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Originally broadcast 06/21/2021 |
Listen to Capitol Week - in-depth information about local politics and Iowa government hosted by Laura Belin and Dennis Hart. Laura and Dennis take an in-depth look at the week’s legislative actions, government agencies, the governor, and other events that affect the Iowa government. This show takes you behind the scenes, as lawmakers and elected officials act on matters that affect you and your family.
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Originally broadcast 06/18/2021 |
Dennis Hart reviews the news for this week from the pages of the Ames Tribune.
Josie Mulvihill (Mol Va Hill) is a young woman from Des Moines Iowa who spoke recently at a Black Lives Matter gathering. Josie was interviewed by KHOI reporter, Pat Schlarbaum, to learn more about, “How the murder of George Floyd has changed our perspectives.”
Keith reviews summer camps and activities started this week, updates the celebration for the Miracle Park and Field is scheduled for June 26th and provides an update on the new dock construction at Ada Hayden updates on parks and new projects!
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Originally broadcast 06/16/2021 |
It's not often that Local Talk is the first program on KHOI to announce a new national holiday, but Juneteenth, the day that all slaves in the United States were free, has just been voted by both houses of of congress as the first new national holiday since Martin Luther King Day in 1986. We started by discussing the various ways the holiday will be celebrated in central Iowa starting with an explanation from Betty Andrews, president of the Iowa Nebraska ACLU. Then we continued with an announcement of other events coming up.
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Originally broadcast 06/15/2021
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Tom (Florek) and Doug (Gentile) recording artists familiar to our KHOI listeners, and their traveling band promote their community fundraiser concert for KHOI FM radio, this Saturday 19th, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Dog Eared Books located at 203 Main Street, Ames, Iowa.
Susan Gwiasda, City of Ames Public Relations Officer informs listeners of special City Council meeting this evening and also of additional US Flag drop-off sites for proper/honorable disposal ceremony - conducted by the American Legion Post.
Resource Recovery Plant Superintendent Bill Schmitt shares project updates including; No Charge Spring Yard Waste Day on June 19. success of the Food Waste Diversion Program, reminds listeners of glass recycling, and describes the upcoming Rummage RAMPage event.
Anna, Magnusson KHOI’s Top “Good News Banana” brightens our day. Offering Poems, Music, and a review of Tuesday programs.
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Originally broadcast 06/15/2021 |
Listen to the DonnaLonna Kitchen live - Tuesdays at noon (repeated Tuesday at 7:00 PM) on KHOI 89.1 MHz. Chef Donna Prizgintas and farmer, artist Lonna Nachtigal explore the local food scene with lively discussion and good humor. DLK talks about food, farming, recipes, advice, opinions and more.
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Originally broadcast 06/14/2021 |
Listen to Capitol Week - in-depth information about local politics and Iowa government hosted by Laura Belin and Dennis Hart. Laura and Dennis take an in-depth look at the week’s legislative actions, government agencies, the governor, and other events that affect the Iowa government. This show takes you behind the scenes, as lawmakers and elected officials act on matters that affect you and your family.
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Originally broadcast 06/14/2021 |
Patricia Bahr, from the University of Iowa Center for Excellence in Development in Disabilities announces the Iowa National Summer Transportation Institute, a virtual "summer camp" for students in 7th, 8th, and 9th grades interested in transportation. The camp, sponsored by the Department of Transportation's Civil Rights Bureau, is an interactive and engaging introduction to professions behind the different forms of mass transportation and provides information about career opportunities and training in skills and preparation for applying to college. The camp will feature professionals in different types of mass transportation and engineers who tutor in STEM skills. The camp will begin onJuly 21 and last two weeks, every weekday for two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon. The program is free of charge. To sign up or for more information, contact Patricia Bahr at 651-226-4603 or patricia-bahr@uiowa.edu or downlaod the application form here.
Keith Morgan, Story County Emergency Management Coordinator, announces a recently upgraded mass notification system provided by Iowa Homeland Security to Story Co, available at no cost. -Individuals will be able to elect to receive Severe ThunderStorm watches/warnings, Tornado watches/warnings, Flood & Flash Flood watches and warning. The service allows you to self-identify medical conditions for emergency management and can identify the scale and scope of response requirements for special needs. One individual can register the entire family and manage the account if phone numbers change. To register, go here.
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Originally broadcast 06/11/2021 |
Local Talk for June 11, 2021 featured Carolyn Raffensberger, Director of Science and Environmental Health Network discussing the termination of Keystone XL Pipeline and death of Sicaguna Lakota Chief, Leonard Crow Dog. Merry Rankin, Sustainability Director for City of Ames and Iowa State University discussed College Creek Cleanup for June 12, 10AM - 2PM. Gather at Parking Lot 50A for orientation. More information at LiveFree@iastate.edu. Rummage Rampage is coming July 29. More information at CityofAmes.org/Rummage Rampage.
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Originally broadcast 06/09/2021 |
Leanne Harter, Story County Director of Outreach brought us her monthly Story County Report with comments from Paul Wierson.
Considering the controversy locally and in the Iowa Legislature over "divisive concepts" Reggie Greenlaw, retired Ames High School teacher and member of the Unity/Diversity planning committee in 1995, gave us a historical and musical perspective regarding how we have dealt with "divisive issues" in the past.
KHOI political reporter Laura Belin, led us through the likely outcomes of the "Divisive Concepts Bill," (HF 802) just signed by Governor Reynolds on Tuesday evening.
Doug Gentile invited our listeners to a community fundraiser for KHOI to be held by Tom (Florek) and Doug (Gentile) on Saturday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Dog Eared Books on Main Street. As enticement he sang a couple of original songs, "Song to Save the World," and "Community Radio."
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Originally broadcast 06/08/2021 |
Listen to the DonnaLonna Kitchen live - Tuesdays at noon (repeated Tuesday at 7:00 PM) on KHOI 89.1 MHz. Chef Donna Prizgintas and farmer, artist Lonna Nachtigal explore the local food scene with lively discussion and good humor. DLK talks about food, farming, recipes, advice, opinions and more.
