Nearly 8,000 Matanuska Electric users have unclaimed cash waiting
September 15, 2026
MEA members can check an online list to see if they have a waiting payout.
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Palmer museum wants residents to help make history
September 13, 2026
An update is in the works for the museum’s permanent exhibit space
The Q&As with 2026 candidates for Palmer, Wasilla and Houston City Councils
September 08, 2026
Mat-Su Sentinel's nonpartian election guides are built using topics and questions submitted by voters.
Mat-Su inches forward plan for Bogard Road state trooper, 911 hub
September 09, 2026
If constructed, the borough wants to open the facility by late 2028.
Mat-Su charter school construction on hold pending district vote on three school closures
March 18, 2026
The charter school could move into a vacated neighborhood school building instead of getting a new facility.
Assembly overrides veto, advances data center-related partnership
March 18, 2026
The veto override allows borough staff to support a private company's efforts to attract a data center or other high-energy-use facility to build in Mat-Su.
Mat-Su officials want renewed review of Matanuska River dredging
March 17, 2026
The request follows decades of studies on the subject.
Mat-Su Assembly delays debate on sales tax proposal until May
March 16, 2026
The proposal asks the assembly to approve a ballot question regarding whether a sales tax should replace some of Mat-Su's property tax.
Palmer Food Bank’s new building offers more space and services
March 16, 2026
The Palmer Food Bank hands out groceries four days a week and never turns away clients, officials said.
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.