House committees discuss budgets, education
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
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Icy conditions force second relocation of Junior Iditarod
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,
As Legislature Eyes Budget Cuts, Public Media Funding Targeted
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
Classics for Kids--Pippi Longstocking #4
Cari Sayre continues reading from a children’s favorite, Pippi Longstocking, by Astrid Lindgren.
Troopers receive distress signal from Red Salmon Lake on Monday
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
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board issues 'emergency regulation' regarding public marijuana use
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
Susitna Writer's Voice-Yukon River Adventure, part 1, Launching a Dream, by Yukon Don Tanner
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
Talkeetna resident Rob Holt passes away at 56
Talkeetna resident Rob Holt, age 56, passed away on Wednesday morning. According to the Alaska State Troopers, Holt called 911 reporting a medical problem and collapsed while EMS was on-scene.
Classics for Kids--Pippi Longstocking #3
Cari Sayre continues reading from a children’s favorite, Pippi Longstocking, by Astrid Lindgren.