Susitna Dam meeting in Talkeetna draws a large crowd
Nancy Tankersley gives the crowd instructionsThe Alaska Energy Authority is holding a series of public meetings across Alaska on their preliminary findings on possible hydro projects along the...
View ArticleBorough Sportsman’s Committee publishes fisheries information
As the Board of Fish meetings wrap up at the end of this week, Valley sport fishers are hoping that the Board takes into consideration their proposals. A 75 page document has been compiled to urge the...
View ArticleBoard of Fish makes decision on coho salmon
aired thurs – The Board of Fisheries is wrapping up their two weeks of meetings in Anchorage – a once every 3 year event. Sue Deyoe spoke with Bruce Knowles, avid fisherman and chairman of the...
View ArticleOfficials send more monitors to Alaska
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services held a press conference today (fri) to discuss the disaster in Japan and possible radiation levels in Alaska. The state of Alaska, along with...
View ArticleSB 42 heads to Finance committee
Lawmakers in Juneau reviewed Senate Bill 42 Monday and took public testimony. The Senate Resources Committee passed the bill on to the Finance Committee to review.Senate Bill 42 is the senate...
View ArticleTalkeetna shows lowest immunization rates in Alaska
Health care providers in the upper valley have started a task force to deal with what they say are alarmingly low rates of immunization in children in the area. There are more than 2 sides to the...
View ArticleMEA Board approves limited notice to proceed
Matanuska Electric Association’s board of directors recently approved the ‘limited notice to proceed’ with a natural gas fired power plant near Eklutna.Two years ago, MEA signed an agreement with...
View ArticlePort Mac Rail extension EIS released
The Surface Transportation Board has released its final Environmental Impact Statement for Port MacKenzie rail spur and is recommending the MacCentral and Houston-South routes for the spur...
View ArticlePFD and Pick Click Give deadline is March 31st
The PFD filing deadline is looming as is the Pick Click and Give program deadline for 2011.As of Tuesday, almost 18,000 Alaskans had made over 26,000 pledges to Pick, Click and Give. The total amounts...
View ArticleImmunizations in the Upper Valley – Part 2
In our previous immunization story, KTNA reported on alarmingly low vaccination rates in small children in the upper valley and health providers concerns. In this segment of an on going look at...
View ArticleMat Su Borough holds trail meetings in Talkeetna
Chase residents will have an opportunity to address their questions about parking at the Chase trailhead this coming Saturday at a Borough sponsored meeting in Talkeetna.Two separate discussions will...
View ArticleTalkeetna Community Council sends Susitna Dam concerns to legislature
The Talkeetna Community Council is busy writing letters this week. The Council board of directors, after hearing from meeting attendees Monday evening, voted to send a letter to legislators and the...
View ArticleMat Su Borough Assembly reverses decision on resolution
The Mat Su Borough Assembly did a complete reversal on a resolution Tuesday evening dealing with the Susitna Dam.At the March 15th meeting, a resolution was introduced by Ron Arvin that would whole...
View ArticleMEA warns of possible power outages in storm
Matanuska Electric Association is already feeling the brunt of the snow storm that is sweeping across western and south central Alaska. MEA spokesperson Cheryl Heinze says that the town of Willow is...
View ArticleTalkeetna utility board gains new member
TALKEETNA – The Mat Su Borough Assembly recently approved Jane Steere to be seated on the Talkeetna Sewer and Water Board.The local utility board is an advisory board to the Borough’s Public...
View ArticleUpper Susitna’s Meals on Wheels takes off
Last year, the state legislature appropriated 15 thousand dollars for the Upper Susitna Senior Center to start a meals on wheels program. It was August when the program was announced and it took a...
View ArticleAlaska HB 103 passes through House Finance
Lawmakers only 4 days left to pass any legislation, including the capital budget.House Bill 103, the bill that deals with giving AEA authority to proceed with the study of the Susitna Hydro project...
View ArticleOne Tree Project, Earth Day tap into spring
-An event that normally brings over 200 people into downtown Talkeetna is scheduled for this Saturday. Earth Day in Talkeetna started over a decade ago and has continued under the direction of various...
View ArticleApril is Bear Awareness Month
At the beginning of this month, Governor Sean Parnell declared April ‘Bear Awareness’ Month. That is leading several coalitions around the state to continue their awareness programs and work with...
View ArticleParnell declares May “Bike Month”
Governor Sean Parnell has declared the month of May, Bike Month. The week of May 16th is Bike Week and May 20th has been declared Bike to Work-and School Day.According to the Census Bureau, Alaska...
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