Originally broadcast 12/01/2014
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The Great Horned Owl begins its nesting process at this time. We learn more about this magnificent owl, "the tigers of the sky."

Jeff Benson, from the City of Ames Division of Planning and Housing, and architect Sam Stagg of Haila Architecture Structure Planning, explain the a city Facade Grant to enhance appearance, business, and usage of Campustown. The City Council has approved the next step in implementing the facade grant project. See the Idea Book of design guidelines

Jennifer Garst, Executive Director of Story County Foundation , explains their grant programs. Two recent (2013 and 2014) grant recipients explain how they used grants from the Story County Foundation
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David Williams, President of Ames Breakfast Lions Club, describes buying equipment for Project Kidsight, a program where trained Lions Club volunteers conduct visual screenings for children from six months through preschool at preschools, daycares, and other community locations.
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Tricia Crane, from the Arc of Story County, explains how the Story County Community Foundation helped The Arc program provides exercise and fun for people with intellectual disabilities
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Originally broadcast 11/26/2014
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Local Talk host Susan Franzen teams up with Lonna Nachtigal of KHOI’s DonnaLonna Kitchen show for KHOI's Thanksgiving Special. It starts with a trip to farms of the past with Virtus Brockman, who has farmed in Marshall County for 68 years, and Donna Drake Nall, who grew up on a farm near Sheldahl in Polk County. Pastor Dennis Sandmann is on hand to describe the Community Thanksgiving Service in the Roland Community Center where the joint choir from Salem and Bergen will sing at 7:00 PM on Thanksgiving Eve. The rest of the program ranges from cook stoves to recipes, with a serious story of thanks and a curmudgeonly fantasy of the first Thanksgiving by Calvin Trillin.

Originally broadcast 11/21/2014
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Today's show brings us children's voices and the voices of local professionals who seek to cultivate children's literacy. Sarvinder Naberhaus, an author from Ames, speaks about her new children's book "Boom! Boom!" (Simon & Schuster) about the sounds the weather makes. Then Jerri Heid, youth services manager at the Ames Public Library, and Diana Schmidt, Raising Readers organizer, talk about Raising Readers' goals of school readiness and reading proficiency. Raising Readers and the APL collaborate on the Harrison Barnes Reading Academy, which pairs mentors and kids at the library every Wednesday afternoon. Children from that program came to our studios earlier this week, and were recorded talking and giggling about books that they had recently read. Among our guests, there was a lively discussion about changing literacy practices of children today and how parents and all adults can support their development.

Originally broadcast 11/19/2014
County Reporters Cheryl Binzen and Susan Franzen took a road trip to Webster City, where they ate lunch at the 2nd Street Emporium and interviewed Cami Felts about the history of the restaurant before meeting with Deb Brown, Keri Rojas, Loween Getter, and Joann Robb at the Webster City Area Chamber of Commerce to discuss the attractions and history of Webster City.

<a href="" sites="" khoifm.org="" files="" talk="" programs="" local="" audio="" 2014_11_19_lt_webster_corrected_web.mp3"="" target="_blank">The meeting was followed by tours of the Webster Theater, the Jane Young House, and the Kendall Young Library. On the way home they stopped by Story City to hear about Lake Comar from Kay Munson, who recalled its allure in the 1920s and 30s.