Aug 29, 2009 | Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Sturdy new restrooms set for Mat-Su Valley parks
State parks around the Mat-Su Valley are getting new restrooms designed to last for years.
State parks install sturdy restrooms
New restrooms are going in at state parks around Alaska. They look like wood and stone but are prefabricated concrete buildings meant to withstand abuse.
Frank Adams sentenced to 102 years for murder of Chugiak resident Stacey Johnston
Convicted of murder and tampering with physical evidence in March, former Eagle River resident Frank Adams was sentenced Friday to 102 years for killing Stacey Johnston of Chugiak.
Park upgrades, porta-potties coming
Taxes on overnight stays collected by the borough will pay for improvements at two popular parks on the east and west ends of the Mat-Su, and to put portable restrooms at a handful of frequent stopping spots that now offer only trees and bushes for cover.
Work begins on management plan for erosion on Matanuska River
Alaskans compete for stimulus grants
As hundreds from all over Alaska filled a Dena'ina Center stimulus seminar Tuesday, many thought they would leave with grant money.