Month: June 2009

A worker on the North Slope who lives in Wasilla tested positive for the H1N1 flu this past week while working on the slope.  The report came from the Alaska … H1N1 comes to the Mat Su Borough

The switch to digital TV from analog happens today.   The transition began over 20 years ago as engineers set a technological goal of moving broadcast television into the digital age. … Switch to digital TV is happening

Two men died of injuries sustained in a fall on Mount McKinley Thursday, June 11th. 

ADF &G’s Division of Sport fish has announced that the Deshka River king salmon sport fishery will close at 6 pm on Saturday, June 13th through the remainder of the … Deshka closes to sportfishing for Kings

Talkeetna broke a heat record again yesterday (wed).  The recorded temperature at the Talkeetna airport was 81 degrees.  That is just 2 degrees higher than the record 79 degrees set … Talkeetna breaks heat record again

Talkeetna Lakes Park is one of the several areas in the Mat Su Borough receiving a heavy dose of funding for improvements.

Wednesday – The Mat Su School District meets tonight in a special meeting to decide the 2010 budget. That vote will affect an on-going dispute in the Talkeetna and Trapper … School Board budget vote to impact school principals

Talis Colberg is the new Mat Su Borough mayor.  Colberg easily defeated the other candidates with 63% of the vote.  There are still a little over 1,000 absentee, special and … Colberg is new Borough mayor