Mat-Su school board considers elimination of student representative position
The proposal, to be discussed next week, follows the board’s decision last year to sharply limit the representative’s role.
A Palmer city council member resolves one DUI with a plea deal. An Anchorage case is still open
Richard Best, 54, was arrested for operating under the influence in October 2022 after Anchorage police observed him driving nearly 100 mph on the Glenn Highway, charges say.
Mat-Su Assembly reaffirms support for Alaska Long Trail while opposing federal restrictions
The Assembly resolution, approved Tuesday, reaffirms support for the proposed corridor envisioned between Seward and Fairbanks.
Federal planning for Alaska Long Trail hits potential pushback in Mat-Su over ‘overreaching restrictions’
A long stretch of the Seward-Fairbanks route would fall in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, where a proposed Assembly resolution opposes National Scenic Trail designation.
Mat-Su Borough approves grant to offer weapons training for residents
Officials say the training, provided through a $75,000 program approved last week, is intended to make up for limited law enforcement in the region.
Palmer city manager job reopened after ‘potential’ open-meetings law violation
Two candidates including Anchorage’s deputy city manager were finalists for the position to replace retiring City Manager John Moosey.
As the Mat-Su landfill expands, a popular trail system gets a surprise interruption
A route from the Mat-Su College trails to the Crevasse-Moraine system abruptly ends in a construction zone — for now.
Potential for altercations with Chickaloon tribal officers halted policing agreement
The Alaska Department of Public Safety plan to expand tribal arrest authority over a roughly 68-square-mile area near Sutton was supposed to start next month, before community pushback derailed the effort.
A popular Palmer garden fair needs a new organizer after the chamber of commerce bows out
The one-day Midsummer Garden and Air Faire, with 70 vendors, brings thousands of visitors to the Mat-Su city every July. The chamber’s decision comes as it hopes to focus more time on other core objectives.
Mat-Su Borough offers online landfill coupons for first time
The $25 discount is available only to people who own residential property in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.