Fire Equipment Grant Accepted
For more than 20 years, rural fire departments in the Mat-Su Borough have been awarded funding through the Alaska State Division of Forestry Volunteer Fire Capacity Grant Program. This year,
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RSA Board Decision Delayed Again
A decision on an ordinance that would have increased the required number of members on each road service area board was delayed again. The road service area boards, or RSAs,
Culvert and Bridge Construction on Track for This Summer
According to the State of Alaska’s Department of Transportation and Public Facilities website, Upper Valley residents and visitors should expect construction along the Parks Highway this summer. Alaska DOT has
Increased Possibility of Mount Spurr Eruption
Alaska Volcano Observatory scientists have noted increased small earthquakes below and gas emissions from Mount Spurr in recent weeks. It’s currently at the advisory alert level. Mount Spurr is located
Community cleanup program a success
A new Borough clean-up program has led to about 360 tons of trash being removed across 18 private properties. That’s according to Jason Ortiz, Mat-Su Borough Deputy Director of Planning
Waterbody setback recommendations presented
The Mat-Su Borough Assembly created the Waterbody Setback Advisory Board in 2023 to make recommendations to evaluate the setback ordinance. That also includes pathways to bring illegal structures into compliance.
Skatepark Event Brings Community Together
A fundraising event over the weekend brought the community together for a shared love of skating. The Krew Fewd, held at the Sheldon Commununity Arts Hangar, featured a gameshow-style event
Avian flu not detected in Upper Valley cranes
The first pair of migrating sandhill cranes arrived in Trapper Creek in 1959 at what was then a barley field. That barley field is now the Dale Saunders Crane Sanctuary.
Lack of Snow on North Side of Alaska Range Forces Iditarod Start in Fairbanks
Since the 1970s, the Iditarod race has brought attention to the historic effort to bring vital diphtheria medication from Seward to Nome in 1925. According to the Iditarod website, the