By Reverend E. Wendy Huber This month, VOICES Radio Hour invites leaders and representatives from the Valley’s spiritual community to dive into the journey that shaped them, starting with Reverend E. Wendy Huber of St. Peters of the Valley Episcopal Church. Tune into KDNK Community Access Radio on Friday, Sept. 12 at 6pm for an […]
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Sopris Lodge hosts all-ages ‘Senior Prom’
On Aug. 28, Sopris Lodge at Carbondale will host its very first Senior Prom, an event which will not only serve the senior residents of the living center, but also the community as a whole. Those in attendance can anticipate an evening of danceable music from KDNK DJs, one of the event’s sponsors, food and […]
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Arthur Waldron Ackerman Jr.
July 11, 1925 – July 23, 2025 Arthur Waldron Ackerman Jr. died peacefully on July 23, 2025, after celebrating his 100th birthday with friends and family. Born on July 11, 1925 to Edith Marsh and Arthur Ackerman Sr. in Ypsilanti, Michigan, Art moved several times as a youngster before the family settled in Detroit. He […]
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Looking back on regional refugee response
This article was done in collaboration between KDNK Community Access Radio and The Sopris Sun. Carbondale Mayor Ben Bohmfalk said that the most challenging few months of his term were around this time last year when several dozen people were found to be living under or near the Veterans Bridge at Highway 133 and 82. […]
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Lights… camera… auction!
Sopris Sun contributor Will Sardinsky captured these photos from up and down Main Street on a bustling First Friday, Dec. 6. After viewing Carbondale’s tree-lighting, folks were invited to meet Santa, take a sleigh ride or do some shopping at Carbondale Arts’ Deck the Walls holiday market, KDNK’s Labor of Love auction and the Carbondale […]
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Youth DJs set to takeover KDNK on Oct. 21
It’s that time of year, folks, when the spooky, creepy crawly adolescents and teenagers of Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program (AZYEP) take over the airwaves for an entire cycle. That’s right, AZYEP’s 24-Hour Takeover starts Oct. 21 at 4pm and goes to the same time the next day. It all takes place on KDNK Community […]
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AZYEP airs teen mental health forum on May 4
May is mental health month, and the kids are talking about it. One evening in April, a hodgepodge of people with connections to teens, including teens themselves, participated in a mental health forum. As a reporter and lay person, I had the opportunity to participate, and want to share a couple of highlights that I […]
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KDNK celebrates 40 years on April 15
In the spring of 1982, Carbondale Community Access Radio (C-CAR) organizers started remodeling a 500-square-foot space upstairs in the northwest corner in the historic Dinkel building for use as its office and studio. The drafty space overlooked the alley below, through wavy window panes. The station manager’s desk eventually took up one corner. A door […]
