‘Stop driving through puddles,’ officials urge Mat-Su residents
January 12, 2025
Area roads flooded Sunday during heavy rains.
Amy Bushatz
Amy Bushatz is the founder and editor of Mat-Su Sentinel. An experienced journalist, she is the former Executive Editor of Military.com. She lives near Palmer with her family.
This company helped build an Alaska mine without a tailings dump. Can it build one in Hatcher Pass?
January 10, 2025
Contango Ore officials envision hauling ore down Willow-Fishhook Road from Lucky Shot in Hatcher Pass.
A Mat-Su borough plan to borrow city health powers could unlock millions in opioid help
January 09, 2025
The plan would let the borough give over $2 million to more types of services.
'Expect it to be bad’: State officials seek public input on upcoming Glenn Highway overhaul
January 08, 2025
The project includes 33 miles of deep resurfacing and culvert replacements between Anchorage and Palmer.
Regulators, advocates warn of utility inaction as Alaska gas shortfall looms
January 03, 2025
MEA officials said a solution needs both short-term certainty and long-term flexibility.
A new Wasilla High career program looks to boost the local workforce by teaching adults
January 01, 2025
The program will focus first on Ukranian refugees resettled in the area before expanding to all Mat-Su residents.
The best and most impactful Mat-Su stories of 2024
December 30, 2024
Looking back at the 2024 news stories with the biggest impact.
Less-reliable fall snow makes Alaska moose population surveys more difficult
December 26, 2024
The problem is most dramatic in a portion of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Should you join a Mat-Su Borough board or commission? Here's what you need to know.
December 25, 2024
Official Mat-Su Borough boards, commissions and councils help guide local decisions, and rely on help from local residents.