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🌱 Palmer's new library gains more room for community needs

Palmer, Alaska Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Palmer! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Palmer's new library gains more room for community needs
  • Why veterinary care is so hard to find across Alaska
  • Why Alaska’s congressional results are still taking shape

Also on today's calendar: Shaped by Wildlife: Stories of encounters, harvests, and traditions. and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 35 and low of 27 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy, temps: high: 32, low: 22.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 30 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

1. Palmer City Council approves $734,000 in library construction updates, including more meeting space (matsusentinel.com) — Palmer's new library will gain two upstairs meeting rooms under roughly $734,000 in construction updates approved by the City Council. The rooms will provide space for needs such as tutoring and telehealth appointments. Construction costs now total about $12.9 million, below the authorized $16 million, with opening expected next summer.
   

2. Alaskans have a lot of animals, but not nearly enough vets (alaskapublic.org) — Alaska's shortage of veterinarians leaves some animal owners hours from care and stretches remaining providers thin. A Kodiak horse owner found help at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer but faced another emergency at home without a full-time horse vet. Training efforts, including Mat-Su College's veterinary technician program, offer some hope.
   

3. Why it's taking so long to count midterm Election Day results  — and when we should know 16 uncalled races (newsbreak.com) — Alaska’s congressional races remain unresolved as election workers await remaining ballots, with ranked-choice tabulation scheduled for Nov. 18 if needed. Palmer Senate candidate Gerald Heikes’ supporters could help determine the winner through their next choices, while the state aims to certify results Nov. 25.
   

4. Mary Peltola inches farther ahead of Sullivan in Alaska's tight Senate race (dnews.com) — Mary Peltola’s lead over Sen. Dan Sullivan grew to 2,517 first-choice votes in Alaska’s latest preliminary count, with tens of thousands of ballots still outstanding. Palmer Republican Gerald Heikes remains third, and his supporters’ next choices could help decide the race if neither frontrunner reaches a majority.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Palmer

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Palmer

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.