This week, representatives of multiple non-profits in the Upper Valley met to discuss the future of their organizations.  The talks included staff and board members of entities of various sizes, … Upper Valley non-profits discuss possibility of a “consortium”

On Tuesday, the Talkeetna Recycling Committee held its second meeting at the Roadhouse.  The Committee was formed after Mat-Su Borough Solid-Waste Manager Butch Shapiro approached the Talkeetna Community Council with … Talkeetna Recycling Committee meets, discusses fundraising

This week in Juneau, various subcommittees of the House Finance Committee closed out departmental operating budget proposals.  With a grim fiscal picture, most of those budgets took significant cuts beyond … House committees discuss budgets, education

A warm, relatively snow-free winter has caused numerous issues in the mushing community.  Most notably, the Iditarod restart was moved from Willow to Fairbanks.  Multiple shorter races were delayed, altered, … Icy conditions force second relocation of Junior Iditarod

By:  Alexandra Gutierrez – APRN The Legislature is considering halving the amount of funding available for public broadcasting. Rep. Lynn Gattis, a Wasilla Republican who chairs the Department of Administration … As Legislature Eyes Budget Cuts, Public Media Funding Targeted

Cari Sayre continues reading from a children’s favorite, Pippi Longstocking, by Astrid Lindgren.

Update:  The party with the activated beacon has been contacted, and they say they did not activate the ‘S-O-S.’ The Alaska State Troopers have contacted two men in the Talkeetna … Troopers receive distress signal from Red Salmon Lake on Monday

On Tuesday, Ballot Proposition 2 went into effect.  The measure allows possession, consumption, transportation, and display of limited amounts of marijuana.  The state legislature and many local governments are in … Alcoholic Beverage Control Board issues ’emergency regulation’ regarding public marijuana use

Talkeetna writer Yukon Don Tanner tells the first part of an adventure by riverboat in 1980.    The full story, with photos, can be found in Last Frontier magazine, October … Susitna Writer’s Voice-Yukon River Adventure, part 1, Launching a Dream, by Yukon Don Tanner