. (more…)

On Thursday morning, Alaska State Troopers were called to investigate the death of 71-year old Douglas Chilcoat. (more…)

In the early morning hours on Tuesday, Sunshine resident Cheryl Anderson, age 51, died of natural causes in her home. Troopers were notified of the expected death. Troopers say that Anderson’s next of kin was on scene. Mrs. Anderson was widely known in the area as the co-owner of the Talkeetna Good Times with her husband Scott Anderson. KTNA will announce memorial services once they become known.

The Emmila A. Denny scholarship winners were announced at the Denali Arts council meeting Monday evening.  Winners of the three hundred dollar scholarships are Tyler Figley, Emily Hartley, Ian Mannix, Denali Morgan and Laura Wright. (more…)

Long time Talkeetna resident Rick Scheisl — fondly known as Fairview Rick — died yesterday  at Mat-Su Regional of natural causes. (more…)

Host Sue Deyoe gathers memories of pioneer aviator and Talkeetna community member Cliff Hudson from the 1960′s to the present. Cliff recently passed away at age 84.

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