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Youth 360 will host a Lights On Afterschool event on November 8 at Teeland Middle School to celebrate after school programs and connect families with teens to local resources available to them in the Mat-Su.
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Youth 360 will host a Lights On Afterschool event on November 8 at Teeland Middle School to celebrate after school programs and connect families with teens to local resources available to them in the Mat-Su.
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- Alaska Supreme Court considers arguments in case that could shield the ID of some political donors
- MSBSD continues to offer free and reduced cost meals
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In response to delays in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding, processing delays due to appl…
There was extended discussion on Palmer’s airport at last Tuesday’s city council meeting. What weighed heavily o…
Local businesses respond to shutdown as governor issues disaster declaration to ensure food security
As millions of Americans grapple with losing their SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits, th…
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Election 2025: District 2 incumbents en route to wins, gas tax vote fails
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Pioneer Pizza keeps it local with new marketing strategy
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Food purveyors joining forces for the winter
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Palmer council weighs airport, golf course uses; temporary sales tax hike aired for library construction finance
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Palmer teen dies after truck rolls over on Glenn Highway
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Knights sweep Region III swimming and diving team titles
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City of Wasilla celebrates Duff's Golf Lounge with ribbon-cutting ceremony
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Local businesses respond to shutdown as governor issues disaster declaration to ensure food security
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Mat-Su police blotter
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Mat-Su Health Foundation distributes $250,000 in Emergency Response Grants to support local food security.
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In response to delays in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding, processin…
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There was extended discussion on Palmer’s airport at last Tuesday’s city council meeting. Wh…
Sen. Mike Shower announced his expected resignation, Nov. 3, ending his nearly decade-long t…
As election results continue to come in following the Nov. 4 elections for the Matanuska-Sus…
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Local businesses respond to shutdown as governor issues disaster declaration to ensure food security
As millions of Americans grapple with losing their SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance P…
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Mat-Su will soon no longer be the main source of natural gas for Interior Alaska communities…
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Palmer’s city council voted 4 to 1 in favor of a new city ordinance banning illegal camping …
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The Matanuska-Susitna Borough assembly ticked though an agenda of mainly routine business it…
A Palmer teen is dead following a single-car accident on the Glenn Highway early Tuesday morning.
Matanuska Electric Association has shipped 70 electrical transformers to Kipnuk, the storm-b…
A funny thing came in the email for Colony High School Principal Kristy Johnston. She receiv…
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What was supposed to be a routine special meeting for the city of Houston to select a new ma…
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Palmer will hold proposals to ban camping and sleeping in public places until its Oct. 28 re…
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Students, teachers, and administrators in schools all across the Matanuska-Susitna Borough S…
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It’s the event no parent, teacher, community member, or first responder wants to think could…
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The Palmer Train Depot parking lot is always the staging point for many local efforts. In ad…
A Sutton man has been arrested and charged with two counts of Distribution of Child Sexual A…
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Palmer has a new mayor who is not new to the position.
Sean Mobley, 45, from Wasilla, pleaded guilty last week to federal charges including distrib…
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Mat-Su Borough Assembly members heard upbeat and downbeat notes at its meeting Tuesday, Oct.…
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Sen. Mike Shower announced his expected resignation, Nov. 3, ending his nearly decade-long t…
As election results continue to come in following the Nov. 4 elections for the Matanuska-Sus…
A Palmer teen is dead following a single-car accident on the Glenn Highway early Tuesday morning.
Matanuska Electric Association has shipped 70 electrical transformers to Kipnuk, the storm-b…
The Colony Knights are the first Valley team to punch their ticket to the ASAA state volleyball tournaments.
Andy Couch, in previous columns, has discussed building fishing rods and making spinners and other terminal fishing tackle as ways to pass the long winter months and improve your future fishing adventures. Here’s an edited column from a few years ago discussing reloading and bullet casting t…
The 18th annual Mat-Su Salmon Science and Conservation Symposium is scheduled for Thursday and Friday November 20 and 21 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., both days, at the Palmer Community Center (Train Depot, 610 S. Valley Way). The Symposium, hosted by the Mat-Su Basin Salmon Habitat Partnership,…
My wife and I spent last week visiting our family in the Lower 48. My father-in-law recently had an amputation of his lower left leg and has been making an incredible recovery. We helped my in-laws around the house and assisted them in any way possible. We enjoyed the sunshine on walks toget…
The emPOWDERed Maintenance Clinic hosted by Hatcher Pass Polaris in Wasilla will cover snowmachine care and safety basics through a community of like-minded riders.
Youth 360 will host a Lights On Afterschool event on November 8 at Teeland Middle School to celebrate after school programs and connect families with teens to local resources available to them in the Mat-Su.
It is no secret that Alaska has the most veterans per capita in any state in the country. The pride in the military runs deep in the state, and in the Mat-Su Borough.
Glasses were filled, cheeses sampled, and conversations flowed on recent Saturday night as the revived Palmer Artist Studio Tour came back to life.
Palmer Buzz Readers: Welcome to our November Journey—This is the month of 5pm darkness, abundant food, continual gratefulness, little lights, heavy coats, thicker ice, snow shovels, small businesses, turkeys and pie. There will be food bank events, weekly fun runs, Turkey Trots, and Warm Coa…
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.
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A musical theatre classic is on full display in Palmer.
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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.
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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.
Since the debut of their first album, their self-titled smash in 1977, Foreigner has spent five decades entertaining rock and roll music fans.
The emPOWDERed Maintenance Clinic hosted by Hatcher Pass Polaris in Wasilla will cover snowmachine care and safety basics through a community …
My wife and I spent last week visiting our family in the Lower 48. My father-in-law recently had an amputation of his lower left leg and has b…
The 18th annual Mat-Su Salmon Science and Conservation Symposium is scheduled for Thursday and Friday November 20 and 21 from 9 a.m. until 4 p…
Andy Couch, in previous columns, has discussed building fishing rods and making spinners and other terminal fishing tackle as ways to pass the…
Another casualty of the federal government shutdown will be hitting close to home for many veterans as the Alaska National Guard (ANG) announc…
The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation (MCHF) celebrates Alaska Marines as part of the organization’s ‘Marines Across America’ program, leading …
For the readers that may not know, I am a proud Navy veteran, married to an equally proud Army veteran. Don’t ask how that happened—we’re stil…
