Month: February 2011

KTNA news, weather, announcements and Denali Echoes, for Monday February 14, hosted by Trisha Costello. Local news headlines:  Bills before Congress threaten funding for public radio. (16 min) Download audio

KTNA’s news, weather, announcements and Denali Echoes, for Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011, hosted by Will Peterson. Local news headlines: BoF meets to consider regulatory changes for upper Cook Inlet fisheries; … Morning news cast – Tuesday, February 15, 201

The Alaska Board of Fisheries is going to meet in Anchorage from February 20 through March 5, discussing over 200 proposals to make regulatory changes to Upper Cook Inlet area … Board of Fish to consider proposals dealing with upper Susitna valley fisheries

A small hydro project proposed to power the Kantishna Roadhouse garnered support from U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich. The Senators introduced legislation that would give the green light … US Senators support Kantishna hydro project

With a new Congress seated and a still ailing economy, a political movement is underway to severely cut federal spending. Congress  has several bills before them that could impact the … Bills threaten to eliminate funding for public radio

KTNA’s news, weather, announcements and Denali Echoes for Friday, Feb. 11, 2011, hosted by Trisha Costello. Local news headlines: Upper Susitna Senior Center has new chairperson; Three snowmachiners rescued from … Morning news cast – February 11, 2011

Cindy Clark is the new chairperson of the board of directors for the Upper Susitna Senior Center. Prior to her taking the helm, Hermon Thompson served as the board’s president.

A  search and rescue mission had a good ending when Talkeetna troopers successfully found three lost snowmachiners from Houston who were out riding their machines east of Yoder Road.

The upper Susitna Valley is about to receive some upgrades of emergency related equipment and radio capabilities.