(PALMER, AK) Check out this roundup of hyper-local news in Palmer.
Pulled from contributors around the region, here’s a glimpse of what’s going on nearby. For more stories from the Palmer area, click here.
LOCAL FAVORITE
Shane Douglas Lee
Shane Douglas Lee, of Palmer, Alaska, passed away unexpectedly on January 29, 2021, in Needles, California. He was 63 years old. Shane was born to parents Jesse and Doris Lee in Ft. Polk, Louisiana, on June 18, 1957, when his father was serving in the Army. When Shane was still a baby his family moved to Alaska, where he would spend nearly all of his life. Read more
TRENDING NOW
Troopers say missing Palmer hiker has been found alive. She had been missing since early Tuesday
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaska State Troopers say a Palmer woman who had been missing from a hiking trail since early Tuesday has been found alive. According to an online dispatch updated at 6:05 p.m., 55-year-old Palmer resident Fina Kiefer was reported to have walked out of the woods as a volunteer search and rescue member was driving by on Knik River Road, about a mile from the Pioneer Ridge Trail trailhead. Read more
LOCAL HEADLINE
Did you know that dairy cows eat over 100 pounds a feed a day and on average produce 7-9 gallons of milk daily? June is National Dairy Month, show your support for Alaska's last commercial dairy, Havemeister Dairy located in Palmer since 1935.
Did you know that dairy cows eat over 100 pounds a feed a day and on average produce 7-9 gallons of milk daily? June is National Dairy Month, show your support for Alaska's last commercial dairy, Havemeister Dairy located in Palmer since 1935. Read more
LATEST NEWS
Hiker missing after reported bear encounter on Palmer-area trail found alive
A hiker who went missing early Tuesday morning on a trail near Palmer has been found alive, according to a report from Alaska State Troopers. Troopers say a volunteer from the search and rescue team was leaving the area around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, when 55-year-old Palmer resident Fina Kiefer walked out of the woods about a mile from the Pioneer Ridge trailhead on Knik River Road. Read more
That’s awesome. I hope her injuries are not to severe and that she recovers fully from her injuries.