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Smokey the Mule gains attention in Talkeetna
By C’ebrina D. Tollefsen In 1944, Bing Crosby posed this question in a song: “A mule is an animal with long funny ears / Kicks up at anything he hears /
Northern Susitna Institute gets a boost for Programs
The Northern Susitna Institute was surprised to receive a Grant from BP in the amount of 50,000 dollars. The Institute’s Executive Director Joe Page says they had no idea the
Samuel Clark Murder Trial may start on May 17th
The Murder trial of Samuel Clark is scheduled to start on Thursday this week, with Jury selection to take place on Wednesday at District Criminal Court in Palmer. Samuel Clark
Rep. Neuman reflects back on 2012 Session
After the close of the State Legislative Session, Representative Mark Neuman says the legislature had some successes, and fell short in some other areas. Oil had a prominent roll. [audio:https://ktna.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/1Neuman.mp3|titles=1Neuman]
Denali Report for May 16th, 2012
There are currently one-thousand-twenty climbers registered to climb Mt. McKinley, and 15 registered to climb Mt Foraker. This week the number of climbers currently on McKinley jumped to 234, up
StarDate Susitna 5-13-2012
In this edition of StarDate Susitna Kathleen Fleming discusses the recent “Super Moon” and how it connects to the up-coming Solar Eclipse. A partial eclipse will be visible from Alaska
Without Federal Passenger Funds, Railroad might pass on Passenger Service
A Senate version of the surface transportation bill could strip up to 30 million dollars of funding to the Alaska Rail Road. It is a move the railroad says would
Identity mix-up could prompt name change for X Lake, Y Lake
Three lakes in Talkeetna have names that aren’t really names – they’re letters. Currently known as X, Y and Z lakes, the trio of water bodies have been an item