Apr 17, 2026

Hello and welcome to That’s So Auburn! I’m Nancy Backus, Mayor of the City of Auburn, and today’s episode is a very special one.

I’m joined by a City of Auburn staff member who has dedicated nearly four decades of her life to serving Auburn’s older adults and helping shape one of the most welcoming and...

Aug 29, 2025

Mayor Nancy Backus is joined this episode by Valley Regional Fire Authority Chief Brad Thompson! Why is he on the show today? Because we want to talk about fire safety, fire preparedness, and fill you in on some of the recent happenings at the fire authority, which services Auburn in addition to Algona and...

Aug 1, 2025

Hello and welcome to episode six of our third season of That’s So Auburn! In this episode we’re joined by two guests in our City of Auburn Emergency Management division, brand new Emergency Manager Matthew Colpitts and Emergency Management Coordinator Tyler Turner.

Matthew is just a few weeks into the job, having...

Jun 20, 2025

Hello and welcome to episode four of our third season of That’s So Auburn! I’m Nancy Backus, Mayor of the City of Auburn, and today I’m joined by two guests, Interim Events Supervisor Kristy Pachciarz and Events Coordinator Amanda Valdez! They’re the brainpower behind many of our events organized by our Parks,...

Jun 6, 2025

Welcome to episode 3 of our third season of That’s so Auburn! I’m joined today – again – by Green River College President Dr. Suzanne Johnson to talk higher education, new initiatives, the changing educational landscape, and so much more.

Dr. Johnson joined Green River College in 2017 and in those 8 years, has...