"The Mayor's 2026 City Budget Message" - presented by Mayor Cris Kaminskas (Episode 66: 10/27/2025)
Hear the presentation by Mayor Cris Kaminskas of the 2026 city budget message (Liberty Lake's much shorter version of a "State of the Union Address") as recorded during the City Council meeting of Oct. 21, 2025. It's a quick collection of Liberty Lake's achievements from the past dozen months and a forecast of city services for 2026 ... with brief bit of trivia about the State of the Union Address tossed in!
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"Halloween Treats at the Liberty Lake Library" - with Jandy Humble and Mikayla Kittilstved (Episode #65: 10/20/2025)
We're serving up a selection of different treats for our first-ever Halloween show! Jandy Humble and Mikayla Kittilstved of the Liberty Lake Municipal Library offer up a few of their recommendations of hauntingly great books for the season -- highlighting some picks for readers of all ages. Plus, you'll hear details about the library's highly popular Halloween party, and we'll even do a diversion into some of the DVD options that the library has to help get you into the spirit of the October holiday.
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"Plans for a New City Hall ... and More" - with Ben Turner (Episode #64: 10/12/2025 )
What's happening with a new City Hall for Liberty Lake? Public Works director Ben Turner has the full status update on that as well as a couple of the other big projects that are on the Liberty Lake facilities master plan: the city's library as well as the police station.
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"Prepping Your Yard Plants for Fall and Winter" - with Dan Maus (Episode 63: 9/24/2025)
City Horticulture Division supervisor Dan Maus brings his urban forestry expertise to a residential level as he offers great tips you may want to do as you prepare your yard and garden areas for the colder months of fall and winter. Dan also digs a bit into the background of what he does as Liberty Lake's urban forester. And ... you will DEFINITELY want to stick around to the very end to hear the Dan Maus theme song! (Think "rock opera"!)
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"How to Stay Alert about Phone and Online Scams" - with Evan O'Malley (Episode 62: 9/10/2025)
City Hall's I.T. guy, Evan O'Malley, is back -- this time with some tips to help you be smart in avoiding some phone and online scams that could otherwise threaten your bank account. Plus, our trivia question includes some related useful information from the Liberty Lake Police Department to further help you prevent becoming a victim to those types of scams.
The Liberty Lake Deep Dive is the city podcast for Liberty Lake, Washington, that spotlights the people, programs, events, and life of the city's community. Originating from the "vast broadcast studios of City Hall," each interview-format installment focuses on sharing information about a specific topic or person ... while offering moments of random humor along the way. Episodes are released about twice a month.