DOT prepares for spring construction at Parks Highway
The first sign of upcoming road construction on the Parks Highway is visible as the Department of Transportation has started to clear cut the road corridor easement between Willow Creek
MEA hires permanent general manager
In a regular board meeting of the Matanuska Electric Association, the board offered the job of general manager to Joe Griffith. Griffith is currently MEA’s interim general manager.
StarDate Susitna for January 10, 2010
Eclipses and a retrograde Saturn are among the observations in StarDate Susitna this week. Explore the electromagnetic spectrum as essential background to radio astronomy with host Kathleen Fleming. Download audio
Mushers break records at Montana Creek Championships
RACING TO VICTORY— German musher Michael Tetzner races his eight-dog team to victory during the Montana Creek Championship sled dog race, held on January 9 and 10, 2010. Photo courtesy
Susitna Council contemplates forming a trail committee
TALKING TRAILS—Willow trail committee member Steve Charles, Bruce Paulsen from the Mat-Su Borough and alternate Susitna council member Scott Holcomb listen to questions after presentations by Charles and Paulsen on
Glitch fixed to allow donations at PFD website
A large number of Alaskans trying to file for their permanent fund dividend and donating portions of it to Alaskan charities through the Pick-Click-Give program encountered difficulties over the weekend,
Glitch fixed to allow donations at PFD website
A large number of Alaskans trying to file for their permanent fund dividend and donating portions of it to Alaskan charities through the Pick-Click-Give program encountered difficulties over the weekend,
Talkeetna Elementary's voice mail system goes down
The Talkeetna Elementary School’s voice mail system broke down beyond repair and while replacement efforts are underway, calls are answered by a live person and after-hour calls are not picked
Hiker arrested for expired driver's license
A hiking trip ended in jail for a Talkeetna man on January 2. Troopers report that Byron Leu, age 32, was overdue to return from a hike near Mastodon Road.