Seven candidates run for Borough mayor special election
Last Friday marked the deadline to file paperwork with the Mat-Su Borough to run for Mayor in a special election on June 9 and seven candidates threw their hat in
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Legislative session ends, leaving Mat-Su Borough with less than hoped for
Borough officials are disappointed with the borough’s share out of the $1.8 billion State capital budget for fiscal year 2010. The budget was passed on Sunday, the last day of
Earth Day draws crowd to celebration at Sheldon Community Arts Hangar
An Earth Day celebration on Saturday drew approximately 200 people to the Sheldon Community Arts hangar in downtown Talkeetna. Talkeetna greeted Earth Day with signs of spring, chirping birds
The Alaska Railroad replaces ties, looks ahead to summer
The Alaska Railroad continues their work on replacing all ties along the tracks from Fairbanks to Seward this spring. Tim Thompson, spokesman for Alaska Railroad says that the track rehabilitation
MEA fires two high-level employees
Matanuska Electric Association Board of Directors fired two MEA employees at their regular monthly meeting Monday. The board directed general manager Wayne Carmony to fire both Tuckerman Babcock, assistant general manager
Talkeetna and Trapper Creek Elementary principal resigns
Jodi Picou, principal of the Talkeetna and Trapper Creek Elementary Schools handed in her resignation on Tuesday, April 14. Picou said, “It seemed to be the right thing to do”. Picou has
House wrangles over education and municipal sharing money
The Alaska State House yesterday failed to pass a provision of the state’s operating budget, which would have drawn funds held in the constitutional budget reserve account. A three-quarter vote
Train to Whittier free while rockslide is cleared
The large rocks that block the road to Whittier are taking longer to remove than originally thought. The road south of Anchorage may be closed through the weekend. In response,
Academic Decathlon winners
Seated: Jens and Steen Timmers Middle: Ian Merkley, Gena Moses, Mike Jurasek, Ian McKee Top: Bayne Salmon, Dave Stull, Forrest Morgan Ian Merkley – gold medal in interview (highest score