Marshalltown Tornado Update
Dennis Hart and Paul Weirson interviewed Marshalltown Mayor Greer. The interview included updates about the damage and trying to move forward after July's tornado ravaged the northern part of town.
August 2018
Should College Athletes Be Paid?
KHOI's interns provide Points to Ponder about financial circumstances for college athletes - should they be paid? Angela Solberg from ISU Architecture and Landscape Services explains road work on campus, particularly the entrance to Campus by Friley Hall at Lincoln Way and Welch.
Competitive Bull Riding
Clayton Stevens, an Ames resident, takes time in between Oklahoma and Texas rodeos, to describe what its like to be a competitive bull rider.
Up-Cycling: Using Garbage as a Building Resource
Ayodeji Oluwalana, the new Recycling Coordinator for Iowa State University, talks about how he is bringing a global vision of environmentalism to ISU, based on his experience with environmental disaster in Nigeria. He describes the concept of up-cycling: using garbage as a building resource, demonstrated by a greenhouse he invented, made from plastic bottles.
Up-Cycling: Using Garbage as a Building Resource
Originally broadcast 08/06/2018
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Dennis Hart gives a summary of Iowa news from the past week.
Ayodeji Oluwalana , the new Recycling Coordinator for Iowa State University, talks about how he is bringing a global vision of environmentalism to ISU, based on his experience with environmental disaster in Nigeria. He describes the concept of up-cycling: using garbage as a building resource , demonstrated by a greenhouse he invented, made from plastic bottles.
Zoe Lee, 14-year-old owner of Sweetery-Z Catering, describes the three birthday cakes she will make for KHOI’s birthday party on August 12th. Zoe is a native of the Republic of Congo and was adopted by a family in the Ames after being ophaned and experiencing hunger in the Congo. Consequently, she sends a portion of her income to an orphanage in the Congo, to help alleviate hunger in her home country.
Ames at-large councilwoman Bronwyn Beatty-Hansen, discusses current issues and initiatives on the Ames City Council with Reporter Dennis Hart. She breaks the news that Ames Mayor Hailahas vetoed the current rental cap ordinance adopted by the city council governing numbers of renter per building. The veto was responding to exceptions included in the ordinance.
Bull Riding, Roads, College Athletes
Originally broadcast 08/03/2018
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Dennis Hart gives a rundown of local news from the past week from the pages of the Ames Tribune.
Clayton Stevens, an Ames resident, takes time in between Oklahoma and Texas rodeos, to describe what its like to be a competitive bull rider.
KHOI's interns provide Points to Ponder about financial circumstances for college athletes - should they be paid? Angela Solberg from ISU Architecture and Landscape Services explains road work on campus, particularly the entrance to Campus by Friley Hall at Lincoln Way and Welch.
Ames Public Relations Officer and City Engineer Mark Gansen give an update on city events, projects, and road improvements.
Tornado in Marshalltown, Howard Hammond, I-35 Flyover Ramp
Originally broadcast 08/01/2018
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We started off the show with a roundup of regional news gathered by Dennis Hart which leads to an update of the tornado damage in Marshalltown. We heard an interview from Dennis and Paul Weirson with Marshalltown Mayor Greer. The interview included updates about the damage and trying to move forward.
Afterwards, there was a tribute to Howard Hammond, who passed away last week. Paul interviewed Louis, a close friend of Howard, about his life. After the interview, we heard an old recording of Paul and Howard from 2015.
Finally, Jackie Norman interviewed Scott Dockstader, the District 1 Engineer for Iowa. Scott explained the complications and delays with the I-30 flyover ramp and bridge, as well as the process of moving forward with the project.