Borough Assembly special budget meeting in Willow full audio
Willow Budget Meeting Raw The player above contains the entire recording of the special meeting of the Borough Assembly in Willow on Friday, May 1st to discuss the borough budget.
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Mat-Su Borough Assembly meets in Willow to discuss budget
20140505BoroughBudget On Friday, the Mat-Su Borough Assembly held a special meeting at the Willow Community Center to discuss the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. More than thirty area residents
Most Denali National Park facilites to open mid-May
On Monday, Denali National Park and Preserve announced opening dates for the 2014 season. The Denali Park Road will be open for private vehicles up to the Teklanika River Rest
Haze obscures views from Anchorage to Denali
If you’re wondering what that haze in the sky is that has been showing up recently, you’re not the only one. Theories abound, and nobody, not even meteorologists in Anchorage,
Fairbanks man arrested in Talkeetna for assault, DUI
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Talkeetna Elementary will receive funding to fill positions of retiring teachers
As the school year winds down, Talkeetna Elementary School is preparing to bid two long-time teachers farewell. Karen Mannix has been with the school district for about twenty-five years and
Denali base camp to be set up Thursday
20140430BaseCamp For a few months each year, one of the busiest “airports” in Alaska isn’t technically an airport at all. It’s Denali base camp on the Kahiltna Glacier. The vast
Rep. Keller: "It doesn't make sense" to build the Susitna dam right now
A persistent question during the state’s legislative session this year was whether Alaska can afford to move forward on all of the megaprojects currently on its plate. The Susitna-Watana Hydroelectric
Sexual abuse prevention bill falls through the cracks
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