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Book review: 90 years later, an intimate glimpse at life in Matanuska Valley Colony
Many Alaskans know the story. In 1935, the federal government moved 203 families from the Upper Midwest to the Matanuska Valley to build an agricultural community that would give them gainful ...
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Letters from the Last Frontier explore the first year of the Matanuska Valley Colony
It seems impossible now, but there was a time when the United States government would undertake large-scale public projects to assist ordinary Americans in times of crisis, particularly during the ...
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Crone named director of Matanuska Experiment Farm
Nelson Crone, a longtime Alaskan and University of Alaska Fairbanks graduate, has been named director of the UAF Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center in Palmer. Crone will oversee the farm’s ...
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Back to back storms will deliver heavy rain, snow and wind to Alaska
North of Talkeetna, through the Alaska Range heavy snow and high winds are expected. The Interior will see much warmer air moving in with these storms. high temperatures will clim ...
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High winds batter Anchorage while heavy rain and snow are expected elsewhere in Southcentral Alaska
Scattered power outages were reported across the city. A high wind warning was also in effect for the Matanuska Valley, with winds of 30 to 50 mph and gusts up to 95 mph, the weather service said.
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Wind and rain batter Anchorage and Mat-Su, leaving power outages across the region
Matanuska Electric Association reported around ... gusts of more than 100 mph were recorded at Bear Valley and Arctic Valley on the Anchorage Hillside. A gust of 117 mph was recorded at Alyeska ...
Mat-Su to lose bus service unless Borough picks up 50% of cost
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough is growing in size and that means a federal grant covering most of the cost of bus service is going away.