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News Featured

Two major projects could reshape mental health care for Mat-Su youth

July 31, 2026

The new facilities will offer in-patient mental health care and transitonal beds for youth.

Pike derby crowns winners as high water impacts salmon harvests
Outdoors & Sports Featured

Pike derby crowns winners as high water impacts salmon harvests

July 30, 2026

A 33.125-inch pike earned top fish honors at the derby.

MEA says rolling blackouts possible under worst-case winter gas shortage
News Featured

MEA says rolling blackouts possible under worst-case winter gas shortage

July 29, 2026

The plan would help Enstar continue providing natural gas to heat homes.

Troopers respond to reported fight, gun at annual youth football jamboree
Palmer

Troopers respond to reported fight, gun at annual youth football jamboree

July 27, 2026

The fight included at one person brandishing a weapon near the football field as children played.

An updated wayfinding sign on a trail near Matanuska Lake in Matanuska Lake State Park
News

Borough installs hundreds of new signs to make Mat-Su trail network less confusing

July 27, 2026

The project repalced about 350 aging trail signs.

Drivers navigate a closure on the Peters Creek Bridge on the Glenn Highway
Roads

Glenn Highway bridge to reopen after 96-day closure

July 24, 2026

Traffic will return both spans of the Peters Creek bridge.

The Susitna River rises along the riverbank at the end of Main Street in Talkeetna
Talkeetna

Borough issues early Talkeetna disaster declaration in bid to unlock millions for fixes, buyouts

July 23, 2026

Borough officials hope the state provides the money they need to unlock federal funds.

Dipnetters line Fish Creek in 2018
Outdoors & Sports

Fish Creek dipnet fishery open; coho arrive in Mat-Su

July 23, 2026

Fish Creek is open through July 31.

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Administration building
Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Areawide sales tax, new property tax exemption headed to Mat-Su ballots

July 22, 2026

The measure will go before voters in November.

Palmer City Manager Kolby Hickel Zerkel
Palmer

Legal review finds Palmer city manager complies with voter-approved residency rule

July 22, 2026

The city charter requires that the manager "shall reside within 5 miles of the city during his or her tenure in office."

State begins early work on Susitna River bridge as West Su road project moves forward
State

State begins early work on Susitna River bridge as West Su road project moves forward

July 20, 2026

The project is the first phase in a proposed road that would stretch more than 100 miles from near Big Lake to a mining area near Rainy Pass.

How to run for office this year in Palmer, Wasilla or Houston
News

How to run for office this year in Palmer, Wasilla or Houston

July 19, 2026

Here's what you need to know about running for office in 2026.

Blooms featured in the Willow Garden Tour
Willow

Willow garden tour returns with five stops showcasing local blooms

July 17, 2026

The annual event is scheduled for July 25.

A "Welcome to Houston" road sign
Houston

State agency plans Houston-area industrial park with data centers, distribution hub

July 15, 2026

The 30-square-mile parcel sits just outside Houston city limits.

Crews prepare Fern Street for paving and a culvert replacement
Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Detours ahead as road closures begin near Wasilla

July 14, 2026

Sections of Settlers Bay Drive and Fern Street will close this week as part of major road repair projects.

Erin Oliver, a Washington State University researcher studying kelp as a soil fertilizer, records daily soil moisture
News

There’s more than meets the eye at Matanuska Experiment Farm

July 13, 2026

Historic farm on the outskirts of urban Mat-Su is a hub for Alaska agricultural research

Houston City Hall shown on July 9, 2026.
Houston

Candidate filing open now in Houston city elections; closes Wednesday

July 10, 2026

The filing period opened July 1 and runs through July 15.

A coho salmon is visible in the mouth of a pike that was netted and killed near Nancy Lake in Willow
News

'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.

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