Originally broadcast 01/18/2023  Listen to the entire episode now!

Local Talk for Wednesday. January 18, 2023 began with an Iowa Farmers Union Lunch and Learn.  Last Thursday Aaron Lehman, IFU President invited Michael Schmidt to speak on Confinement Animal Feeding Operations.  Mr. Schmidt is an attorney for the Iowa Environmental Council.

Further information can be found at iowafarmersunion.org.  

The second half of the hour was devoted to Jessica Potter, Director of the Blue Earth County Historical Society.  Ms. Potter provided some history concerning the hanging of 38 Dakota men on December 26, 1862.  Their crimes were breaking into a warehouse of food to feed a starving nation.  A recently completed Memorial Trail Ride of 330 miles took place from Brule, South Dakota to the hanging site in downtown Mankato, Minnesota.  Often you see the Trail Ride as 38 plus 2.  There were two Chiefs that had been harboring in Canada and were extradited to Mankato and hung in 1864.  The Blue Earth County Historical Society wishes only to create a space where Dakota people can tell their own story.

Further information can be found by Googling Dakota 38 plus 2 Memorial Ride; Blue Earth County Historical Society; a documentary film can be located at Smooth Feather Dakota 38.

Originally broadcast 12/30/2022  Listen to the entire episode now!

Local Talk for Friday, December 30, 2022 started with a summary of the news for this week from the Ames Tribune by Dennis Hart. 

The Dakota 38 +2 Memorial Ride is a memorial to 38 Dakota men that were hung on December 26, 1862 on the city square of Mankato, Minnesota.  Jim Hallum, tribal elder from Santee, Nebraska provides background to this honoring of those that died.  The convictions and hangings of the Dakota 38 resulted from the aftermath of the US-Dakota War of 1862 in Southwest Minnesota.  In addition to the 38 men hanged, there were two chiefs extradited from Canada that were hung in 1864.  Their crime was the aftermath of what resulted when a warehouse of food was broken into to feed a starving people.  Terrible injustices were committed against 265 others in the form of military convictions and more than 3,000 Dakota people were held captive, then were forced to march west to the territory of South Dakota.  To this day Dakota people are considered exiled from their homeland of Minnesota.  Here’s a native man’s story about a trail ride to commemorate the 38 plus two Dakota men that were hung in 1862. The 330 mile trail ride ended December 26. Jim Hallum, tribal elder from Santee, Nebraska provides background to this important honoring of those that died.

Originally broadcast 12/09/2022  Listen to the entire episode now!

Local Talk for Friday, December 09, 2022 started with recap of the news for this week from the Ames Tribune by Dennis Hart.  

Perry Little from the Ihanktonwan or Yankton Sioux Nation told about this year”s Exile Memorial Horse Ride from Lower Brule, South Dakota to Mankato Minnesota.  This 278 mile, 16 day trek is in  memory of thousands of native people exiled from Minnesota and forced to South Dakota in 1862.  The ride ends at Mankato where 38 plus two native men were hung on December 26, 1862 for grievances concerning the War of 1862 in SW Minnesota.  It is widely felt in the native nation that these men were unjustly persecuted for being Indian.  Further information can be found at P.little13@gmail.com.

Merry Rankin Sustainability Director for the City of Ames and Iowa State University included City of Ames Energy Services Interns, Shelby Nechkash and Grant Buresh were included with Merry. As well as introducing these two fabulous team members to listeners and reminding listeners of the City of Ames Smart Business Challenge, the upcoming Smart Business Challenge Recognition Luncheon was discussed.  The luncheon will take place January 19 at Reiman Gardens.  Further information is at CityOfAmes.org

Katherine MacKenzie Story County Iowa State University Extension Ag and Natural Recourses Outreach Coordinator discussed Cultivating Hope Farms 4-H club will be held December 13 at 4 pm at the Extension office. At 414 South Belle in Ames.  Working on program plans for January – May.

Originally broadcast 12/05/2022  Listen to the entire episode now!

KHOI’s Dennis Hart provides us with his summary of the past week’s state wide news. 

From the town of Nevada, Marlys Barker fills us in on the Nevada Holiday Happenings

including the various contests, character searches, activities, feeds, and other fund-raising activities during the “Christmas on Main”.

Amy Delashmutt Ames Community School District covers the Certified Enrollment numbers and enlightens us about some student groups including; Ames Builders Club, the 9th Grade Science Public Exhibition (Water Quality), as well as some of the winter sports events. 

Iowa’s Pie Lady, Beth Howard Author and artisan pie creator joins us.

The World Needs More Pies  Is the Author Spotlight as part of the Ames Collective will be sponsored and is appearing live and in person starting at 7 PM December 9th at KHOI Radio located at 622 Douglas Avenue in Ames.  Beth will be having a book signing and there will be pie!