Big Cabbage Radio https://www.bigcabbageradio.org We build, inform and celebrate community through local radio Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:47:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/BCR-150x152-1-59x60.png Big Cabbage Radio https://www.bigcabbageradio.org 32 32 In Summary: Mat-Su School Board Meeting for October 7th, 2026 https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/in-summary-mat-su-school-board-meeting-for-october-7th-2026/ https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/in-summary-mat-su-school-board-meeting-for-october-7th-2026/#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:53:10 +0000 https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/?p=29899 Emily Forstner talks with Mike Chmielewski about the October 7th, 2026, Mat-Su School Board meeting. Hours: Mon – Fri, 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM Meetings: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month, except July. Full list here. Phone: 907.746.9272 | Fax: 907.761.4076 Email: MSD_All_School_Board_Members@matsuk12.u Image/Text Credit: Mat-Su Borough School District…

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]]> https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/in-summary-mat-su-school-board-meeting-for-october-7th-2026/feed/ 0 Inside The City: Jude Bilafer, City of Palmer’s Director of Public Works Department https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/inside-the-city-jude-bilafer-city-of-palmers-director-of-public-works-department-2/ https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/inside-the-city-jude-bilafer-city-of-palmers-director-of-public-works-department-2/#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:36:23 +0000 https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/?p=29893 Jude Bilafer, City of Palmer’s Director of Public Works, joins host Mike Chmielewski on Inside The City to discuss the ongoing plans of the Public Works Department, including an update on the new library construction and some of the road projects completed in Palmer. Palmer’s new library Palmer’s Department of Public Works is comprised of seven divisions with 19 full-time…

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]]> https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/inside-the-city-jude-bilafer-city-of-palmers-director-of-public-works-department-2/feed/ 0 Valley Edition: Mat-Su Borough Platting Dept. https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/valley-edition-mat-su-borough-platting-dept/ https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/valley-edition-mat-su-borough-platting-dept/#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/?p=29880 Platting Officer Tyler Young joins host Mike Chmielewski to discuss the ins and outs of the Mat-Su Borough’s Planning and Platting Department. Discover exactly what ‘platting’ is. The Platting Division oversees platting services and the subdivision of land within the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Division staff assist the public in understanding and complying with the subdivision…

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]]> https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/valley-edition-mat-su-borough-platting-dept/feed/ 0 Page 2 Fri. Oct. 9: The Wait is over for Seward-Meridian Parkway https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/page-2-fri-oct-9-the-wait-is-over-for-seward-meridian-parkway/ https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/page-2-fri-oct-9-the-wait-is-over-for-seward-meridian-parkway/#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:14:26 +0000 https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/?p=29889 The wait is finally over. Seward-Meridian Parkway in Wasilla is finished and open to traffic from the Parks Highway to Seldon Road. It opened in early September. The impact on driving and traffic was immediate. Wasilla is the fastest growing city in Alaska. According to the latest census the population of Wasilla is up nearly 20% since 2020. That’s about 11,000 more residents.

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]]> https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/scam-alert/feed/ 0 Page 2 Thu. Oct. 8: Lot’s Happenin’ https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/page-2-thu-oct-8-lots-happenin/ https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/page-2-thu-oct-8-lots-happenin/#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:09:30 +0000 https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/?p=29878 Mat-Su Planning for Transportation hosts an open house today from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the new Gateway Visitor Center off of the Glenn Highway near the Interchange. Stop by and learn about the draft Mat-Su 2050 Plan. This is the Valley’s first ever long range transportation roadmap. It decides which projects can get federal dollars over the next 25 years. More information is at mvpmpo.com.

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]]> https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/page-2-thu-oct-8-lots-happenin/feed/ 0 Ag Matters: Ranching in Kodiak, Alaska https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/ag-matters-ranching-in-kodiak-alaska/ https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/ag-matters-ranching-in-kodiak-alaska/#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:07:17 +0000 https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/?p=29875 Join host Mike Chmielewski and his guest, Chris Flickinger, a rancher in Kodiak, Alaska. Listen as they discuss the challenges facing farming in remote parts of the state. Chris Flickinger is at least a fifth-generation rancher based on Kodiak Island, Alaska. His ancestors came to North America from Germany and Switzerland in the 16th century and ventured west to Colorado…

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]]> https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/ag-matters-ranching-in-kodiak-alaska/feed/ 0 Page 2 Wed. Oct. 7:Flip the Script Draws 200-plus Mat-Su Voters on Sunday https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/page-2-wed-oct-7flip-the-script-draws-200-plus-mat-su-voters-on-sunday/ https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/page-2-wed-oct-7flip-the-script-draws-200-plus-mat-su-voters-on-sunday/#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:09:37 +0000 https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/?p=29872 Voters and candidates gathered at the Glenn Massay Theater this past Sunday afternoon for an election event called Flip the Script. This was not the usual election forum where voters sit and listen to the candidates. The Mat-Su Sentinel hosted the event. It focused on state legislative races in the Mat-Su. Sixteen of the 17 candidates for State House and Senate seats the Mat-Su took part.

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]]> https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/page-2-wed-oct-7flip-the-script-draws-200-plus-mat-su-voters-on-sunday/feed/ 0 Ag Matters: Farming Challenges in the Mat-Su Valley https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/ag-matters-farming-challenges-in-the-mat-su-valley/ https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/ag-matters-farming-challenges-in-the-mat-su-valley/#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0000 https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/?p=29848 Join host Ken Hoffman and his guests, Alicia Hall with Alaska Farm Supply and Alaska State Senator Cathy Tilton. Listen as they discuss several issues facing farmers in the Mat-Su Valley. Learn about Alicia’s pet cow “Moo” and Senator Tilton gives us an update on Senate bill SB208.

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]]> https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/ag-matters-farming-challenges-in-the-mat-su-valley/feed/ 0 From The Farm: October 6th, 2026 https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/from-the-farm-october-6th-2026/ https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/from-the-farm-october-6th-2026/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:16:15 +0000 https://www.bigcabbageradio.org/?p=29865 Join host Mike Chmielewski and his guest, Aimee Young, Farm Manager from the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center. Listen in as they discuss the upcoming Winter at the Farm and the trails around the Farm property. The Matanuska Experiment Farm is a working research farm serving Southcentral Alaska. It has 260 acres of cultivated land and 800 acres of forestland for…

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