For Alaskans needing healthcare, there are major hurdles to overcome, including massive geographic barriers, workforce shortages, and a limited infrastructure.
For Alaskans needing healthcare, there are major hurdles to overcome, including massive geographic barriers, workforce shortages, and a limited infrastructure.
- Military spending bill includes free flights for Alaska soldiers and a push to reopen Adak
- A Christmas Carol: The case of Ebenezer Alaska
- VA launches Veterans Health Administration reorganization
- High winds and low snow equals high fire danger
- Alaskans are smoking and drinking less, for health reasons. Marijuana is more complicated
- AFN alarmed by proposed review of Alaska’s system of subsistence hunting and fishing
- Letters to the editor
- Setting the record straight on campaign finance
- Low oil prices a ‘bah humbug’ for state treasury
- Governor picks 2 Mat-Su Republicans to fill vacant Alaska House seats
Some good news for Mat-Su is that Gov. Mike Dunleavy has included full-funding for municipal school bond debt se…
While Mother Nature may have taken a few days off for the holidays, she came roaring back for the weekend as the…
The Mat-Su Jewish Center and Chabad recently celebrated Chanukah throughout the Valley with public menorah light…
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Wasilla NYE Fireworks Show cancelled due to high winds
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Alaska Attorney General asks Fairbanks, Mat-Su electric utilities to reconsider charity programs
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“This is transformative.” Alaska awarded $272M to address healthcare
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Mat-Su Ice fishing, upcoming fishery regulatory meetings
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Another Weekend, another wind warning
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Governor’s state budget has some good news for Mat-Su, but outlook for large Permanent Fund Dividend is cloudy
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Wasilla cardiologist charged with possession of child sex abuse materials declared deceased after house fire.
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Military spending bill includes free flights for Alaska soldiers and a push to reopen Adak
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Annual ice fishing tourney set for January in Big Lake
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VA launches Veterans Health Administration reorganization
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For Alaskans needing healthcare, there are major hurdles to overcome, including massive geog…
Some good news for Mat-Su is that Gov. Mike Dunleavy has included full-funding for municipal…
Framed by the fireplace in Alaska’s governor’s mansion earlier this month, Gov. Mike Dunleav…
While Mother Nature may have taken a few days off for the holidays, she came roaring back fo…
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Last week I wrote about housekeeping things for 2025. Now that we’re going into the new year of 2026, it’s time to start making hunting and fishing plans and dreaming of future adventures.
On Monday of this week I asked Mike Hudson with 3 Rivers Fly and Tackle in Wasilla for a recent fishing report, and found his reply quite upbeat, although mainly providing similar information to what I’d heard recently. According to Mike, ice fishing at local lakes including those in the Mea…
You can look at this column as the first of the new year or the last of the current year. I want to comment on some things that have changed in this country over the past year under the current Republican administration.
For the past few weeks my wife and I were enjoying a trip to Hawaii. Even on the big Island of Hawaii and even though I did not watch any newscasts or read any newspapers, my wife and I heard plenty about the high winds and cold temperatures back home in the Mat-su Valley. After returning, a…
The Frontiersman editorial staff and their contributors produced more than 6,000 stories, photos, columns and staff reports over 104 print editions at 365 days of online coverage in 2025.
Off-Topic—This is the last week of 2025. Typically, the end of the year column goes over a nice chronology of all the cool things that happened locally this year. That is not happening today. Instead we’re going to talk about the darn wind again because this is either the 4th or the 5th wind…
While Christmas 2025 has come and gone, the warmth, hospitality, and fun of the annual Christmas Friendship Dinner (CFD) continues to fill the hearts of the volunteers and people who enjoyed the meal.
The Mat-Su Jewish Center and Chabad recently celebrated Chanukah throughout the Valley with public menorah lightings and community events. Despite the less than ideal weather conditions, many gathered to celebrate Chanukah and rejoice in the holiday’s message.
What started as a way to give back, has blossomed into a thriving local nonprofit organization.
Senior centers can be for more than just seniors. In rural areas that lack other community infrastructure, that is especially true.
Innovative alt-rock legends CAKE will go “The Distance” to Alaska as the first act confirmed for the 2026 ConocoPhillips Alaska Concert Series at the Alaska State Fair.
A musical theatre classic is on full display in Palmer.
The newest entry into the “Bachelor” franchise, “The Golden Bachelor” is set to kick off its second season on September 24, and this season will feature a familiar face to many in Wasilla.
Classic rock legends Foreigner hit the Alaska State Fair’s Borealis Theatre stage Saturday night. But the 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees also shared the spotlight with some local talent.
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On Monday of this week I asked Mike Hudson with 3 Rivers Fly and Tackle in Wasilla for a recent fishing report, and found his reply quite upbe…
Last week I wrote about housekeeping things for 2025. Now that we’re going into the new year of 2026, it’s time to start making hunting and fi…
You can look at this column as the first of the new year or the last of the current year. I want to comment on some things that have changed i…
For the past few weeks my wife and I were enjoying a trip to Hawaii. Even on the big Island of Hawaii and even though I did not watch any news…
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on December 15 announced its intent to reorganize the management structure of the Veterans Health Admi…
The new $900 billion military spending law signed by President Donald Trump last week includes special benefits for soldiers and Coast Guardsm…
Amid the joy, decorations, and gift-giving of the holiday season, a somber ceremony that serves as reminder of the fallen service members took…
Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Commerce Coast Guard, Maritime and Fisheries Subcommittee, recently celebrated the Sen…
