Trapper Creek man pleads guilty
George Blodgett of Trapper Creek plea-bargained to felony assault charges in Palmer Court last week.
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Chamber of Commerce elects officers
Over 25 members of the area’s business community gathered at Twister Creek Restaurant last Thursday night for the Talkeetna Chamber of Commerce’s November General Membership Meeting.
Troxel announces retirement
Mat Su District Superintendent George Troxel has announced his retirement to the Mat Su school board. He distributed a letter in preparation for this week’s board meeting Wednesday evening at
Su Valley's hockey game in Delta ends in vandalism and theft
Su Valley’s hockey team traveled to Delta Junction this past weekend for two hockey games. They came back with two thousand dollars less in hockey equipment. Alaska State Troopers responded
Local students participate in World Stack Up
SPEED STACKING— PE teacher Karen Mannix helps Vega Papasadora, left, and McKenzy Keller, right, to stack cups on the Battlestack station during the World Stack Up event held worldwide on
Talkeetna Airport project delayed until next year
Winter has descended on the upper valley and there is no sign of construction on the Talkeetna Airport Improvement Project.
Denali National Park closes Park Road for winter
Denali National Park and Preserve closed the Park Road for the winter at mile 3 on Friday. Last week’s storms have covered the road beyond the Park’s headquarters with significant
Students vaccinated against H1N1 virus
On Friday, students of the Talkeetna Elementary, Trapper Creek Elementary and Su Valley High schools lined up to be vaccinated against the swine flu. The vaccinations were not mandatory but most
Distance learning to come to upper valley schools
The Mat-Su Borough School District was awarded a $270,000 USDA rural development grant to start a distance learning system. The system will hook up rural schools like Talkeetna and Trapper