Todays Announcements

KTNA maintains an online announcement and classified page to help keep our listeners informed. Announcements are mainly for nonprofits. Classifieds are for nonprofits as well as individual needs. The KTNA Community Calendar includes all announcements plus additional community events happening at local businesses.

There are three ways you can submit Announcements, Classifieds and events for the Community Calendar: through our online form, via email at info@ktna.org or by calling 907-733-1700.

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Coming up on KTNA

This week Su Valley Voice will be live on New Year’s Day.  Host Trisha Costello will be joined by KTNA News Producer, Colleen Coulon Love. Together they’ll revisit past episodes and topics that made up the 2025 collection of Su Valley Voice shows. Listeners are encouraged to participate with reflections on the stories we included or missed. We also want to hear about the guests and topics you’d like to see on our schedule as we head into 2026.  You may call in during the live show at 907-733-1200 or -1205.  You may email dj@ktna.org ahead of time or during the show. Su Valley Voice airs Thursdays, 10-11am with a rebroadcast at 7pm.

KTNA is closed on Thursday, January 1st. There will not be local news or announcements. Mary Vukson does plan to be here for her weekly show, Wavelength. Tune in from 9-11pm to enjoy her music this New Year. We wish you all a Warm and Happy Holiday!

Save the date! Our Annual Celebration and Membership Meeting is on Saturday, January 17th at the Sheldon Community Arts Hangar. Come hungry, we will have a taco bar from 5 to 6:30pm. This year we host a Vinyl Dance Party beginning at 6:30pm, dress up and dance the night away as our DJs spin vinyl records. This is also your chance to vote on your favorite album art recreation from our Album Art Show/Contest! Learn more at KTNA.org.

Today

  • Mat-Su library closures

    Trapper Creek Public Library +2 more

    Mat-Su libraries are closed New Years Day - Thursday, January 1st. This includes Trapper Creek, Talkeetna and Willow Public Library. The Talkeetna Public Library reminds you that the wi-fi is always on and accessible from the parking lot, the book drop box will be open. For more information, you may call 907-861-7645.

  • Clinic Closures – Sunshine Community Health Center

    Sunshine Community Health Center Talkeetna 34300 South Talkeetna Spur Road, Talkeetna, Alaska, United States +1 more

    Sunshine Community Health Center will be closed on New Years Day, January 1st. This includes the Talkeetna and Willow clinics. They remind you to plan ahead for prescriptions, appointments and care needs.

  • Recurring

    Additional Hurricane Turn for the New Year

    Due to extreme cold temperatures, the Alaska Railroad will NOT be running the normally scheduled Aurora Winter Train this weekend. To accommodate residents who use the Flag Stop Railroad, they will run an additional Hurricane Turn on Saturday. So the Hurricane Turn will run at its normally scheduled time on Thursday, January 1st AND on Saturday, January 3rd.

  • Susitna Community Council Meeting

    Upper Susitna Community and Senior Center 16463 E. Helena Ave. / Mile 98.5 Parks Hwy., Sunshine, Alaska

    The Susitna Community Council meets on Thursday, January 1st at the Upper Susitna Community & Senior Center at 7 pm. An option to attend via Zoom is available, you can find the meeting information and Zoom Link on the announcement at KTNA.org.

  • Recurring

    Ice Carving Workshops – Denali Arts Council

    Sheldon Community Arts Hangar

    Registration is open for Ice Carving Workshops, taught by Tommy Salami. Denali Arts Council hosts an adult and youth workshop on Saturday, January 3rd outside the Sheldon Community Arts Hangar. Tommy will instruct participants on carving techniques on 10lb blocks of ice. This is a great way to learn how to carve before the Ice Carving Competition. Supplies will be provided, and you can take your carving home with you. Register online at denaliartscouncil.org.

  • 76 Days Adrift – film screening – Denali Arts Council

    Sheldon Community Arts Hangar

    Denali Arts Council presents a screening of the film 76 Days Adrift on Saturday, January 3rd, at the Sheldon Community Arts Hangar. This film documents the experience of Steven Callahan, he recounts the night of February 4th, 1982, when a collision with a whale caused his boat to sink in the Atlantic Ocean. Doors open at 6:30 pm, and the film begins at 7pm. Tickets are available at denaliartscouncil.org.

  • Talkeetna Skatepark Committee meeting

    Talkeetna Public Library Talkeetna

    The Talkeetna Skatepark Committee is meeting on Wednesday, January 7th at 6PM at the Talkeetna Library. All are welcome to attend.

  • WACO Monthly Meeting

    Willow Community Center
    The Willow Area Community Organization's (WACO) monthly meetings are held at 7pm on the first Wednesday of every month at the Willow Community Center. The next one is on January 7th. More information at waco-ak.org

  • Circus Sunday – Green Light Circus & Denali Arts Council

    Sheldon Community Arts Hangar

    Denali Arts Council and Green Light Circus present: a Circus Sunday! The first of 5 scheduled monthly workshops between January and May, will be Sunday, January 11th. The day will feature aerial silks workshops followed by open juggling at the Sheldon Community Arts Hangar. Three workshops are scheduled between 10am and 3pm, space is limited in the aerial workshops and pre-registration is recommended. Find more information at denaliartscouncil.org.

To see all events, including recurring events like those at area libraries, go the the KTNA Community Calendar.

Classifieds

Today

  • seeking fiber artists

    Sheldon Community Arts Hangar

    Organizers of the second annual Fiber February are seeking fiber artists to show their work at the Sheldon Community Arts Hangar for the month of February. All fiber arts are accepted: knitting, felting, weaving, hooking, crochet and more. You may contact Sandy at tkb@alaska.net for more details or if you have questions.

  • Recurring

    Complexities of Love Rehearsals – Denali Arts Council

    Sheldon Community Arts Hangar

    Denali Arts Council is holding auditions for their annual variety show, Complexities of Love. If you have a talent you’d like to share—dance, music, comedy, poetry, puppetry, or anything else—they’d love to hear from you. Four rehearsals are scheduled on Sundays January 18th through February 8th, from 3 to 5 pm at the Sheldon Community Arts Hangar. You must attend one of these rehearsals and audition for Jenny in order to be included in the show.