Mat-Su’s five small community libraries have become vibrant focal points for community meetings and services while also serving the local reading communities. While Wasilla and Palmer have city-operat ...

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The Wasilla Warriors and Colony Knights have met in each of the last two 4A girls state title games, with each Valley rival ...

Part One of this two-part series centers on quiet conversations at the ninth annual candlelight vigil that honors those lives ...

Iron Dog veteran of two decades Shane Barber will be joining his daughter Shana Lapham for her first Iron Dog as a racer.

Wasilla’s Republican Rep. Elexie Moore will join the influential House Finance Committee when the 2026 state legislative session convenes Jan. 20. Moore succeeds Palmer’s Rep. DeLena Johnson, who is l ...

A string of scam calls impersonating the Wasilla Police Department (WPD) regarding a missed jury duty summons and asking for financial compensation has been targeting residents in the Mat-Su Valley.

Whether you’re looking for a break from the overindulgence of holiday eating, or looking for assistance keeping up with ...

My heart has been turned recently to a document that hangs on the walls of many Latter-day Saint homes and is printed in the ...

At the end of 2025, Alaska Pacific University (APU) in Anchorage, Alaska, received a historical gift from MacKenzie Scott’s philanthropic foundation, Yield Giving. APU is one of approximately 225 orga ...

It is January and we have LOTS of snow, finally. The deep cold has visited a few times and we have dealt with at least four ...

For most families, owning a hotel is a fantasy. But owning a single rental property is the ground floor of a bigger dream—a way to fund college tuition or seed ...