Palmer Mayor Jim Cooper discusses the recent city council meeting for July 28th. 2026, on this week's Mayor’s Minutes with host Mike Chmielewski. Mayor Jim Cooper Photo Credit: City of Palmer ... more
Does 75 degrees feel really hot to you? We Alaskans are tough and resilient at 40 below but give us sunny and 70 degrees and we start to wilt. It’s no laughing matter. Heat causes health problems and kills more people worldwide than any other weather-related event. Alaskans are prone to feeling the heat. When ... more
Join host Ken Hoffman and his guests Abby and Janice Raisanen of 5 Acres and Beyond Family Farm as they discuss small family farming in Alaska and the upcoming 4H and FFA farm auctions Image and Photo Cedit: 5 Acres & Beyond Family Farm ... more
Amy Gorn with the Mat-Su Health Foundation joins host Mike Chmielewski to discuss her work with the Healthy Families program and the state-wide Summer Camps the program sponsors Amy Gorn Interim Senior Program Officer, Healthy Families Health starts with access to basic needs. The Mat-Su Health Foundation supports organizations that ensure people in the Mat-Su ... more
What does the term “Public and Charitable” mean? The Alaska Department of Natural Resources, known as DNR, has a statute that allows land to be transferred from the State of Alaska without a competitive bidding process if it serves a public use and is in the public interest. It’s called the Public and Charitable Use ... more