Palmer Council rejects sweeping parking rule changes ahead of study’s final report
January 30, 2026
The update would have removed all business parking rules from the city's downtown area.
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Mat-Su school district may offer gas cards if bus drivers strike
January 27, 2026
The gift cards would help families offset the cost of providing their own transportation.
Willow and ready: Susitna Valley prepares for 64th annual winter carnival
January 20, 2026
Back-to-back weekends of community fun set to begin Jan. 23 on Willow Lake
Applications open for Palmer’s third council vacancy in less than a year
January 26, 2026
Palmer Mayor Jim Cooper will appoint a new council member to fill the seat until October's regular election.
Here are the 2025 Palmer, Wasilla and Houston city candidates
August 04, 2025
Here's who is running in this year's city elections.
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
July 30, 2025
The proposal asks voters whether to allow the manager to live within five miles of Palmer city limits.
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
July 28, 2025
Alaska schools will now receive over $46 million that they included in their budgets for the upcoming school year.
Major Glenn Highway project outside Palmer nears final finish date
July 28, 2025
Nighttime highway striping start this week as the project approaches a fall finish line.
A proposed Wasilla Library expansion makes space for staff, sorting machine
July 25, 2025
The expansion could go before the city council for approval as part of the budget process next spring.
Palmer voters to decide on scrapping city manager residency rules
July 23, 2025
The ballot proposition would eliminate a rule requiring the manager to live within Palmer city limits.
Alaska State Troopers will return to reality TV in new series
July 21, 2025
Episodes of the new show are filming now across the state, officials said.