Starting soon, the Sunshine Community Health Center will require all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to CEO Randall Kowalke and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Paul Forman.  In a … Sunshine Clinic Leadership discusses COVID-19 updates, new policies

Both statewide and in the Mat-Su Borough, COVID-19 case rates continue to rise, and vaccination rates remain relatively flat. According to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, the … COVID-19 rates continue to rise in the state and Mat-Su

Despite a recent surge in COVID-19 cases in the state of Alaska, the Mat-Su Borough School District announced that they will be opening schools at the low risk level.  This … Mat-Su School Board and administration lay out school COVID mitigation policies

In 2020, Covid-19 shook up the local economy.  Early in the year, businesses shut down.  Last summer saw a partial re-opening, and this year things may appear like they’re “back … Visitors return to Talkeetna, but it’s not business as usual

According to revised guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued Tuesday, Mat-Su Borough residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19 should resume wearing masks in public, indoor spaces. The … CDC recommends masks indoors for those vaccinated against COVID-19 in places like the Mat-Su

Last Friday, the first COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Downtown Talkeetna drew about thirty people. Held at the Denali Education Center building, formerly Northern Susitna Institute, the clinic was staffed by … First vaccine clinic held in Downtown Talkeetna

While Covid-19 case rates continue to drop in the Mat-Su Borough, vaccination rates remain the lowest in the state. As of Sunday, only 33% of residents 12 and older were … First Vaccination Clinic in Downtown Talkeetna

Note: This interview was conducted before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ended its recommendation that people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 wear masks and socially distance. Nationwide, restrictions and … As COVID-19 restrictions and recommendations ease, it means a period of re-adjustment toward “normal”

Sales tax figures for the Talkeetna Sewer and Water service area have begun to come in, and how they fare through 2021 is a reasonable indicator of how businesses are … This summer, sales tax dollars could tell the tale of the season