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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.

Sockeye sport fishing opens at Fish Creek; Mat-Su dipnet fisheries coming
Outdoors & Sports

Sockeye sport fishing opens at Fish Creek; Mat-Su dipnet fisheries coming

July 09, 2026

Fish Creek is the top early-season sockeye sport fishing destination

Vegetables on display at the Matanuska Community Farmers Market in June, 2026.
Community

It's time for farm-fresh produce in Mat-Su. Here's where to find it.

July 08, 2026

Use this big list of farmstands and produce stops to find Alaska-grown fruits and vegetables.

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