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Tower is next step toward radio station

PALMER -- A plan to erect a 199-foot-tall tower near Lazy Mountain signals the beginning of a new radio station in Wasilla.

Another bomb threat targets Colony High School

PALMER -- A bomb threat discovered on the wall of a public restroom in a downtown commercial building Thursday morning sent Alaska state troopers to Colony High School once again.

Former dairy head files suit

Joseph Van Treeck, the head of Matanuska Maid dairy for more than 20 years, has filed a lawsuit against his former employer, saying he was made a "scapegoat" by the failing creamery and was denied severance payments.

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Number of jobs at new malls at issue

WASILLA -- Two thousand, two hundred and fifty. That's the number of full-time jobs a pair of mega-malls planned for Wasilla will generate, at least as predicted by Meritage Development Group LLC, the company behind the project.

Two-year-old program serving Wasilla is up for renewal

WASILLA -- A uniformed police officer will continue patrolling the halls and campuses of Wasilla-area schools next year, if the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District and the city of Wasilla have their way.

Parking space enforcement could expand

PALMER -- Mary Kvalheim wants you to help stop the abuse of parking spaces for the handicapped in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

Assembly seeks peace with electric utility

PALMER -- The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly wants to make nice with the governing board of the Matanuska Electric Association.

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Mat-Su Cinema, 2430 Parks Highway, Wasilla, 373-7003. Minors must have ID for admission to R-rated movies. Tickets are $8 for those 13 and older and $6 for seniors, children and matinees (listed in parentheses).

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