Mat-Su Sentinel celebrates 30 years of Best of the Valley with contest refresh
August 30, 2026
The annual Best of the Valley contest will shift from the busy fall season to spring.
Mat-Su Sentinel Staff
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Mat-Su Assembly adopts independent public notice guideline after Sentinel testimony
August 05, 2026
Mat-Su Sentinel editor and founder Amy Bushatz broke with news coverage norms and testified at an Assembly meeting Tuesday.
'A growing dumpster fire': An invasive predator is wreaking havoc on Mat-Su salmon
July 10, 2026
Warming rivers and the uncanny ability of northern pike to navigate saltwater have enabled the freshwater invaders to lay siege to Southcentral Alaska’s salmon and trout.
NOTICE: MatSu Planning for Transportation (MVP) MPO Technical Committee
June 01, 2026
MEETING NOTICE: MatSu Planning for Transportation (MVP) MPO Technical Committee The MVP for Transportation Technical Committee will hold its monthly meeting from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, via Microsoft Teams. Meeting links, the agenda, meeting packet and additional information are available at www.mvpmpo.com. Meeting ID:
Alaska Legislature adds superior court judge to Palmer courthouse
May 29, 2026
The Palmer judicial district has the highest numbers of civil and criminal caseloads in the state.
Photos: Families, friends say goodbye to three closing Mat-Su schools
May 20, 2026
Events at Glacier View, Larson and Meadow Lakes celebrated students, staff and school legacies ahead of the campuses’ final day Wednesday.
Alaska’s famously massive cabbages should be the official state vegetable, state House says
May 14, 2026
If approved in the Senate, the giant green cabbage would become one of the state's officials symbols.
Affordability is driving Mat-Su boom, new data shows
May 07, 2026
Mat-Su's population boom is likely tied to affordability of housing and land, officials said.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - POSTPONED: City of Wasilla Planning Department
April 28, 2026
The Wasilla Planning Comisssion public hearing previously scheduled for April 28, 2026 is postponed.