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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Seasons of Light
By Avery Palenske Faith The seasons are shifting. In the frigid frontier we call home, winter rarely gives way to
Snow advisory issued for Mat-Su, Anchorage
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com After welcoming the New Year with prolonged exposure to sub-zero temperatures and wind, areas
Winter Weather Advisories Issued for Mat-Su
Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the Lower Matanuska Valley, including
Solar flares cause spectacular aurora borealis in Alaska skies
By Claire Stremple Alaska Beacon A series of solar flares, essentially explosions on the surface of the sun, caused unusually
Tis the season to look up
By Barbara Hunt Palmer Buzz There is so much going on over our heads right now. (And I don’t
Glimpsing Denali
By Sally Kohlhase Faith Last weekend, my family and I made the long drive home from Denali National Park. As
Farewell to a funny, brilliant scientist
By Ned Rozell Alaska Science Glenn Shaw died on Feb. 28, 2025, in Tucson, Arizona. The atmospheric chemist was for
Communal raven route to overnight roosts
By Barbara Hunt Palmer Buzz After a very busy day in Palmer, hundreds of ravens head east to the mountainside.
Hatcher Pass Road closed at mile 14 due to high avalanche danger
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) today said that N.
The numbers behind a weather forecast
By Ned Rozell Alaska Science A meteorologist from the National Weather Service’s local office recently told a newspaper reporter
Winter weather advisory extended through Friday
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Following a pattern of a combination of freezing rain and warm weather that led to
Time now for Palmer’s night sky dark theater
By Barbara Hunt Palmer Buzz November is here and without the snow cover—it is very dark. This is a