MEA to clear brush along Alaska Intertie
The Matanuska Electric Association has hired a contractor to clear the Alaska Intertie corridor between Talkeetna River and Willow Fish Hook Road starting on Monday.
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Susitna Council doles out community revenue share funds
In their regular meeting on Thursday, the Susitna Community Council doled out their share of the 2009 community revenue share funds to four organizations.
Morning Newscast - Thursday, January 6, 2011
KTNA’s morning news, weather forecast, Denali echos, announcements for January 6th. Host is Sue Deyoe. Headlines – Escaped prisoner from Mat Su caught; John Leiner, mayor candidate speaks of his
Kent C. Matte back in custody
Yesterday, a prison break by a man at the Mat-Su Pretrial facility in Palmer pushed the Mat-Su School District to go into a safety lock down mode, where school doors
Escapee and accomplice arrested after prison break
Forty-four year old Mat-Su Pretrial facility inmate Kent Matte was arrested six hours after he escaped prison in Palmer. Matte is back behind bars and so is an accomplice who
Morning Newscast - Tuesday, January 4, 2011
KTNA’s morning news, weather forecast, Denali echos and announcements for January 4th. Host is Sue Deyoe. Headlines – Quiet New Years Eve in Upper Valley compared to Anchorage; Recycling center
111th Bird Count results for Trapper Creek-Talkeetna yield no new species
COMMON REDPOLL – normally redpolls are seen in abundance, however, this year only 40 were counted on count day. photo courtesy of Doug Gualiteri There were 33 participants in this
Talkeetna council approves revenue share projects
The Talkeetna Community Council Board of Directors has committed to holding effective, short meetings, lasting no more than 2 hours. The council met Monday night for the regular monthly meeting.
Valley Center for Recycling open
The new recycling center in Wasilla is now open. The non-profit, Valley Community for Recycling Solutions, moved into the new building mid December. There were a few equipment snafus that