Fowler Oil and Gas Corp. finally has the state permit that allows it to drill its first coal-bed methane well in Mat-Su.
Ten-year-old Veronica Younack of Palmer has written a book about musk ox titled "Veronica and the Alaskan Muskoxen." The home-schooled youth will be signing her book from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Fireside Books in Palmer.
Councilman's bid to delay skate park fails
A skate park scuffle broke out Tuesday, not the kind between rival skateboarders, but a row between city fathers.
Beer partners at odds over money matter
Great Bear Brewing Co., the only brewery in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, is at the center of a budding courtroom battle between partners over corporate debt.
Move to block road project misses mark
A neighborhood organizing against a road and water project around Lucas Way learned Tuesday that size trumps numbers at City Hall.
Mat-Maid audit says payments to 4 farmers were wrong
The overseers of Matanuska Maid dairy were wrong to give nearly $40,000 to four dairy farmers after the state-owned creamery shut down, according to a state audit.
Inlet salmon task force to meet in Soldotna
The Joint Legislative Cook Inlet Salmon Task Force will hold its first session Thursday in Soldotna, the chairman announced.
Orientation set for medical center volunteers
The Mat-Su Regional Medical Center Volunteer Department is hosting a new volunteer orientation 3 p.m.-8 p.m. Monday.
BP honors teacher at Talkeetna school
Joe Page, a fifth/sixth grade multi-age teacher at Talkeetna Elementary School, was named BP Teacher of the Year in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough at a ceremony Tuesday.
Nurse receives Patient Choice Award
Richard McCoy, a registered nurse, on Monday received the Patient Choice Award at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center.
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Property tax rate in Valley increases
Taxes for Valley property owners will increase slightly next fiscal year, but state money for local communities helped soften the blow. Property owners will pay about $31 more than they paid this year on every $100,000 of assessed property value, according to a budget passed Tuesday by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly.
The U.S. House passed a $290 billion farm bill Wednesday with a strong veto-proof majority, offering more subsidies for farmers, food stamps for the poor and special projects that lawmakers can bring home to voters this election year.
Partnership seeks natural gas rights
A new player could be on the hunt for natural gas in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
Home-school parents balk at state plan
Some home-schooling parents may go their own way if the state Education Department moves ahead with a plan to strengthen its control of publicly funded correspondence and home-school programs, according to home-school proponents.
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Late start: Valley planting season begins
Relay for Life a fun way to help battle cancer
Mat-Su Relay for Life boasts many fun-filled events
New trial is ordered after DUI conviction
Wasilla worries about traffic as retailer grows
Drunken driver granted new trial after testimony questioned
Scrutiny sought for Valley Fred Meyer expansion
Valley potato farm is next to face development
Fireworks discovery near Big Lake leads to heck of a boom
Pea-sized hail splatters commuters
Burn permits suspended in windy Mat-Su
Man taking part in cross-continent run collapses, dies
Park off limits to snowmachines
Crews to install fiber optics cable
BP helps pick up vandalism tab
Medical center honors volunteers
Wasilla Rotary offers scholarships
Another Butte man cited for burning
Developer appeals Denali hotel rejection
Bear hunt becomes family rescue
Snow makes Mat-Su roads a mess
Weather suspected factor in copter crash
Mat-Su mammography service is accredited
School District will get an extra $2.3 million
Two men rob Wasilla home of cash, pet bulldog
Sailboat 'Your in Trouble' stolen from yard of home
Tuesday is deadline for buying tickets in Big Lake Ice Classic
Health summit to air bringing children home for treatment
You can help select the 2008 Farm Family of the Year
Robbery suspect to be extradited