In this edition of Su-Valley Voice, Mat-Su Borough Assembly Member Vern Halter joins Phillip Manning to discuss the borough budget and other issues facing the borough and assembly.

The Media Skills class at Su Valley Junior-Senior High School produced podcasts which they uploaded to SoundCloud. KTNA airs one each Tuesday at 12:30.  Here, Nova Papasadora makes the case … Shopping is a Sport, by Nova Papasadora

The changing landscape of rivers in the Upper Valley is causing concern for business owners and residents in Talkeetna.  One issue is the filling of the Talkeetna Boat Launch with … Inadequate Flow Causes Problems at Talkeetna Boat Launch

Trapper Creek resident and historian Ken Marsh relates some humorous stories told to him by Mike Carpenter about how residents coped with living remotely in past decades. This is from … Susitna Writer’s Voice– Tales of Combating Remote Fever, by Ken Marsh

Disclosure: Phillip Manning serves on the board of directors for the Denali Arts Council, which is hosting the art show discussed in the story. The value of art education has … Crowdfunded Elementary Art Program Puts on Show

The Mat-Su Borough preliminary budget has been released, and the total figure is slightly smaller than the budget that ends on June 30th.  KTNA’s Phillip Manning has seen the budget, … Mat-Su Borough Preliminary Budget Released

Updated at 2:10 pm. The Alaska State Troopers say that both men involved in an overnight shooting on April 18th have died. Troopers say that 57-year-old Billy Kidd of Willow … Troopers: Both Men Involved in April 18th Shooting Have Died

Cari Sayre continues the book The Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum.  

Mat-Su Borough Manager John Moosey has submitted the administration’s budget proposal for the coming fiscal year.  Included in that proposal is a rate increase for the Talkeetna Sewer and Water … Talkeetna Sewer and Water Rate Increases Proposed