H1N1 comes to the Mat Su Borough
A worker on the North Slope who lives in Wasilla tested positive for the H1N1 flu this past week while working on the slope. The report came from the Alaska
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ADF&G closes Deshka for remainder of king season
Last year at this time, the ADF &G made a serious decision. They closed the Deshka River to sportfishing. They have come to the same conclusion this year after miserable
Deshka closes to sportfishing for Kings
ADF &G’s Division of Sport fish has announced that the Deshka River king salmon sport fishery will close at 6 pm on Saturday, June 13th through the remainder of the
Colberg is new Borough mayor
Talis Colberg is the new Mat Su Borough mayor. Colberg easily defeated the other candidates with 63% of the vote. There are still a little over 1,000 absentee, special and
School Board budget vote to impact school principals
Wednesday – The Mat Su School District meets tonight in a special meeting to decide the 2010 budget. That vote will affect an on-going dispute in the Talkeetna and Trapper
Assembly votes on funding park and wayside improvements
Talkeetna Lakes Park is one of the several areas in the Mat Su Borough receiving a heavy dose of funding for improvements.
Talkeetna breaks heat record again
Talkeetna broke a heat record again yesterday (wed). The recorded temperature at the Talkeetna airport was 81 degrees. That is just 2 degrees higher than the record 79 degrees set
Residents vote today for Mat Su Borough mayor
Voting for the Mat Su Borough mayor takes place all day Tuesday at a special election. There are seven candidates contending for the seat. Previous mayor Curt Menard died after a
Bears abound in Talkeetna
Monday a.m. – Black bears and grizzlies were sighted last week in east Talkeetna. Grizzly sow and cub wandering around downtown near the river this morning. Its that time of