Sir Magazine, Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 06/25/2018
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On this Monday, June 25th edition of Local Talk, host Sequan Gatlin reported the seven-day weather forecast as well as the state-wide news from the pages of the Des Moines Register and KCCI. 

 
Former editor in chief Tre Moore and current editor in chief Brandon Spencer spoke with Sequan on the importance of rebranding Sir Magazine, an Iowa State student-run publication, from a men's interest magazine to the most culturally diverse publication on campus. 
 

Today is the fourth Monday of the month. Crystal Davis from the Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau stopped by to share all the events coming up in the month of July. Access the calendar for upcoming events here.  

Summer Solstice, ISU Football, Primary Health Care

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 06/22/2018
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The show opened with a roundup of news from the Ames area, followed by a tribute to the summer solstice. KHOI intern, Colin Bursack, provided a preview of ISU football’s season. Anne Kinzel and Carolyn Myers from Ames Progressive Alliance brought Linda Hanson from Primary Health Care (PHC). They are a nonprofit community health center dedicated to serving those who experience barriers to receiving care.  They want the community to know about the wide range of services offered by their clinic in Ames as well as other locations.  

Turtle Genomes, 110 Personalities, Wheels for Work

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 06/20/2018
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Today’s host, Josh Oren, opens up this Wednesday’s Local Talk with KHOI civic reporter Dennis Hart’s rundown of the local news. 


Nicole Valenzuela, a professor from the department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology at Iowa State University, is interviewed by Marie McCarthy, and explores the topic of genomes and the connection between birds and turtles to dinosaurs. 

Kay Berger, licensed therapist, sat down to talk with Paul Wierson about her book, “I, We, or Whoever, One Woman with 110 Lives (Not Counting the First One)”, which tells about a former patient of Berger’s that was diagnosed with multiple personalities. 

Casey Johnson, owner of Ames Ford Lincoln, came in to talk about his program, Wheels for Work, which provides transportation for single mothers escaping domestic violence situations. Casey also talks about the impact and difference the program has made, and discusses how people can donate and contribute to the cause.

Rezoning Lincoln Way, Leadership Ames

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 06/18/2018
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On this Monday, June 18th edition of Local Talk, host Sequan Gatlin reported on state-wide news from the pages of the Des Moines Register as well as this week's weather forecast. 

KHOI intern Marie McCarthy interviewed Julie Slaughter and Vitalij Pecharsky from the Ames Laboratory about how magnetic refrigeration is a future solution for energy conservation. Maggie Westvold co-hosted the segment. 

Kelly Diekmann, City of Ames Planning and Housing Director, joined our host to discuss how rezoning Lincoln Way impacts the community in the Downtown Gateway Focus Area. We also heard from Laura Cram, owner of Laura's Cabinet Gallery, voicing her concerns with the new zoning laws. City Council will further discuss rezoning Lincoln Way next Tuesday during the City Hall meeting starting at 6 pm. 

Andrea Hammes Dodge spoke with Gale Seiler and Sequan Gatlin about Leadership Ames, a program sponsored by the Ames Chamber of Commerce. Two alumni of the program participated in the conversation of the importance of leadership and community involvement. The application for Class 32 of the program can be found here. For more information, contact Andrea at andrea@ameschamber.com.

Hawaii volcano, NASA project

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 06/15/2018
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Pat Schlarbaum brought us an interview with Ed Heinsley, who lives near the volcano that is active in Hawaii. They spoke about the impact of the lava and gas on nearby residents. Host, Gale Seiler, spoke with Michael Dorneich, a professor in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Tor Finset, a graduate student in Aerospace Engineering, and Nir Keren from the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. They are members of a team of scientists at ISU who recently received funding from NASA for a new project called Adaptive stress training for hazardous conditions countermeasure.

Local New, CASA, Air Quality Lawsuit

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 06/13/2018
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Today's show was devoted to news. KHOI civic reporter Dennis Hart was on hand to tell us the secret of how he can preview leading articles from the Story City Herald, Nevada Journal, Tri-County Times, and Boone News Republican before they appear in print. Story County outreach coordinator Leanne Harter came over from Nevada to give us a scoop on upcoming events sponsored by our Story County Government.  Jim Hennessey, Administrator of the Child Advocacy Board described the work of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) and invited the public to its 25th Anniversary Celebration at the Gateway Center in Ames at 4:30 PM, Thursday, June 14.  Ames City Council Members Bronwynn Beatty-Hansen and David Martin gave us a recap of the Tuesday night Ames City Council Meeting including two highly controversial issues -- exemptions to the rental cap ordinance and re-zoning of Lincoln Way. Finally, KHOI nature reporter Pat Schlarbaum interviewed Bob Watson about the Lawsuit Against the DNR for its failure to protect air quality from the effect of CAFO hog manure collection.

Homelessness and RATS Program

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 06/11/2018
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Sequan Gatlin, today's host, reported the news from the pages of the Ames Tribune and this week's weather forecast.

Hope Metheny, transitional living and lighthouse program coordinator at YSS, shared her office's definition of homelessness and how homelessness impacts youth in Ames. To find out how to connect with YSS or Hope, click here. 

This week's Points to Ponder was written by Colin Burczek discussing wastefulness and minor solutions to inhibit change. 

Keith Morgan of Story County Emergency Management joined the station with guests Betty Boccella and Mike Whitney to share their Rapid Action Teams for Sheltering program with our community. Betty developed the concept and Mike was recently a trainee in the program to understand how to prepare for diverse interactions during a crisis. Their website can be found here. 

Learning Iowa’s History, Rummage Rampage

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broadcast 06/08/2018​​ ​​

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Pat Schlarbaum shared information about not interfering with nature and “rescuing” critters that might appear to be in danger. Host, Gale Seiler spoke with Katy Swalwell, a professor in the School of Education at ISU, about her new book called Amazing Iowa Women A to X, and her summer course called Teaching and Learning Iowa’s History. That course focuses on sovereignty and settlement of American Indians in Iowa and Anti-Black racism in Iowa.

Merry Rankin, from the Office of Sustainability at ISU, Bill Schmidt from the City of Ames, and Stan Rabe from ACTORS stopped by the show to talk about getting involved in Rummage Rampage which takes place at the end of July and is becoming an Ames tradition. People can volunteer through the Volunteer Center of Story County.

Dan/Ray Wetherell and Forgotten Iowa History, Jefferson Bell Tower Days, Watersheds

Listen Here NowOriginally broadcast 06/06/2018
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Highlighting how the passion of the late Daniel Ray Wetherell (Dan), librarian, reinvigorated the love of the local library in his hometown of Sutherland, Iowa, we spoke with the Connie Cody, president of the General N. B. Baker Library, and vice president, Nancy Hill.  Uncovering another side of how Wetherell's passion for Iowa history inspired the The Forgotten Iowa Historical Society FACEBOOK page, we spoke with one of the administrators of the page, Linda Artlip Weinstein, who described how "Ray" (Wetherell's FACEBOOK moniker) designed a site that has attracted 52,000 members, and how they plan to continue after his death.  

Switching to events of the week, we spoke with Emily Reece, Festival Chair for the 2018 Jefferson Bell Tower Festival.  On a more subdued note Jim Pease, chair of the Story County Conservation Board, and Dan Haug, Watershed Educator for Prairie Rivers of Iowa, told us about a press conference to be held this afternoon to introduce the public to road signs naming the creeks that make up the watersheds of the various rivers of Iowa.

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