Originally broadcast 06/03/2019
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Art Walk will take place in downtown Ames on Friday, June 7 from 5-8 pm. Tammy Havlik, a volunteer at KHOI, has been working to get ready for Art Walk, and she was on the show to tell us about some new and old traditions that people can look forward to when they visit KHOI during Art Walk. There will be a food truck and Red Bluez playing music out front. Inside KHOI, there will be mural painting, jewelry making, and snacks. 

Host Gale Seiler interviewed Devyn Leeson, who is the newly appointed ex-officio ISU student City Council member. He talked about his goal of representing the voices of ISU students to the City Council, in particular around issues of housing and safety in Ames. He brings with him experience on the ISU Daily where he often reported on City Council meetings. 

Originally broadcast 05/27/2019
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Dennis Hart gives a summary of Iowa news of last week.

Local Talk brings excerpts from presidential candidate John Delaney's stump speech and questions from the audience at Cafe Diem last Thursday. Delaney proposes initiatives for health care, green energy to combat climate change, and service corps for young people to address national problems and sustain parks.

A Memorial Day story of local resident and conservationist Lorna Carroll Sellberg and her creation of Carroll Prairie, at the intersection of Avenue 610 and 200th Streets, East of Millford Township. Sellberg worked with theIowa Heritage Foundation to memorialize her father by donating half the value of this land and transferring it to Story County Conservation for public use. The land, dedicated on April 22nd, includes native prairie remnants, oxbow wetlands, and the meandering West Indian Creek.  

Abby Hade Terpstra, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation Donor Relations Director, describes programs such as their Iowa conservation tax credit, that assist land donors in protecting and dedicating natural land for public use, while transferring it to local conservation groups.

Joe Jayjack, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation Communications Director, describes recent laws and bills of the 2019 Iowa legislature (Bill 542) to restrict Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation from assisting farmers who want to transfer land for public use. He encourages Iowa residents to communicate support  to legislators for conservation of natural land. 

Chrystal Davis, Director of Destination Ames, Member & Visitors Services of the Ames Visitors and Convention Bureau, previews some of exciting public events and activities for the month of (end of) May June. Calendar of events. 

Originally broadcast 05/22/2019
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Our featured speaker today, Marlene Ehresman, executive director for Iowa Wildlife Center built on Pat Schlarbaum's phenology on Wildcats, to give us a description of the many ways people in Iowa can interact with wild animals in positive ways though volunteering at the center, or just interacting with wounded animals.  During the programs we had a couple of original songs by Marc Bailey, the singer-songwriter performing who will be performing at tonight's Pantorium Session. Ryan Mulcahy of the American Civil Liberties Union invited us to a workshop in the APL entitled "Rights for All."  Maggie Westvold had a poem and story about actor John Lithgow. 

Originally broadcast 05/17/2019
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Dennis Hart gives a summary of local news form the pages of the Ames Tribune.

At this time of transition, when many people are moving in Ames, KHOI reporter Joy B. discusses with Ames Tenant Union co-chair Preston Burris how to protect yourself from unfair landlord practices, resources for knowing your legal rights, and general things to know and look out for when choosing an apartment, 

On April 16th, the Ames City Council held a hearing on the issue of Human Trafficking, illicit massage businesses, and explored the possibility of passing a city ordinance to allow local police and officials to actively investigate massage businesses of suspicion. An ordinance has been requested by the Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking and Slavery, who also requested this hearing. The police Chief, Assistant City Manager, George Belitzos from the  Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking and Slavery, a case worker from ACCESS, numerous massage therapist and concerned citizens made presentations in support of an ordinance, leading to the City Council's decision to explore creating an ordinance. On Local Talk you hear excerpts from testimonies given.

Alex Fejfar, Research and Exhibition Manager for the Ames History Center,  tells us about an upcoming lecture presented by Michael Lasser, about American popular music as social history and the role songs about the Midwest played in popular music. A discussion of local music venues of note, including DG's Taphouse that has just closed, leads to a recording of George Belitzos founder of the unique "bus Stop" music venue for high- schoolers that had its heyday in the 1970s and addressed problems of runaway youth.