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The owners of a popular Wasilla business park recently approached the mayor with an offer, to transform Meta Rose Square into a library and civic center. Business owners are unhappy that they’d have to move. More>>
A small wind turbine went up at Sherrod Elementary in Palmer as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Wind for Schools program. More>>
The Alaska Bureau of Highway Patrol is now being housed at the Mat-Su West Trooper post on Pittman Road, next to the Parks Highway; a team of eight troopers will staff the new bureau. More>>
Members of the Classified Employees Association, which covers nearly all school workers except teachers and administrators, protested at Wednesday's school board meeting over contracts. More>>
Prior to Wednesday's school board meeting, Valley school workers held a protest because they say they've been without a contract for 127 days. More>>
The fire broke out at around 6:25 p.m. at the Consteel concrete plant in Wasilla. Officials say it appears three employees tried to put out the flames, but firefighters got them out of the building quickly when they arrived. More>>
In Wasilla, city officials are looking at ways to address the use and abuse of all-terrain vehicles inside city limits. Residents were asked to weigh in on the issue by filling out an online survey. More>>
The Mat-Su Borough School District is looking at the possibility of opening another school to help alleviate crowded classrooms. More>>
Jim White lost his legs to Peripheral Artery Disease, when his legs weren't getting enough blood. Always independent, White needs many repairs to his home, and his friends are raising funds for a new one. More>>
Children in the Mat-Su were administered nasal spray vaccines for H1N1 at the Public Health Center Tuesday. The vaccines are expected to run out soon, but more are on their way. More>>
The Mat-Su Borough's Port MacKenzie will use $3 million in stimulus funds to expand next year. The expansion could create about 1,000 jobs according to consultants for the borough. More>>
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