Borough Assembly denies latest Planning Commission appointment
The Mat Su Borough had a somewhat heated debate about Planning Commission members at their meeting on Tuesday evening.
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Glitch fixed to allow donations at PFD website
A large number of Alaskans trying to file for their permanent fund dividend and donating portions of it to Alaskan charities through the Pick-Click-Give program encountered difficulties over the weekend,
Talkeetna Elementary's voice mail system goes down
The Talkeetna Elementary School’s voice mail system broke down beyond repair and while replacement efforts are underway, calls are answered by a live person and after-hour calls are not picked
Hiker arrested for expired driver's license
A hiking trip ended in jail for a Talkeetna man on January 2. Troopers report that Byron Leu, age 32, was overdue to return from a hike near Mastodon Road.
School starts at a new Su Valley High School
Students and staff headed back to school this week in a jumble –figuring out where classrooms where, how phones worked, missing library shelves and a myriad of other minor details.
Talkeetna Council meeting heats up with laundry closure announcement
The Talkeetna Community Council had a lively discussion at their regularly scheduled meeting Monday night when it was announced the local shower, laundry and propane business is closing permanently. Accusations
Sunshine Transit forced to cut last run of the day
Although the Sunshine Transit van service has become a popular service in Talkeetna, the coalition that overlooks the service marks today (Monday) as the first in what might be a
Residents report difficulties with online PFD application
The state of Alaska opened the 2010 PFD Application period this weekend. Instead of mailing booklets as they have the past years, they encouraged all residents to go online and
Sunshine Transit makes cuts to scheduled van service
Sunshine Transit has had to make needed cuts in their afternoon service. The group is trying to act fast to make changes necessary to keep the service running. This story