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
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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
Rogers sentenced to 309 years in prison
On Friday morning, Christopher Erin Rogers Jr. was sentenced in the Anchorage Superior Court to 309 years in prison with no time suspended. In April, an Anchorage jury found Rogers
Universal settles with Alaska news media over fake news
Universal Pictures has reached a settlement with Alaska newspapers over use of fabricated news stories to promote a film set in a Hollywood version of Nome. Download Audio (mp3)
Palmer radio one step closer to on air
Radio Free Palmer is making its move to become Palmer’s first community radio station. They have applied to DNR for a land use permit application for a transmitter site off
In the field
SUNSHINE TRANSIT— When winter moved in last Wednesday in form of a steady and substantial snowfall, the free Sunshine Transit running from downtown Talkeetna via the Sunshine Community Health Center
Talkeetna VFW Post 3836 honors veterans
The Myron “Ace” Ebling VFW Post 3836 in Talkeetna took time to honor the veterans on this Veterans Day (Armistice Day). About 2 dozen people gathered to pay tribute: Download
Marsh recognized by Borough Mayor
The Mat Su Borough Assembly and Mayor Talis Colberg recognized Rodney Norwood Marsh posthumously Tuesday night at the Borough Assembly meeting.