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Looming budget cuts have many state departments looking at places to save money. For the Alaska State Troopers, the current budget picture means cutting thirty positions statewide, and possibly closing
This week, representatives of multiple non-profits in the Upper Valley met to discuss the future of their organizations. The talks included staff and board members of entities of various sizes,
On Tuesday, the Talkeetna Recycling Committee held its second meeting at the Roadhouse. The Committee was formed after Mat-Su Borough Solid-Waste Manager Butch Shapiro approached the Talkeetna Community Council with
This week in Juneau, various subcommittees of the House Finance Committee closed out departmental operating budget proposals. With a grim fiscal picture, most of those budgets took significant cuts beyond
A warm, relatively snow-free winter has caused numerous issues in the mushing community. Most notably, the Iditarod restart was moved from Willow to Fairbanks. Multiple shorter races were delayed, altered,
By: Alexandra Gutierrez – APRN The Legislature is considering halving the amount of funding available for public broadcasting. Rep. Lynn Gattis, a Wasilla Republican who chairs the Department of Administration
Update: The party with the activated beacon has been contacted, and they say they did not activate the ‘S-O-S.’ The Alaska State Troopers have contacted two men in the Talkeetna
On Tuesday, Ballot Proposition 2 went into effect. The measure allows possession, consumption, transportation, and display of limited amounts of marijuana. The state legislature and many local governments are in
Talkeetna resident Rob Holt, age 56, passed away on Wednesday morning. According to the Alaska State Troopers, Holt called 911 reporting a medical problem and collapsed while EMS was on-scene.
