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October 2026
Mat-Su Borough asks state for 210 acres near Sutton for a shooting range
People already shoot at the old Jonesville coal mine near Sutton. The Mat-Su Borough wants to make it official, with a $7.5 million shooting range.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom 
DNR proposes requiring permits for most shooting in the Matanuska Valley Moose Range
DNR wants a permit for most gunfire near Slipper Lake and across the Moose Range, and for burning cars. Hunters are exempt. Comments due Nov. 9.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read
September 2026
Troopers say 16-year-old shot and killed a family member near Slipper Lake in Sutton
Troopers say a 16-year-old shot and killed a family member near Slipper Lake in Sutton on Saturday, then drove to Seward and called 911. The teen is in custody.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
August 2026
Troopers arrest Sutton man, 19, on DUI charge after car hits tree
Alaska State Troopers arrested a 19-year-old Sutton man on a DUI charge after his vehicle hit a tree and overturned on E Jonesville Mine Road early Saturday morning.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
July 2026
Glacier View sends cars off 300-foot cliff for Fourth of July
Glacier View River Retreat launched decorated cars off a 300-foot bluff above the Matanuska River on Saturday for its annual Fourth of July tradition near Sutton.
by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago1 min read
June 2026
A typo froze Sutton's wild rec area for eight years. Not anymore.
An eight-year-old wording error blocked any rules for Jonesville, Sutton's anything-goes rec area — born of a fatal shooting and bullets hitting homes. Alaska just fixed it.
by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read
May 2026
8-Year Boundary Error in Jonesville PUA Finally Corrected
Alaska lawmakers unanimously approved a bill to fix an 8-year-old boundary error in the Jonesville Public Use Area, clearing the way for the state to finish writing rules for the land.
by Alaska News6mo ago2 min readAbout Sutton
Sutton, also called Sutton-Alpine, is an unincorporated community in the upper Matanuska Valley of the Mat-Su Valley. It lies near the old Jonesville coal mine, Slipper Lake and the Matanuska Valley Moose Range, and borders Glacier View along the Matanuska River.
The Jonesville Public Use Area has long served as an informal and largely unregulated place for shooting and recreation. How the state and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough should govern that use, through permits, written rules or a formal shooting range, is the question that recurs most often around Sutton.