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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Alaska Organized Militia mobilizes six in response to Ketchikan landslide
By Alan Brown Alaska National Guard & Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — The Alaska
Stephen Jellie is hired as new Palmer city manager
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Palmer has a new city manager, effective Aug. 19. He is Stephen P. Jellie,
Missing hiker found alive in Hatcher Pass
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com After days of searching for a hiker who had set out on Saturday, August 3,
Governor declares July 30 as Alaska National Guard Day
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com On Tuesday, July 30, Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a proclamation marking the day as Alaska
Concerns about first responders
By Christian Hartley Now You Know First responders - law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) – are often heralded
Alaska State Emergency Operations Center requests support from Alaska Organized Militia for state wildland fire efforts
By Jacob Mann Frontiersman.com JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — The Alaska State Emergency Operations Center recently requested assistance from the
City of Wasilla reminds residents to prepare your pets for disasters
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Pets, whether they be four-legged, live in a tank, roost, or bleat, are an
Assembly approves new road service contracts
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman The Matanuska Susitna Borough Assembly approved two contracts for annual road services with Big
What happens when you dial 9-1-1?
By Christian Hartley Now You Know In times of crisis, dialing 9-1-1 is a lifeline. Invented in the
September is the month to prepare
By Debra McGhan Pat and Judy Wake woke early one September morning to the sound of gurgling water. Pat went
Brendon Twitchell
Lifelong Alaskan Brendon Twitchell, 24, was born Sept. 28, 1988, in Anchorage, and died near Palmer in August 2013. There
Emergency Preparedness Month youth poster contest offered
A poster contest is planned as part of the 2013 Emergency Preparedness Expo, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.