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Last Wednesday, June 15th, the Mat-Su School District approved an activities policy that would prohibit transgender girls from competing in girls sports. Lillian Lennon, a trans female and long-term queer
Starting this Thursday, June 23rd, King Salmon may not be targeted for sport fishing in Units 1-6 of the Susitna River Drainage. This regulation supersedes the emergency order released on
A fire northwest of Skwentna has grown to more than a hundred acres as of Wednesday morning. The Kichatna Fire is believed to have been ignited by lightning after thunderstorms
The candidate list is set for the Alaska Legislature seats representing the Northern Susitna Valley. The new house district that includes the Northern Valley is District 30. Three Republicans and
On Monday, Talkeetna’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3836 held what might be its last Memorial Day remembrance ceremony. As the names of veterans who have passed on was read
by James Brooks, Alaska BeaconMay 25, 2022 The state-owned Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority has requested permission from the federal government to build a 100-mile road into the mountainous
Both houses of the Alaska Legislature gaveled out shortly after midnight on Thursday after passing a budget as well as a flurry of mergers and votes on other bills. The
On the last day of regular session, the Alaska Senate passed the budget compromise produced by the conference committee earlier this week. One of the key negotiating points this year
Upper Susitna Valley residents are uniting to send a clear message to the Alaska State Legislature. Earlier this year, all five area community councils signed a letter, asking the state
