Winter fun on wooden skis
by Melis Coady This Sunday a handful of Talkeetna’s most dedicated cross-country skiers gathered at the end of Whigmi Road for the 4th Annual Wooly Wooden Ski where traditional wooden
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Emerging Energy grant gets innovative projects into production
The Alaskla Legislature created the emerging energy fund to sponsor technologies that are close to becoming operational. The fund, administered by the Alaska Energy Authority, and last week 16 projects
Clark sentenced to 75 years for the murder of Dirk Fast
Samuel Clark was sentenced to 75 years of prison for the shooting of Dirk Fast on October 29th, 2010. Judge Eric Smith suspended 25 years of the sentence, and Clark,
Ice Jams and high water - video
Ice in the river has been causing jams for several days, and water has risen in different places off and on since Sunday. As of 3 pm on Thursday, the
A changing river: Long-time residents recall ebb and flow of the Susitna
Ice in the river has been causing jams for several days, and water has risen in different places off and on since Sunday. As of 3 pm on Thursday, the
Not everyone is happy with the rapid pace the Susitna Dam is moving forward
November 14th was the comment deadline for the Alaska Energy Authority’s 58 Proposed Study Plans that are intended to determine what impact the proposed Susitna Watana Hydroelectric Dam would have
Ice Jams back water up into vicinity of town - ponding water fills sloughs at end of Main St
High waters on the Susitna river continue to be monitored, as an Ice Jam has driven water into the sloughs just east of Main Street. According to Assistant Fire Chief
Celebrity shenanigans: Mystery Dinner as a fun fundraiser for school music trips
Somebody famous will die in Talkeetna Thursday night, and it will be up to the town’s celebrities to determine whodunnit. The Su Valley Music Department is hosting a Mystery Dinner
Some like their Shakespeare plays short and sweet. Denali Drama's 'Abridged' version shortens every single one of them
Denali Drama’s latest theater production is a romp through 37 of some of the most well-known plays in the history of entertainment, and they do it in a snappy iambic