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.

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History

In 2006, Anchorage Press Publishing, which published the newspaper and the Anchorage Press, was purchased by Wick Communications. [2] In January 2025, the company announced it was looking to sell the paper. [3]

Notable staff

Former Alaska governor and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin worked for the newspaper as a sports reporter. [4] Longtime sports writer Jeremiah Bartz is the managing editor. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "My Alaska Media 2020 Rate Card by Wick Communications - Issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  2. ↑ Richtmyer, Richard (August 3, 2006). "Arizona publisher buys Anchorage press owner". Anchorage Daily News. p. 47.
  3. ↑ Rhode, Scott (April 7, 2025). "Pressing Concerns: Behind the Covers of Periodical Printing". Alaska Business Magazine. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  4. ↑ We Know Sarah Palin Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Anderson, Dennis. "Publisher's Notebook; Shooting at the Capital Gazette hits home for the Frontiersman". Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman. Retrieved July 10, 2021.


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