Join host Mike Chmielewski and his guests, Beatrice Adler and Debra McGhan, with the 2026 Mat-Su Borough Emergency Preparedness Expo. Listen as the discuss the upcoming expo. Lots of emergencies can impact us here in the Mat-Su Borough. Come learn how to make sure you and your family are prepared at the Mat-Su Emergency Preparedness […]

Lucille Cassis, Director of the Norfolk County RSVP Program, and Quincy Elder Services Director Michelle Hanly talk about their efforts to recruit more volunteers for programs including the Rides for Vets program. Chapters (00:00:00) - Introducing the RSVP Program and Quincy Elder Services Partnership(00:02:05) - What is Norfolk County RSVP?(00:03:37) - Volunteer Appreciation Video Overview(00:04:11) - Volunteer Testimonials Video(00:08:24) - Reflecting

Mat-Su School District Superintendent Randy Trani discussed student achievement, enrollment, funding challenges, and school transportation with Emily Forstner on Valley Edition last week. The superintendent began with positive news. Test scores in the district continue to lead the Big Five school districts in Alaska. He said Mat-Su is also gaining ground faster than comparable districts. […]

Cole and Claire cover Delta One's new Napa-anchored wine list, the 2027 Best of Wine Tourism winners, Napa Valley Vintners' $1.2 million afterschool investment, Hayes Drumwright on wine as soft diplomacy, plus weekend picks: St. Helena sidewalk sales, the Palm Tree Music Festival, Get The Led Out at the Uptown, Grupo Folklorico Quetzalen at the Sebastiani, The Judgment of Napa at Freemark Abbey, and more. Produced by Napa FYI.

Join Dr. Jill Valerius and host Lee Henrikson as they continue a multi-part discussion about Testosterone in Men and Women. Testosterone is a sex hormone that helps men build muscle and develop sexual traits, like libido and hair growth. Women have small amounts of testosterone, too. Testosterone levels are naturally much higher in males. If testosterone […]

Jamestown Blue Jays Football Head Coach Bill Nelson looks back on the loss to Devils Lake and ahead to Thursday's road clash with Dickinson.

Could I have imagined 21 years ago that I’d be making a living as an independent journalist doing the sorts of things I wanted to do in this career? Is there a point to asking rhetorical questions? In any case, I do not post these to this website enough because this website really isn’t ready […]

Panelists Pat Papadeas, Kristen Siapas, and Doug Sartori interview Mayoral candidate Fred Francis.

This week on Home to Roost: the Fed raises rates, Sutton’s Evan Jones Mine supplies fossils for a conversation about Alaska’s warmer future, and Trump’s remarks about blood and genetics put purported pedigrees on the agenda. Then we open some very old mail: Kendall v. United States (1838), a reminder that presidential supervision doesn’t erase […]

University of Jamestown Associate Vice President of Career Center and Employer Relations Professor Heidi Larson discusses the upcoming Career and Internship Fair.

As we move through September - Suicide Prevention Awareness Month - we'll touch base with a local lawmaker who was a driving force behind the state establishing its Transforming Behavioral Health Policy and Planning Committee. We'll hear how that committee is now partnering with United Way of Connecticut and others to publicize both the immediate resources available for the families of young people experiencing mental health emergencies, as well as a network of mental health intake centers

Join host Mike Chmielewski and his guest, Tom Spoth, the Kombucha Master at Kombucha 203. Learn about the history of Kombucha Palooza. Tom Spoth has been crafting small batches for 203 since the beginning. Image/photo credit: Kombucha 203

Listen for information on how to score free tickets to the Chamber of Commerce Mayoral Debate on September 29th.

Emily Forstner talks with Mike Chmielewski about the September 16th, 2026, Mat-Su School Board meeting. The School Board is the governing body of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. More information is available on the Mat-Su School District website. The School Board meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month in the School Board […]