Archeology and History of the Ledges, Moingona and Buxton

Originally broadcast 02/02/2022 

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Originally titled "Two Iowa Coal Towns," this program is packed with information about the inhabitants of the area along the Des Moines river beginning  2,000 years ago,at the end of the Ice Age, through the settlement of Moingona and the unique Black Coal Mining town of Buxton. It ends with an announcement of a meeting organizing against the Dakota Access Pipeline (in 2016). Hosts were Susan Franzen and Gina McAndrews and guests were Mark Edwards, David Gradwhol, John Liston, and April Burch.

LOCAL TALK 4 February 2022

Originally broadcast 02/04/2022 

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Local Talk for Friday, February 4, 2022 started with recap of the news for this week from the Ames Tribune by Dennis Hart. Carolyn Raffensberger, Director of Science and Environmental Network, discussed Pfas or Perflourinated Carbons that were recently discovered in Ames drinking water.  A Science and Environmental Health Network newsletter will be on their website soon. Susan Gwiasda, Public Relations Officer with the City of Ames included Angie DeWaard this week.  Ms. DeWaard is Public Arts Commission Chair and shared information about two public art programs currently underway and how residents can get involved.  Also, today is the deadline for applying for a City Board or Commission. Jess Soderstrum with ISU Extension for Story County filled the hour with two Programs:  No School Day programs that will occur for kindergarten thru 6th grade students Feb. 18 in Story City, and Feb. 21 at Gilbert.  Pre-registration is required at website listed below.  And a six week “The Mindful Teen” workshop will be held Thursday nights free for teens 12 – 18 years.  Additional information can be located at their website.

LOCAL TALK 1 February 2022

Originally broadcast 02/01/2022 

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Dr. Molly Lee, Story County Board of Health provides the latest updates on a COVID and influenza virus . We visit about  the charge of the county board of health and review the different staff and what they follow and report (e.g., public health, environmental health, YSS, etc.). KHOI’s Greta Anderson visited with Lauris Olson and her Story County housing initiative. Susan Gwiasda, Public Information Officer for the City of Ames and Neil Weiss Assitant Director of Water and Pollution Control. with city council updates and reminders for applicant deadlines for boards and commissions and information on future projects for the water department. Carl Markley insidegolf/perfect games “Hawk” throwing commonly referred to as axe throwing talks about this game and its increasing popularity.

LOCAL TALK 31 January 2022

Originally broadcast 01/31/2022 

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Dennis Hart Provides us with his summary of our local news. A Snowy Owl’s presence in the Ames area is attacting a number of folks, including a few who have traveled many miles to take advantage of this opportunity.  We visit with some of the “owl Watchers” and Dr. Tyler Harms, Biometrician with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources shares information on the bird’s natural history. KHOI’s Sam Wormley, a frequent contributor to Local Talk and cohost of Science Bytes reviews some alternate transportation options other than internal combustion engines for reducing our Carbon footprint. Steve Lauber, Bike World shares information and answers questions about electric assist bicycles and their growing popularity.

Remembering Carole Horowitz

The KHOI family is saddened and diminished by the death of Carole Horowitz, who has been a long time member, supporter, producer, and general cheerleader for community radio in central Iowa, as embodied in this station.

She shared her interest, knowledge, and community connections in all kinds of arts with our listening audience through her “KHOI Previews the Arts” program, and her regular partnership with Roger Berger in presenting and commenting on musical theater has been a beloved feature of the KHOI locally produced line-up.

More than that, though, we will miss her enthusiastic personality, and her conviction that we could surmount all kinds of obstacles to create and maintain quality radio at KHOI.  Hail and farewell, Carole.

LOCAL TALK 28 January 2022

Originally broadcast 01/28/2022 

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Local Talk for Friday, January 28, 2022 featured a news summary by Dennis Hart.  John Howe, Director of Raptor Resource Project provided an update of famous Decorah Eagle Nesting Pair.  Also an exciting project new to NE Iowa, SE Minnesota, and SW Wisconsin called the Driftless is placing transmitters on four Golden Eagles.  Golden Eagles are similar to Bald Eagles yet are primarily a western bird of expansive grasslands.  Apparently a relic Golden Eagle population make the Driftless their overwinter destination.  Ames Recycling Center Supervisor, Bill Schmitt, encouraged restraint of natural resources.  To create less garbage or throw away items is important in our conservation efforts.  And the Climate Action Plan will be strengthened with conservation measures as an overview and priority.  Brian Snell with Historical Black Colleges and Universities welcomed listeners to a CY Steven's performance of Drumline live scheduled for Saturday night, 7PM with a portion of each ticket going to KHOI if you go to KHOIFM.org for tickets.

Intellectual Freedom

Originally broadcast 01/26/2022 

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All the guests on today's Local Talk discussed  ways they were combating the threats to learning, from book banning to censuring teachers through bills in the Iowa legislature.  We started with an archived discussion about teaching and research in history by ISU Professors Brian Behnken and Amy Ruetenberg in response to legislative attempts to prevent teaching of the 1619 project.  

Randy Evans,executive director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council, spoke about the politically opportunistic attacks on teachers. 

Moving from schools to libraries,  Amanda Vasquez ,  Chair of the  Intellectual Property Committee of the Iowa Library Association, formerly director of the Orange City library, told her story.   

To cap off the hour we played an excerpt from the  January 24 Moral Monday "Underfunding and over-managing our public schools" led by Connie Ryan, executive director of the Interfaith Alliance, with guests Senator Herman Quirmbach (Ames); Rep. Sharon Steckman (Mason City); and Melissa Peterson, Iowa State Education Association.

LOCAL TALK 25 January 2022

Originally broadcast 01/25/2022 

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Our monthly visit with Stephanie and Todd Burras owners of  Ames-Wildbirds Unlimited     
review some of the various Citizen Science birdcounts folks can participate in and we highlight the Brown Creeper, a bird with some interesting characteristics.
 
Kevin Bourke with the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau; Discusses the Ames Bureau’s mission, how it interacts with visitors and potential residents as well as highlighting Ames as a meeting place for visitors, small groups, meeting sites, and venue for organizations and annual conventions. 
 
Susan Gwiasda Public Information Officer for the City of Ames shares updates on council meetings and public meeting as the CIP works on the next year’s budget.  Assistant City Manager, Deb Schildroth  adresses the roll of a board liason; reviews the responsibilities are to help those volunteers serving on city boards and commissions and helps the board/commission carry out its mission.   Applications are accepted through Friday, Feb. 4 on the City website.

LOCAL TALK 21 January 2022

Originally broadcast 01/21/2022 

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Local Talk for Friday, January 21 kicked off with the news summary this week from the Ames Tribune by Dennis Hart.  CO2 Pipelines received an update from environmental spokesperson for Iowa Sierra Club, Jess Mazour.  A third pipeline is now proposed for Iowa to siphon CO2 from ethanol and power plants to be stored underground.  Keith Abraham, Parks and Rec Supervisor appeared with Susan Gwiasda, Public Relations Officer for the City of Ames.  Mr. Abraham provided updates on the planned Indoor Aquatic Center.  Also the handicap accessible boat ramp and launch was acknowledged.  And a story is in the works for next week featuring Golden Eagle research by The Raptor Resource Project.  Director, John Howe will provide update for nesting season of the cherished Decorah Eagles also. Music from a No Nukes live concert in 1979 featured John Oates, "Power of the Sun;" Graham Nash, "Cathedral;" and Jesse Colin Young, "Get Together."

Censorship

Originally broadcast 01/19/2022 

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Following the Story County Report from Leanne Harter, Special Projects Manager for Story County, we heard from  Dana James, former Des Moines Register reporter, about her online publication Black Iowa News and its coverage of the Johnston School Board meeting. She also introduced us to the organization Johnston Parents For EquitythandAnti-Racism, first through Lya Williams, who described the School Board Meeting, then Luana Nelson-Brown, who elaborated on the threat she sees from ignoring what happened. Both introduced us to the concept of "otherness," which is simply being different from white, Christian, "normal" people of the community, especially students.

Expanding the issue of Intellectual Freedom to public libraries, we heard from Amanda Vasquez, chair of the Intellectual Freedom Committee of the Iowa Library Association, describing the conflict over LGBT books in the Orange City Library, which resulted in her resignation as director and subsequent move to Director of Dubuque District Library Association.

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