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The Arctic Bicycle Club's 24-hour race started at noon Saturday, June 27, 2009 at Kepler-Bradley State Recreation Area. Solo riders and teams competed in 12 and 24-hour races.
State of Alaska Transportation and Public Facilities is looking to give the Peters Creek Bridge to someone willing to move, maintain and assume liability for it.
Enjoy the heat, but no burn piles - 7/7/2009 10:16 am
Hot and Hazy - 7/6/2009 1:35 pm
Glenn Highway accident makes for close call - 7/1/2009 11:56 am
Palmer Council agrees to idea of removing tracks - 7/1/2009 10:39 am
Valley Hospital Association elects new board members - 6/24/2009 1:29 pm
Palmer couplet meeting scheduled at Depot - 6/22/2009 3:40 pm
Palmer Council to weigh request to remove tracks - 6/22/2009 3:18 pm
Main drag in Palmer closed for water line repairs - 6/18/2009 4:56 pm
School board member hospitalized, meeting postponed - 6/18/2009 12:31 pm
Utility board fires general manager - 6/16/2009 3:57 pm
Wasilla city council approves Teamster contract - 6/12/2009 11:14 am
Fired MEA employees sue - 6/11/2009 7:54 pm
Two elected to MTA board - 6/11/2009 7:05 pm
Missing man found - at home in Wasilla - 6/11/2009 5:25 pm
75-year-old Wasilla man missing in Montana - 6/11/2009 12:03 pm
Teens rescued from vehicle stranded in Mat River - 6/10/2009 4:21 pm
Big Lake teen in motorcycle collision identified - 6/4/2009 5:54 pm
Borough mayor candidate slapped with 25 animal citations - 6/2/2009 6:46 pm
Big Lake teen injured in collision - 6/2/2009 2:09 pm
Wasilla Chamber elects new board, opens meetings - 5/29/2009 3:02 pm
Houston shooting brings charge of attempted murder - 5/28/2009 11:23 am
Rain douses Mat-Su fire danger, prompts lifting of burn restrictions - 5/27/2009 1:40 pm
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