Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
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Mat-Su Regional Medical Center achieves elite national status as a straight “A” for patient safety
Frontiersman.com Mat-Su Regional Medical Center was awarded an “A” Hospital Safety Grade for the 5th consecutive grading round
Veterans are leading the way in healing – again
By Rob Lewis Community spectrum By any honest measure, veterans have long been unintended pioneers in the advancement of medicine.
Hope Valley celebrates opening of substance use rehab center for Veterans
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com The April snowfall in Meadow Lakes last week was supposed to be a fleeting farewell
Built for Veterans, by Veterans: Hope Valley Health opens new Wasilla facility
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com For veterans struggling with mental health and substance use recovery, and trauma therapy, a new
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center reports on its Care for Mat-Su Community in 2025 total impact exceeded $196 million
At more than 204,000 patient encounters last year, Mat-Su Regional Medical Center delivered quality healthcare for the Mat-
Mat-Su community gathers to support MY House annual meeting
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com As homelessness continues to affect young people in Alaska, local non-profit MY House gathered
Mat-Su College offering community education classes
By Cadence Sellars For the Frontiersman Mat-Su College announced its spring 2026 Community Education Classes, offering a range of
Alaska Senate votes to require public schools to teach CPR
By James Brooks Alaska Beacon Alaska public school students would be required to learn hands-only CPR under a proposal
Alaska Department of Health approves behavioral health hospital for Mat-Su Valley
Frontiersman.com The Alaska Department of Health has approved Mat-Su Regional Medical Center’s Certificate of Need (CON) for
Letter to the Editor
Gratitude for talented, caring staff I am writing to express my profound gratitude and admiration for the exceptional care I
Alaska drug overdose deaths drop, though less dramatically than national plunge
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Alaska had fewer overdose deaths in 2024 than in the year prior, and state health
The disease detectives who protect us
By Christian Hartley Now You Know If you have ever heard someone called a “disease detective,” they were talking about