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Trapper Creek, Talkeetna Water Reports Complete
Talkeetna’s Drinking Water Source Protection Plan is complete and outlines how the town will protect its two existing wells. The public water wells supply about 200 connections, with about half serving residential customers. The plan notes that the wells vary in water levels from 15 to 60 feet below...
No Injuries Reported in Talkeetna Plane Crash
A Cessna 120 single-engine plane took off from the Talkeetna airport after 2 p.m. on Sunday. The pilot lost power shortly after takeoff and was able to steer the plane back to the airport. The pilot landed the plane in the snow adjacent to the runway. Upon landing, the plane...
Road Contracts Approved for Talkeetna, Willow
Road contracts for the greater Talkeetna and Willow Road Service Areas, or RSAs, were approved at this week’s Assembly meeting. Both areas will be served by Alaska Resource Group, doing business as D and S Road Service. The contracts are each for one year, with the option for two one-year extensions.
Su Valley Voice for April 18th, 2024: Earth Day Every Day
On this episode of Su Valley Voice we’re talking trash…. and RECYCLING as we preview what’s in store at the Earth Day Celebration that takes place annually at Denali Education Center in downtown Talkeetna. Host Trisha Costello is joined by guest co-hosts Kellie Laurson of Denali Education...
Su Valley Voice for April 11th, 2024: Paying Our Dues
On this episode we are first joined by Lesley Norris and Marcia vonEhr of the Matanuska Susitna Borough’s Budget and Revenue Department. They walk us through the history and function of three Borough taxes: property tax, Talkeetna Area 36 sales tax and the transient accommodation (bed) tax. In the...
StarDate Susitna 4-7-24, by Kathleen Fleming
In this, the last regularly scheduled StarDate Susitna until dark nights return in the Fall, Kathleen Fleming wraps-up with a paragraph about Monday’s eclipse, a few topics not yet covered, and a discussion about the rapid loss of western constellations during spring. Visual aids created by Kathleen using Heavens-Above.com...
Blue Hour Northern Lights, Talkeetna, Alaska, USA By Dora Redman
Last September, I experienced a unique and magical night photographing the northern lights right after the sunset, during the blue hour. If you have never chased the auroras, you might not know that most of the time, the northern lights occur late at night, anytime between 11 pm and 3 am or later. I have been chasing and photographing the northern lights for the past 20+ years, and the few nights of early auroras I witnessed are always unforgettable!
Interview with MEA Board Candidate Henrik Wessel
Elections for the Matanuska Electric Association begin later this week. One of the candidates in this year’s election is local business-owner Henrik Wessel, who spoke with KTNA’s Phillip Manning about the MEA board and why he is running. MEA is hosting a candidate forum this Friday at 2:00...
Su Valley Voice for March 28th, 2024: Talkeetna Historical Society
As we come to the end of Women’s History Month we invite the Talkeetna Historical Society Museum back to the show. Host Trisha Costello and Talkeetna Historical Society Museum Director Autumn Merritt spoke about some of the women that are familiar names in our past as well as others that have slipped a bit further back in our memories. They also shared the Society’s news that they have been awarded federal appropriations funds launch renovation work at the Museum.
StarDate Susitna 3-24-2024, by Kathleen Fleming
The topics in this StarDate Susitna include: Mercury in the evening, and the truth about Eclipse Seasons. Kathleen Fleming creates StarDate Susitna as a part of the Susitna Writers Voice series. CORRECTION of an error in the audio: in describing conditions creating an Annular Solar Eclipse, I said that when...
A deep dive into the Alaska B4UDie comedy festival | Hometown, Alaska
Starting next Monday is the Alaska B4UDie comedy fest, a week-long event taking place in Anchorage, Wasilla, Girdwood and Talkeetna. The festival will feature some out-of-state headliners but will also offer plenty of local talent. On this episode of Hometown, Alaska we meet the founder and some comedians behind B4UDie, talk about the art of stand-up comedy and explore how it’s cementing its place in Alaska.
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