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The Talkeetna Community Council addressed a number of issues concerning parks and public spaces during its regular meeting at the Talkeetna Elementary School on Monday, October Third. Approximately one-hundred-seventy-thousand dollars
Tomorrow, Tuesday October 4th, is the regular Mat-Su Borough election. On the ballot are two bond propositions: a transportation system bond totaling over 32 million dollars, with a fifty percent
Denali National Park and Preserve is seeking public input on a proposal to simplify the entrance fee structure. Currently the park charges entrance fees of $10 per person, $20 per
KTNA’s morning news, weather forecast, Denali echoes and announcements for September 29th. Host is Will Peterson. Headlines–New rock crusher smooths area side roads, trail addition to Talkeetna Lakes Park in
Photos by Laura Wright By Laura Wright–Another kind of harvesting is going on this autumn besides potatoes and it’s a banner crop. Rock harvesting is booming on some area roads
By Sondra Porter–Sunshine Station Childcare Center has just received a helping hand from the Talkeetna Bachelor Society. This past Sunday, five bachelors teamed with other volunteers, parents and board members
By Sondra Porter–The warm, cooperative fall weather has been a blessing to trail builders, who are working on new sections of the Talkeetna Lakes Park Trail. This week, they are
Local Talkeetna resident and Denali mountaineering ranger Brandon Latham is putting his climbing and technical rope rescue expertise to good use in Washington, DC this week. Latham is currently on
By Sondra Porter–In Trapper Creek, fall harvest can be the social event of the season. On Saturday around 30 people—volunteers, residents and non-residents ranging in age from 8 to nearly
