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Page 2 June 2: A Senior Center Worth Fighting For
About 70 people make their way to the Palmer Senior Center on Chugach Avenue every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday around 11:30 in the…
Page 2 June 1: Third Annual Stories in Stone: Palmer Pioneer Cemetery Walking Tour
Two etchings on a gravestone at the Palmer Pioneer Cemetery caught Bridgette Preston’s eye. One is an ulu knife. The other is a needle…
Page 2 Fri. May 29: Mat-Su School Board Honors 1,584 Years of Service — Then Faces Hard Realities
The Mat-Su Borough School Board honored 83 district retirees at the start of their work session on Wednesday. The retirees had a combined total…
Mayor’s Minutes: Report on the May 26th, 2026 Palmer City Council Meeting.
Palmer Mayor Jim Cooper discusses the recent city council meeting for May 26th, on this week’s Mayor’s Minutes with host Mike Chmielewski.
Page 2 Wed. May 27: Temporary Advisory Board to Look into Borough Animal Control Practices
In April, more than twenty sled dogs were found starved to death at a tourist kennel in Caswell Lakes, north of Willow. A concerned…
Page 2 Tue. May 26: Rain or Shine, the Matanuska Community Farmers Market Is Back
The Matanuska Community Farmers Market isn’t waiting around for spring. It’s hosting a pop-up tomorrow from 4-7 p.m. at the United Protestant Church parking…
Page 2 Mon. May 25: Groundbreaking Celebration for the Library on Saturday
Construction is moving along for the new Palmer library building. Library Director Joy Bailey and Library Services Coordinator Seina Bell explained in an interview…
Show Highlights this Week
Tue. May 25 Vandana Ingle talks about the Health Foundation staff trip to Texas to visit health foundations on Community Health Connections 8 a.m.…
Ski Report for May 22nd, 2026
Ed Strable from the Mat-Su Ski Club joins host Mike Chmielewski for this week’s Ski report. The report is current until 7:00 am Saturday,…
Page 2 Fri. May 22: Wasilla museum banks on a whale of an exhibit
A small museum on the outskirts of Wasilla is making a big splash. It has a 40-ton fin whale to thank for it. Fin…