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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Borough issues air quality alert Friday night
Frontiersman staff The Mat-Su Borough has issued an air quality alert for the Palmer area due to high winds.
‘Not in my backyard’ is the one clear objection to monofill
By Howard Bess The Mat-Su Borough has again said “no” to Central Monofill Services and its application for a
‘Valley Trash’ is a joke, not a business model
By Stephanie Nowers The proposal by an Anchorage company, Central Monofill Services, to dump hundreds of thousands of tons of
Monofill proposal puts profits ahead of people
By Sarah Wolcoff I’d like to help clarify a few things in regard to CMS seeking a monofill permit
Valley projects benefit from ‘Clean Water Actions Grants’
Frontiersman.com MAT-SU — Six Valley efforts will benefit from a pool of $424,000 Alaska Clean Water Actions grants
March 9-15 is ‘National Groundwater Awareness Week’
MAT-SU — The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Drinking Water Protection group is encouraging Alaskans to do their part in
‘Susitna Watershed Speaker Series’ offered in Talkeetna
TALKEETNA — Susitna River Coalition and Northern Susitna Institute have organized a Susitna Watershed Speaker Series on the fourth Friday of
Apply now for ‘Alaska Clean Water Actions Grants’
Frontiersman.com JUNEAU — Applications are due by 5 p.m., Feb. 12 for grants of up to $500,000 for
Think efficiency first with new projects
By Mark Masteller Spectrum Imagine living in a home that uses no fossil energy — in Fairbanks! A beautiful, comfortable home
Salmon Symposium set for Nov. 13-14
PALMER — This year’s Salmon Symposium is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Nov. 13 and 14 at the
Transitions underway at Envision Mat-Su
By Liz Robinson Spectrum Envision Mat-Su is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1998 and based in
Tips offered for ‘Protect Groundwater Day’
MAT-SU — The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation announced that Sept. 10 was “Protect Your Groundwater Day.” “In Alaska, about