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A Matanuska Electric Association sign on an office building in Palmer
News

MEA raises electric bills as natural gas costs climb

July 07, 2026

The change increases Mat-Su residential bills an average of $14.53 each month.

A user enters the new Matanuska-Susitna Borough Gateway Visitor Center near Palmer
Matanuska-Susitna Borough

After more than a decade of delays, new Mat-Su visitors center is now open

July 06, 2026

The new visitor center is located near Palmer and was primarily paid for with grants.

Shannon Jensen of the Alaska WildBird Rehabilitation Center
Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Free 'Discover Wild Heritage' series highlights Mat-Su history, wildlife

July 03, 2026

The free, family-friendly Friday evening event is held weekly in Matanuska River Park in Palmer.

Archangel Road beavers, ponds removed to prevent flooding
Parks and Trails

Archangel Road beavers, ponds removed to prevent flooding

June 30, 2026

Three beavers were killed and two ponds removed from about mile two of Archangel Road.

A MATCOM employee processes calls at the MATCOM facility in Wasilla in December, 2025.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Mat-Su residents to see slight phone bill boost under new 911 fee

June 29, 2026

The newly increased E-911 surcharge will hit phone bills starting in July.

Bright Lights Book Project Executive Director Alys Culhane hands out "garden" themed books
Community

Books from shuttered Mat-Su school get second life through free book program

June 26, 2026

The books are a part of a free parks program hosted in Palmer.

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.

June 23, 2026

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

A June 23, 2026 blaze at the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Central Landfill
Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Landfill fire likely caused by exploding lithium battery

June 22, 2026

The fire sent a plume of black smoke towering into the air above the landfill

The Mat-Su Trails Passport
Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Mat-Su Trails Passport offers prizes for visiting borough trails

June 22, 2026

Users can log their stops in the passport booklet or in the online portal.

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