Ellen Lockyer, Alaska Public Media
APTI Reporter-Producer Ellen Lockyer started her radio career in the late 1980s, after a stint at bush Alaska weekly newspapers, the Copper Valley Views and the Cordova Times. When the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, Valdez Public Radio station KCHU needed a reporter, and Ellen picked up the microphone.
Since then, she has literally traveled the length of the state, from Attu to Eagle and from Barrow to Juneau, covering Alaska stories on the ground for the AK show, Alaska News Nightly, the Alaska Morning News and for Anchorage public radio station, KSKA
elockyer (at) alaskapublic (dot) org | 907.550.8446 | About Ellen
Since then, she has literally traveled the length of the state, from Attu to Eagle and from Barrow to Juneau, covering Alaska stories on the ground for the AK show, Alaska News Nightly, the Alaska Morning News and for Anchorage public radio station, KSKA
elockyer (at) alaskapublic (dot) org | 907.550.8446 | About Ellen
Mat Su Behavioral Health Report Reveals Lack of Services
A new report released by the Mat Su Health Foundation indicates that behavioral health services in the Matanuska Susitna Borough are woefully inadequate. The report, the first of three, suggests that residents are not accessing care until they are in a crisis situation.
Lack of Customers Puts CIRI Wind Farm Plans On Hold
Cook Inlet Region Incorporated has put the second phase of its Fire Island wind farm on hold because of a lack of customers.
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Common Core Stirs Mat-Su Debate
Common Core, the federally - sponsored education standards adopted by many states, has raised the hackles of some Alaska legislators and some Mat-Su parents.
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Borough Seeks To Fill Assembly Seat
Successful applicant will fill Colver's seat until October, 2015
Mat-Su Borough Establishes Marijuana Advisory Committee
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough passed a resolution this week establishing a Borough Marijuana Advisory Committee.
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Big Lake Shooting Range On Hold
A contentious shooting range issue dominated Tuesday night's Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly meeting, and the debate over the range's location affects a Valley youth program.
APU Student Killed In Climbing Accident On Mt. Yukla
A young man fell to his death on Sunday while climbing Mount Yukla, above Eagle River. Dasan Marshall, 24, of Portland, Oregon was a student at Alaska Pacific University.
Mat-Su Borough Mulls Marijuana Regulation
An entrepreneurial spirit drove a public forum on a future Matanuska Susitana Borough marijuana law Thursday night.
Landbank Lawsuit Aimed at USACE Regs
An obscure lawsuit filed by a Matanuska Susitna wetlands mitigation bank could have national implications. The suit, now in Federal Claims Court, alleges breach of contract by the US Army Corps of Engineers, and land developers are closely watching the outcome.
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Borough Seeks Railroad Funds
Hopes for state help for Matanuska-Susitna Borough capital projects are plunging along with the price of oil, which is at about $50 a barrel. But there is at least one bit of encouragement in the bleak outlook.
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Mat Su Ferry Draws Interest
The Matanuska Susitna Borough has received $20, 000 from an interested buyer outside the US to pay for sea trials for the ferry MV Susitna
Illegal Dumping On State Land Draws Prosecution, Fines
State Fish and Game officials are cracking down on illegal dumping on state game refuges. Recent incidents at Goose Bay State Game Refuge near Wasilla have resulted in at least one prosecution, and Alaska Wildlife Troopers are on the look-out for further arrests, and heavy fines, and possible jail time is in store for offenders.
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MEA Eklutna Plant In Testing Phase
Yellow smoke emitted Monday by the new Matanuska Electric Association power plant in Eklutna is worrying some nearby residents.
DOT Releases Bridge Studies
A draft socioeconomic review and traffic forecast for the proposed Knik Arm Crossing project was released today [monday] by a trio of independent consulting firms. Cardno Consulting Services, Agnew -Beck and CDM Smith reported on separate forecasts for different aspects of the project.
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Land Conservation Project Preserves Over 1,000 Acres Of Eklutna Land
Eklutna, Inc. and the Greatland Trust have partnered on a land conservation project that will preserve over 1,000 acres of Eklunta, Inc. owned land for subsistence use.
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Anchorage Police Investigate Church Vandalism
A Catholic church vandalism incident has spurred an Anchorage Police investigation.
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Palmer Waste Dump Plan Draws Opposition
About one hundred people turned out to speak at a Matanuska Susitna Borough planning commission meeting on Monday. At issue - a plan to construct an inert construction debris dump on private land near Palmer.
New Palmer Landfill Proposal Up For Public Comment
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Planning Commission will hear public comment Monday on a proposal to locate a new landfill in the Palmer area.
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