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    Matanuska-Susitna Valley
    Port Mac rail almost out of cash amid budget crunch
    Port Mac rail almost out of cash amid...
    By Elwood Brehmer • September 30, 2015 12:33 pm

    The Port MacKenzie rail line extension is nearly two-thirds complete, but there is currently no funding for future work. Matanuska-Susitna…

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    Mat-Su Assembly OKs $1.75-million sale of ferry
    Mat-Su Assembly OKs $1.75-million sale of ferry
    By Elwood Brehmer • September 10, 2015 10:20 am

    The Matanuska-Susitna Borough’s big boat nightmare might finally be over. Borough Manager John Moosey got approval from the Mat-Su Assembly…

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    AIDEA OKs loan for Wasilla theme park
    AIDEA OKs loan for Wasilla theme park
    November 20, 2014 11:03 am

    ANCHORAGE (AP) — A state agency has agreed to provide a commercial loan for a company that wants to build…

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    The Homer bocce team participating in the Special Olympics Fall Games included, from left, Justin Smith, Eddie Escalera, Belva Olsen, Alice Swaim, Peggy Brown, Cheryl Blair, Jody Herd, Amber Becker, Ellie Logsdon, Brian Ormond, Nick Kvasnikoff and Coach Ruth Mitchell.
    Unified teams score big at Fall Games
    By McKibben Jackinsky • September 24, 2014 3:30 pm

    Special Olympic unified bocce teams and individual athletes, unified golf teams and one individual golfer brought home an array of…

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    Mat-Su officials, feds to meet about $12.3M bill for ferry
    Mat-Su officials, feds to meet about $12.3M bill...
    By Elwood Brehmer • September 3, 2014 3:29 pm

    Matanuska-Susitna Borough officials are prepping for negotiations with the U.S. Transportation Department to resolve $12.3 million the borough owes the…

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    Mat-Su officials  pondering how  to pay ferry bill
    Mat-Su officials pondering how to pay ferry bill
    By Elwood Brehmer • August 21, 2014 11:44 am

    The Federal Transit Administration wants $12.3 million back from the Matanuska-Susitna Borough for the borough’s failed Knik Arm ferry plan….

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    Northern District also up for discussion
    Northern District also up for discussion
    By Molly Dischner • January 29, 2014 2:46 pm

    Kenai Peninsula issues won’t be the only decisions before the Alaska Board of Fisheries as it considers the Northern District…

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    Hockey game canceled due to weather
    Hockey game canceled due to weather
    December 5, 2013 4:05 pm

    The Homer High School Mariner hockey game with Wasilla scheduled for today has been canceled due to weather conditions. Icy…

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    Mat-Su Borough  rejects $2M offer  for unused ferry
    Mat-Su Borough rejects $2M offer for unused ferry
    October 23, 2013 5:18 pm

    The Matanuska-Susitna Borough has received a $2 million offer for an unused ferry that’s racking up monthly maintenance costs, but…

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    Idle ferry proves to be tough sell after lone bid opened
    Idle ferry proves to be tough sell after...
    By Elwood Brehmer • April 24, 2013 12:42 pm

    As any boat owner knows, they are expensive. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough’s venture into large boat ownership gets more expensive by…

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    Fish research funds top $12 million
    Fish research funds top $12 million
    By Molly Dischner • April 24, 2013 12:14 pm

    Fisheries projects throughout the state received a boost in the budget that passed the Legislature.The budget is still subject to…

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    Mat-Su blames  drift fishery  for poor runs
    Mat-Su blames drift fishery for poor runs
    By Cristy Fry • March 20, 2013 10:15 am

        Bruce Knowles, chairman of the Mat-Su borough’s Fish and Wildlife Commission, is urging sport fishermen to call Gov….

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    Alaskans should be rewarded for fighting government waste
    Alaskans should be rewarded for fighting government waste
    By Bob Shavelson • February 25, 2013 1:10 pm

    Recent challenges to the new railroad to Port MacKenzie in Knik Arm have prompted calls to punish the public interest…

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    • On The Screen: M3GAN’s meme-worthy marketing belies a horror hit
    • Lawsuit threatens to shut down Southeast salmon troll fishery
    • Ninilchik boys take 6th at O’Brady Invitational
    • Refuge Notebook: Our little-known glacial relic
    • Point of View: ‘The best is yet to come’

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