MEA rate hike planned for October
The Matanuska Electric Association Board of Directors unanimously voted to authorize an increase in base rates effective this fall.
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Mat Su firefighters return from Fairbanks to find belongings vandalized
Alaska State Troopers are investigating the theft of several vehicles and other items from a Division of Forestry office in Palmer.
Earthquake rattles southcentral Alaska
The Earthquake Information Center reported an earthquake this morning at 10:19. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 and has been changed to 4.97. It was located at a
Talkeetna Elementary principal ready for challenge of a new year
Talkeetna Elementary has a new principal this year. Carol Wadman has spent the last 2 years in the Anchorage district and resided in Montana for years. Download Audio (mp3)
New teachers head to Upper Valley elementary schools
Teachers headed back to the classrooms this week to prepare for the start of school next week.
Attendees at town hall meeting make suggestions for future Festivals
About 50 people gathered at the VFW to give suggestions on Moose Dropping Festival. Some asked that next year’s festival be cancelled and others made recommendations. Troopers, Borough code compliance
Community Councils still to decide on revenue sharing projects
This past January, the Mat Su Borough Assembly approved an ordinance that would allow each community council within the Borough boundaries to receive over $20,000 provided they submit a scope
Creator of Moose Drop game dies in Australia
Long ago resident of Talkeetna, Pete Dana, has died at his home in Nimbin, NSW Australia. (the address at his home is PO Box 568, Nimbin NSW, Australia, 2480; to
Riccardo Cassin dead at age 100
Riccardo Cassin, the mountaineering pioneer who first climbed Mt. McKinley’s Cassin Ridge died at his home in Italy late last week. He was 100 years old.