Coho salmon counts rise significantly on Little Susitna, Deshka
After a very slow start, the coho salmon runs on the Little Susitna and Deshka Rivers saw a significant uptick over the weekend. Late last week, the Alaska Department of
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Mat-Su Borough Assembly indefinitely postpones sales tax proposal
After hearing from more than forty people in a packed chamber, the Mat-Su Borough Assembly has indefinitely postponed an ordinance to place a two-percent sales tax before borough voters. KTNA’s
Local farmer shares egg-selent advice
by: Katie Writer – KTNA Talkeetna’s Derek MacDonald has a considerable chicken operation that produces forty to fifty dozen of eggs that he distributes weekly to local businesses and residents.
Easton: Troubadour-in-residence
Note: Tim Easton will perform this week in Talkeetna, including at Live at Five in the Village Park on July 28th. This story comes to us through a content sharing
Mat-Su Anglers Corner for Friday July 28, 2017
Note: This story comes to us through a content sharing agreement between KTNA and Wick Communications. Wick owns the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Anchorage Press, and Talkeetna Press, and additional local
Talkeetna sewer lagoon out of compliance with permit in June
The Talkeetna wastewater lagoons tested out of compliance for fecal coliform bacteria in the month of June. In a report filed with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, the Mat-Su
Merits of borough-wide sales tax discussed
Note: This story comes to us through a content sharing agreement between KTNA and Wick Communications. Wick owns the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Anchorage Press, and Talkeetna Press, and additional local
Altered sales tax proposal to go before borough assembly on Tuesday
At its meeting next Tuesday, the Mat-Su Borough Assembly will hold a public hearing on the proposal to put a borough-wide sales tax to a popular vote, but perhaps not
The good and bad of Alaskan bugs in 2017
Bugs of various shapes and sizes are part of life in Alaska, and it can be easy for them to escape notice. KTNA’s Phillip Manning recently spoke with an entomology