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Palmer Library Director Joy Bailey and Library Services Coordinator Seina Bell join Mike Chmielewski on Inside the City.

The library has been at the interim site for two years now and has been cr…

Mat-Su Borough Emergency Manager Casey Cook talks with Mike about landslide and tsunami dangers in the Mat-Su Borough.

Forecasting landslide risk is notoriously difficult. Casey explains the diffe…

This week on Ag Matters, Ken Hoffman talks to Palmer High FFA students about their auction on Aug. 9th.

Lane, Isabella, Layla, and their advisor Erin Sturdivant joined Ken in the studio. The stud…

Rachel and John discussed the cancellation of about $500 million in federal funding for mRNA vaccine development. Two truths and a lie: John got all three questions correct this week. Plain Reading: …

Dr. Jill Valerius discusses the pillars of health with Lee Henrikson. The three pillars are physical, chemical, and emotional. The pillars work together to maintain good health and should be used tog…

Peter House from Deep Tree talks with Mike Chmielewski about the newest threat firewalls. SonicWall is investigating this after a surge in Akira ransomware attacks targeting its Gen7 firewalls. If yo…

Brad Alexander, a substance abuse counselor for True North Recovery in Wasilla, joins Mike on Valley Edition. Brad has written four children’s books addressing various types of trauma, addiction, and…

Nelson Crone gives the monthly update on the UAF Farm and Extension Center with host Mike Chmieleski. The farm will start harvesting the different grain trials with the new combine. All the staff hav…

The Communist’s Secret is the second book in The Leningrad Trilogy, a gripping World War II tale with a complicated heroine. Katya is courageous, impulsive, and desperate, as she battles the Nazis an…

Layla Harrison, Vice President of the Palmer FFA, talks with Lee Henrikson about the (WLC) Washington Leadership Conference she just attended. The conference is about being a leader in your community…

Impertinent Question is Dan O’Neill’s new book. He shares stories with Mike about being a liberal columnist at a conservative newspaper in the red state of Alaska. Dan says that his fidelity is to ac…

Palmer City Manager Kolby Zerkel joins Mike Chmielewski on Inside the City. Mike asked Kolby about the idea of annexation and the proposed ballot measure to allow the City Manager to live up to 5 mil…

Join Rachel and John this week as they address disappearing federal information, terminated grants for Alaskan farmers, the freezing and unfreezing of appropriated money, and how the Fourth Amendment…

Carol Kenley joins host Ken Hoffman on Ag Matters. Carol was born and raised on a dairy farm, here in the Valley. She now raises vegetables, which her grandkids sell at their vegetable stand. In her …

Brad Alexander, a substance abuse counselor for True North Recovery in Wasilla, joins Mike Chmielewski on Valley Edition. Brad has written several children’s books addressing various types of trauma,…

David Shields Talks with Jeff Powers, the Executive Director of The Palmer Food Bank.

Palmer Food Bank is a non-profit organization run by volunteers. The big news for the food bank is that it wil…

Mike Chmielewski and Palmer Mayor Steve Carrington discussed Celebrate Palmer Pride, an event that happened after their conversation.

This year, Celebrate Palmer featured free hot dogs, family-fri…

Scott Blair from My Favorite Reality talks with David Shield.

This month, buyers are out there, but they are in a ‘kick-the-tire’ mode, taking their time and looking around before making a purcha…

Emily Forester is joined by three students from the MSBSD Teacher Academy, Scholarship, and Loan program: Don, Ruebin, and Tory.

Mat-Su’s recent graduates can stay in Mat-Su and become an accre…