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Port Mac rail almost out of cash amid budget crunch
The Port MacKenzie rail line extension is nearly two-thirds complete, but there is currently no funding for future…
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Mat-Su Assembly OKs $1.75-million sale of ferry
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough’s big boat nightmare might finally be over. Borough Manager John Moosey got approval from the…
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AIDEA OKs loan for Wasilla theme park
ANCHORAGE (AP) — A state agency has agreed to provide a commercial loan for a company that wants…
Sports
Unified teams score big at Fall Games
Special Olympic unified bocce teams and individual athletes, unified golf teams and one individual golfer brought home an…
News
Mat-Su officials, feds to meet about $12.3M bill for ferry
Matanuska-Susitna Borough officials are prepping for negotiations with the U.S. Transportation Department to resolve $12.3 million the borough…
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Mat-Su officials pondering how to pay ferry bill
The Federal Transit Administration wants $12.3 million back from the Matanuska-Susitna Borough for the borough’s failed Knik Arm…
News
Northern District also up for discussion
Kenai Peninsula issues won’t be the only decisions before the Alaska Board of Fisheries as it considers the…
News
Hockey game canceled due to weather
The Homer High School Mariner hockey game with Wasilla scheduled for today has been canceled due to weather…
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Mat-Su Borough rejects $2M offer for unused ferry
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough has received a $2 million offer for an unused ferry that’s racking up monthly maintenance…
News
Idle ferry proves to be tough sell after lone bid opened
As any boat owner knows, they are expensive. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough’s venture into large boat ownership gets more…
News
Fish research funds top $12 million
Fisheries projects throughout the state received a boost in the budget that passed the Legislature.The budget is still…
Opinion
Mat-Su blames drift fishery for poor runs
Bruce Knowles, chairman of the Mat-Su borough’s Fish and Wildlife Commission, is urging sport fishermen to…
News
Alaskans should be rewarded for fighting government waste
Recent challenges to the new railroad to Port MacKenzie in Knik Arm have prompted calls to punish the…