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We’re making voter guides. You get to decide what’s in them.
Elections

We’re making voter guides. You get to decide what’s in them.

August 08, 2025

Mat-Su Sentinel needs your help to craft questions for local borough and city candidates as we create a series of voter guides.

Mat-Su district may keep some new cuts despite restored state funding
Matansuka-Susitna Borough School District

Mat-Su district may keep some new cuts despite restored state funding

August 07, 2025

The additional cuts include bus route changes and delayed Chromebook replacements for some students.

Vehicles pass a Shell Gas Station at the corner of the Glenn Highway and Arctic Ave. in Palmer
Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Mat-Su residents to cast ‘advisory vote’ on proposed borough gas tax

August 05, 2025

The ballot question will ask voters whether they support a 7-cent-per-gallon gas tax proposal.

The Alaska State Troopers B Detachment headquarters in Palmer
Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Proposed Mat-Su safety hub could close trooper posts in Palmer, Meadow Lakes

August 05, 2025

The proposal consolidates state troopers in Mat-Su into a borough-owned building in Wasilla.

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Elections

Here are the 2025 Palmer, Wasilla and Houston city candidates

August 04, 2025

Here's who is running in this year's city elections.

Construction along Seward Meridian Parkway and Cottonwood Creek
Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Weekend closure planned for section of Seward Meridian Parkway

July 30, 2025

The closure will allow crews to remove pipes used to temporarily divert Cottonwood Creek.

Palmer ballot question tweaked to set proposed residency radius for city manager
Palmer

Palmer ballot question tweaked to set proposed residency radius for city manager

July 30, 2025

The proposal asks voters whether to allow the manager to live within five miles of Palmer city limits.

An aerial view of the Susitna River on March 22, 2025 showing the approximate location of a bridge planned as part of the recreational section of the West Susitna Access Road
News

Alaska development agency applies for key West Susitna Access permit

July 30, 2025

The federal permit is required under the Clean Water Protection Act.

Millions in federal education funding released to Alaska districts
Matansuka-Susitna Borough School District

Millions in federal education funding released to Alaska districts

July 28, 2025

Alaska schools will now receive over $46 million that they included in their budgets for the upcoming school year.

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