Houston mayor, deputy mayor resign after five months
March 12, 2026
Houston Mayor Jason Kahn and Deputy Mayor Dan Lewis resigned Thursday.
State to test lower speed limit on Parks Highway near Talkeetna
March 12, 2026
The temporary speed zone is meant to improve safety near businesses and a school just off the highway.
Mat-Su data center plan in doubt after mayor’s veto
March 11, 2026
Mayor Edna DeVries has vetoed an assembly resolution backing a data center or other large energy consumption project.
Palmer to run its own golf course after contract talks fail
March 09, 2026
The shift ends an almost two-decade-long relationship with the city’s golf course contractor.
Mat-Su School District to reexamine nurse cuts as school closures move toward board approval
March 06, 2026
The list of proposed cuts will go before the Mat-Su school board for a vote March 16.
Iditarod restart returns to its Mat-Su roots Sunday
March 06, 2026
Volunteers, race officials and vendors ready for Willow’s big day this weekend
After historic education funding increase, some Alaska lawmakers aim to boost the BSA again
March 05, 2026
Legislators say the increase would offset the budget deficits in school districts, including Mat-Su.
Yes, there really is a hot air balloon floating around Mat-Su
March 04, 2026
The 85-foot balloon journeyed over Mat-Su neighborhoods as its owners ran a series of test flights.
Mat-Su Assembly kills proposal to raise member salaries
March 04, 2026
The proposal was designed bring Mat-Su assembly and mayoral salaries in step with the rate of inflation.