Denali State Park SpUD team continues slow progress
The Denali State Park Special Use District planning team met Wednesday night without finalizing any of the SPUD revisions. Eileen Probasco, planning manager at the Mat Su Borough, says that
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Postal rates to increase
Postal rates are increasing on May 11th. Rates for a regular letter will increase from 42 cents to 44 cents. Postcards rates will increase just one cent. Flat rate boxes went up
Busy weekend ahead for Su Valley youth
This coming weekend is a big one for Upper Valley youth. A team of high school students is traveling to Anchorage tonight to participate the next 3 days in the
First winter ascent goes into Hall of Fame
Talkeetna resident Dave Johnston is just one of those to be inducted into the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame tonight in Anchorage. The inductees include Red Boucher, Alaska basketball pioneer;
Twister Creek restaurant bogged down in code compliance
Recent activity and various contractor trucks outside the old Tanners grocery and coffee cabin on main street in Talkeetna has heads turning and people wondering exactly what is happening. Download
Warm storage facility construction on the move
For the last several days, residents in east Talkeetna have watched dump trucks filled with tree branches and soil, called overburden, headed to the Beaver Road gravel pit.
Comet Lulin visible in Susitna Valley night sky
Comet Lulin has been in astronomy news lately. Lulin was discovered two years ago and named after the observatory in Taiwan that first took photographs of the comet. Now the
Mat Su Borough releases survey results
The Mat Su Borough recently released the results of its annual phone survey of residents. The survey asked questions about public transportation and Borough news and information. The survey also
Mannix takes second in the Johannson 30K
Talkeetna resident Tazlina Mannix took second place in the Sven Johanson 30 K freestyle ski race in Anchorage last Sunday. She finished a photofinish, six-tenths-of-a-second behind teammate Katie Ronsee in