Local news from Talkeetna Alaska and our surrounding communities.
Most water users in the Talkeetna Service Area would see reduced rates if proposed changes are approved by the Mat-Su Borough Assembly in December. The Talkeetna Sewer and Water Advisory … Rate and Rule Changes Coming to Talkeetna Water Users
In April, the Mat-Su Borough began issuing $25 trash coupons, valid at the central landfill and Borough transfer stations for one year. Each Borough household was limited to one coupon … About 3,000 Households Redeemed Trash Coupons
The Mat-Su Borough Assembly approved the Capital Improvement Plan for fiscal year 2026, which includes twelve priority projects for the next six years. Ranked at number four is the Whigmi … Whigmi Trailhead Toilets Included in CIP
The Mat-Su Borough’s winter maintenance dashboard is now live. The tracker monitors snow plowing in multiple road service areas administered by the borough, including the Greater Talkeetna and Greater Willow … Snow Plow Tracking Now Available in Some Areas of the Mat-Su
Mobile home parks have been allowed under the multi-family development permit process, even after the Mat-Su Borough Assembly eliminated the mobile home park ordinance in August. They could be placed … Planning Commission Discusses Mobile Home Parks Again
A real-time winter maintenance dashboard showing the Mat-Su Borough’s plowing progress goes live this week. Borough Operations and Maintenance Division Manager Chad Fry says Borough-maintained roads under the new contract … Winter Maintenance Tracker Goes Live This Week
Attorneys from the State of Alaska responded to proposed solutions for public access at Benka Lake in Talkeetna. In this last correspondence, the State says the solutions proposed by the … Discussions Ongoing for Benka Lake Access
Mat-Su Borough Clerk Lonnie McKechnie says many ballots have yet to be counted following the November 5th election. She says absentee and questioned ballots will be counted next Monday just … Some Ballots Have Yet to be Counted
Trapper Creek now has two first responders and a rescue truck for responding to emergencies in the area. Talkeetna Fire Chief Eric Chappel says the new staff are part of … Trapper Creek Rescue Now Staffed
