Rangers Rescue Three Climbers Over the Weekend
Over the weekend, the National Park Service reported two successful search-and-rescue operations in the Alaska Range. At around 2:00 am on Saturday, mountaineering rangers received word of a climber who
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Meals on Wheels To Serve More Residents
Meals on Wheels in the upper Susitna Valley serves about 20 residents at this time. With a second vehicle recently added, the program can support double that number. Erica Sparks,
Denali Report for May 19th, 2023
This week on the Denali Report, more than 250 climbers were on the mountain this week, and poor weather delayed flights to and from the Alaska Range. This is the
Susitna Community Council Accepting Applications for CAP Funds
The application period for additional CAP funds from the Susitna Community Council is open until June 5th. The Council encourages any community non-profit organization to apply for the program. Approximately
Mountain High Pizza Pie Celebrates Twenty Years
The first pizzas Todd Basilone made in Talkeetna were not at what is now Mountain High Pizza Pie, but across the street at the Roadhouse. “I got started over there
Assembly Postpones Gravel Vote Again
For nearly six hours, the Mat-Su Assembly heard public testimony and introduced more than a few amendments to the Conditional Use Permit for Earth Materials Extraction ordinance. The latest meeting
Susitna Writer's Voice - May 14, 2023, "Floods, Fossils & Fables: a Geo-mythological Jaunt into the Pleistocene Past of the Susitna Valley" part 1, by Arthur Mannix
This Susitna Writer’s Voice is the first part of a 2-part by Arthur Mannix. Some truths are stranger-than-fiction, and myths often tell people more about the past than they might
Mat-Su Education Association Authorizes Strike Vote
Members of the Mat-Su Education Association will vote this week on whether to declare a strike. MSEA and the Mat-Su Borough School District have been involved in contract negotiations for
Community Energy Possible for Alaskans
The Alaska State Legislature introduced a new Community Energy bill Monday. The bill will enable more Alaskans to access solar electricity generated at a solar farm, rather than a rooftop