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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

Below are the newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Wasilla.

Our newspaper information for Wasilla is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

The following list contains the names of 4 papers that were published in the immediate area of Wasilla. In addition, the list contains another 57 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Wasilla. In total, we've identified 61 papers within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> of Wasilla.

To keep this list from growing too long, not all of the papers have been listed. We have another list where all the papers have been listed in alphabetical order. The complete list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Wasilla.  

Newspapers Published In Wasilla ...

We know of 4 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Wasilla:

  • Table Talks (from 192?)
  • The Muskeg Journal (from 1964)
  • The Valley Press (from 1984)
  • The Valley Sun (from 1978)

Newspapers Neighboring Wasilla ...

The following newspapers were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> of Wasilla.

The papers have been grouped by the community in which they were published, with the communities listed in order of their distance from Wasilla.

  • Published In Palmer [Matanuska-Susitna Borough] ...
  • Published In Chugiak [Anchorage Municipality] ...
  • Published In Eagle River [Anchorage Municipality] ...
    • The Eagle River Sun (from 1980)
    • The Eagle (from 1961)
  • Published In Sutton [Matanuska-Susitna Borough] ...
    • Sutton Siding (from 1985)
  • Published In Fort Richardson [Anchorage Municipality] ...
  • Published In Anchorage [Anchorage Municipality] ...
    • We know of 57 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Anchorage. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Anchorage
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> of Wasilla. This extended list includes all the papers from Anchorage. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Wasilla

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wasilla) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wasilla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 61.5809, Longitude: -149.4415