Local news from Talkeetna Alaska and our surrounding communities.
On Friday, KTNA’s Phillip Manning spoke with Dr. George Hightower, Medical Director at Sunshine Community Health Center. Their latest discussion covered health topics and concerns as the winter months approach, … Sunshine Clinic check-in for September 18th, 2020
On Tuesday, the Mat-Su Borough Assembly made significant changes to its CARES Act small business grant program. The meeting followed a work session, where the status of the program was … Borough Assembly eases CARES Act grant business license requirements, increases maximum grant amount
The Mat-Su Education Association warned two weeks ago that a strike vote could take place if negotiations for teacher contracts did not resume. On Tuesday, the union made good on … Mat-Su teachers’ union initiates strike vote
Susitna Valley High School won their first soccer game of the season Tuesday night against Wasilla High School. Wasilla isn’t usually on the Ram’s soccer schedule, but, due to COVID-19, … Su Valley Soccer goes forward amidst COVID-19 limitations
The Mat-Su Borough’s second round of CARES Act grants has begun, and the first round of grants is being disbursed according to the borough’s grant website. In total, about three-quarters … Borough processing CARES Act grant requests as second round begins
On Friday, KTNA’s Phillip Manning spoke with Dr. George Hightower, Medical Director for Sunshine Community Health Center. They discussed multiple topics, including the planned expansion of Sunshine, what it means … Sunshine Clinic check-in for September 4th, 2020
Talkeetna resident, Amaryah Robinson, has spent the last eight months in quarantine at her college campus in Changchun China. Most of her Chinese friends had traveled home in mid-January to … A Talkeetnan’s perspective on eight months of quarantine in China
At it’s regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday night, the Mat-Su Borough Assembly approved a contract between the Borough and Jim Psenak Construction, to repair and construct approximately 150 feet of the … More Talkeetna dike and revetment repairs to come; plans forming for a future project
The Mat-Su Borough School District teachers have been working without a contract for over eighteen months and are unhappy with recent developments in the negotiating process. The Mat-Su Education Association … Contract negotiations stall between Mat-Su Borough School District and teachers
