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Ghost town; Sutton elected officials question empty Palmer Correctional Center
SUTTON -— The Palmer Correctional Center’s lights remain on, but no prisoners will fill the 514 beds in Sutton, at least for the time being.
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Valley business owners rally together to raise funds for local woman battling breast cancer
WASILLA — Adele Imm is currently battling breast cancer. The longtime hairdresser and Wasilla resident is considered a fixture in her community and her legacy of kindness spreads far and wide.
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VPA presents: ‘The Haunting of Hill House’
WASILLA — The Valley Performing Arts Center is ready to unveil their latest production, a local adaption of Shirley Jackson’s classic “The Haunting of Hill House” Friday, starting at 7 p.m.
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Mat-Su Borough School District superintendent will leave her position following the 2019-2020 school year
PALMER — Mat-Su Borough School District Superintendent Dr. Monica Goyette agreed to an amendment of her contract with the MSBSD School Board on Wednesday, mutually agreeing to termination at the end of the 2019-2020 school year.
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Television interview with Palmer man interrupted by vandalism
PALMER — Former interim Palmer City Council member Imran Chaudhry was rudely confronted with perils of an issue he was working to bring to the spotlight.
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Alaska Department of Public Safety launches Cold Case Investigation Unit website.
The general public now has access to the list of longstanding cold cases.
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Lieutenant governor approves citizen ballot initiative regarding oil taxes
Lieutenant Gov. Kevin Meyer has approved a citizen ballot initiative that if placed on the election ballot and approved by voters would raise Alaska’s oil gas taxes to bring $1 billion to $2 billion a year in new revenue to…
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Fire reported at Palmer business
PALMER — A fire at a downtown Palmer business was reported early Tuesday morning.
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DOC to send Alaska prisoners to Lower 48
ANCHORAGE — Alaska Department of Corrections Commissioner Nancy Dahlstrom announced on Tuesday that the DOC will be seeking to send up to 750 inmates out of state rather than reopen the Palmer Correctional Facility in Sutton.
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Board pledges need for local waste treatment facility
PALMER — The Mat-Su Borough Wastewater and Septage Advisory Board is reaching a critical point in the history and purpose of the WSAB. In November, engineering firm HDR will have completed the 200-page Request For Proposal for a public private…
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Revisiting Gov. Hammond’s seminal treatise on the Permanent Fund
By David A. James
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Ambling toward Ambler Road
A project to build a 211-mile industrial road to provide access to mineral discoveries in the western Brooks is nearing its final regulatory approvals, and opponents to the project are kicking up a ruckus.
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NEWS OF THE WEIRD — Unclear on the Concept
Unclear on the Concept
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Alaska Zoo statement on the passing of Lyutyik the polar bear
It is with heavy, broken hearts that the Alaska Zoo team announces the death of Lyutyik. Affectionately known as “Lyu” or “Louie,” the 19-year-old polar bear had been a beloved member of the zoo family and a favorite among visitors…
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Maintaining Alaska’s Fiscal System Is Mathematically Impossible
Alaska’s fiscal system is unworkable under all likely scenarios.
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HEALTH & WELLNESS: Knowing your risks
By Matt Hickman
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Local musicians to play benefit concert Saturday night at Williwaw for baby girl stricken with rare Tay-Sachs disease
By O’Hara Shipe
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HEALTH & WELLNESS: The whole patient
By Matt Hickman
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Turmoil at University of Alaska takes its toll
By Tim Bradner
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Alaska economy still on the way back, but just barely
The state’s economy is still on an economic rebound from three years of recession, but barely.