School Board adopts 2010 budget; Upper Valley principals OK'ed
The school district has okay’ed two separate principal positions for Talkeetna and Trapper Creek. The Mat Su Borough school board met last Wednesday in a special session and adopted the
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Two climbers die in fall on Denali
Two men died of injuries sustained in a fall on Mount McKinley Thursday, June 11th.
Switch to digital TV is happening
The switch to digital TV from analog happens today. The transition began over 20 years ago as engineers set a technological goal of moving broadcast television into the digital age.
H1N1 comes to the Mat Su Borough
A worker on the North Slope who lives in Wasilla tested positive for the H1N1 flu this past week while working on the slope. The report came from the Alaska
ADF&G closes Deshka for remainder of king season
Last year at this time, the ADF &G made a serious decision. They closed the Deshka River to sportfishing. They have come to the same conclusion this year after miserable
Deshka closes to sportfishing for Kings
ADF &G’s Division of Sport fish has announced that the Deshka River king salmon sport fishery will close at 6 pm on Saturday, June 13th through the remainder of the
Colberg is new Borough mayor
Talis Colberg is the new Mat Su Borough mayor. Colberg easily defeated the other candidates with 63% of the vote. There are still a little over 1,000 absentee, special and
School Board budget vote to impact school principals
Wednesday – The Mat Su School District meets tonight in a special meeting to decide the 2010 budget. That vote will affect an on-going dispute in the Talkeetna and Trapper
Assembly votes on funding park and wayside improvements
Talkeetna Lakes Park is one of the several areas in the Mat Su Borough receiving a heavy dose of funding for improvements.