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🌱 How will three recently closed Mat-Su schools still serve local families?
Wasilla, Alaska Patch AM: a 2 min readHi there, Wasilla! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How will three recently closed Mat-Su schools still serve local families?
Today's riddle: Why does my coffee taste like dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 48 degrees.
- Wednesday: Sunny and very warm, temps: high: 78, low: 50.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• What's next for Mat-Su's three shuttered school buildings (matsusentinel.com) — Mat-Su school officials have closed three schools near Wasilla but plan to reuse the buildings, shifting Larson Elementary to house Birch Tree Charter and turning Glacier View School into a borough-run community center. The now-empty Meadow Lakes Elementary near Wasilla may become overflow space for charter, homeschool, or career-tech programs, or even a new charter school, depending on upcoming funding and board approvals. 
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- Free little library open!
Kids and Adult books available. Restocked daily. 475 N Klouda Circle (Nextdoor Brentwood Estates) - I have a question for all you smart people out there....
I hate that I am writing this....it makes me feel so small.... I feel like such a failure. But the situation is more important than my pride..... … (Nextdoor Big Lake)
- Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Wasilla. Apply here.
- American Logistics Authority posted a job opening for Entry-Level Freight Dispatcher $1,200$2,500 Weekly in Wasilla. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wasilla here.
🗞 Nearby News
Palmer
- Satisfaction in finding the right riding lawnmower (seniorvoicealaska.com)
Big Lake
- Animal bites or scratches need to be treated quickly (seniorvoicealaska.com)
- Alaska Ends All Taxes on Gold and Silver, Reaffirms Their Monetary Status (headlineusa.com)
- The Sunday Minefield – May 31, 2026 (alaskalandmine.com)
Anchorage
- Anchorage assemblymember named as Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins' choice for Lieutenant Governor (alaskasnewssource.com)
- Southeast track and field athletes finish season strong at state (juneauindependent.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It was just ground this morning (Thank you Robin C. for sending it in!)
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