Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman

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Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman
Type Semi-weekly newspaper
FormatTall Tab
Owner(s) Wick Communications
PublisherJ. David McChesney
EditorJeremiah Bartz
Founded1947
Headquarters5751 E. Mayflower Ct.
Wasilla, AK 99654
United States
Circulation 8,500(as of 2020) [1]
Website frontiersman.com

The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman is a newspaper serving the Matanuska-Susitna Valley of Alaska. It is owned by Wick Communications, publishing every Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Former Alaska governor and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin worked for the newspaper as a sports reporter. [2]

Longtime sports writer Jeremiah Bartz is the managing editor. [3]

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References

  1. "My Alaska Media 2020 Rate Card by Wick Communications - Issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  2. We Know Sarah Palin Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Anderson, Dennis. "Publisher's Notebook; Shooting at the Capital Gazette hits home for the Frontiersman". Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman. Retrieved 2021-07-10.