StarDate Susitna 6-14-20, by Kathleen Fleming
For this StarDate Susitna, Kathleen Fleming wrote a very long examination of daylength that will be aired in 2 parts. This Part 1 takes a look at the Summer Solstice
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First case of COVID-19 confirmed in Talkeetna
UPDATE 6/14/20: On Saturday June 13th a local resident acknowledged in an upper valley social media group that she is the first known positive case in Talkeetna. She had returned
Weekly check-in with Sunshine Community Health Center for June 12th, 2020
On Friday, KTNA’s Phillip Manning spoke with Dr. George Hightower, Medical Director for Sunshine Community Health Center. This week, they discussed the increase in COVID-19 cases in Alaska, and the
The Talkeetna River near Downtown has been at near-flood stage for all of June thus far
Even a casual observation of river levels near the end of Talkeetna’s Main Street will reveal that the water is running high and fast. High levels of erosion near Downtown
Remains of Northern Valley man found near Hidden Hills Rd.
The remains of a Northern Valley man missing since last March have been found near Caswell. On May 31st, Alaska State Troopers responded to a report of human remains discovered
Peaceful protest and march held in Talkeetna in support of Black Lives Matter
Early Saturday afternoon, nearly two weeks after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, around a hundred people gathered in the Talkeetna Village Park in support of Black Lives Matter.
Susitna Writer's Voice 6-7-2020- "The Allure of Wildflowers", by Ginger Hudson
Ginger Hudson (on left) was in Talkeetna for a writer’s retreat last winter and came by KTNA to record an excerpt from a biography she is writing of Verna Pratt,
Weekly check-in with Sunshine Clinic - June 5, 2020
In this week’s weekly check-in with Sunshine Community Health Center during the COVID-19 pandemic, KTNA’s Colleen Love spoke with Dr. George Hightower, SCHC Medical Director about the current availability of
First Wildfires of 2020 Discovered in Denali
In a press release Tuesday, Denali National Park and Preserve reported that two wildfires were discovered in the park on June 1st. A logistics aircraft from the Bureau of Land