Restorative Justice & Bike Share Programs

Originally broadcast 08/08/2016
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Fred Van Liew, a former prosecuting attorney who has turned his attention to pioneering "Restorative Justice" - victim-offender dialogue to reduce crime. In Story County, you can also contact Fred's colleague, Amy Moore, or at (515) 207-9720. Resolve Iowa also mediates school disputes between students, or students and teachers.

Bike-sharing is coming to Ames: Julie Weeks, Director of the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau describes their bike-sharing program that offers free bikes to visitors to Ames Hotels. Dan DeGeest from the Ames Bicycle Coalition and R , describes "Zebra-Bikes" being offered for free to use, to be picked up from Reliable Street Center.

Leanne Harter, Story County Outreach and Special Projects Manager, reports from the story County Supervisor’s Office.

Kidical Mass, Ames Roadwork, Food At First Corn Day

Originally broadcast 08/05/2016
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Sandra Looft and Elizabeth Wentzel, from Kidical Mass and Ames Bicycle Coalition announce SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL - a meeting to bring together all people from parents to pubic officials, concerned about developing plans for making pedestrian and bike traffic safe in Ames. The meeting will be held at the Public Library on August 9 at 7:00 PM. Caius Danely, middle school student who rides a bike to school, describes his route and bike safety, along with his mother, Karen Danley.

Patty Yoder from Food At First invites you to participate in an annual corn day where they need volunteers to pick, husk, and process corn for their year's supply to give out as free food to all that need nourishment. August 7 from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM.

Susan Gwiasda, Ames Public Relations Officer gives an Update from the City of Ames, with a report on road repairs by Eric Coles, Ames City Civil Engineer 2.The new 6th Street bridge is open!

Democratic Convention, Ames Apartment Fire, Anti-Nuclear Rally

Originally broadcast 08/01/2016
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Ames holds its first city-wide rummage sale, Rummage Rampage. Cynthia McClure reports.

Story City resident Sandy Opstvedt, delegate and member of the Democratic National Committee, was at the Democratic National Convention and shares some of her impressions and description of what delegates do at conventions.

Max Eness announces a rally to protest Nuclear Arms being held at Camp Dodge, Iowa Army National Guard, 7105 NW 70th Ave, Johnston, Iowa.

Keith Morgan, Story County Emergency Management Coordinator, uses the story of a recent fire at an apartment building in Ames to illustrate how emergency bring together many agencies - including government, non-profits, business and the university - to address fire victims' needs.

Who Was, Who Is Abbie Sawyer?

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 07/29/2016
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Both questions are answered in this show, along with Where Is Abbie Sawyer Elementary School? Kathy Hanson of Ames Community School District talks about "Camp Sawyer" (last year's make-do encampment at old Edwards), the new school's ribbon cutting August 18, and "Sawyer Speaks," a spoken word learning program being launched at the school this year.

We then hear from Abbie Sawyer, of Abbie and the Sawyers, the band performing at Roosevelt Summer Sundays concert series. KHOI will be broadcasting this concert on August 10 as part of its Summer Sessions series.

Iowa Home Consulting's Matt Bradner describes his work gathering furniture for the Rummage Rampage, a city-wide attempt to reduce the waste left in the wake of the annual August 1 apartment turnover. Shop Saturday through Monday for gently used items.

Kay Puttock begins the show with an interview of Linda Hanson, director of Primary Health Care in Ames.

Mission Trip, Transitioning In Iowa, Nevada Arcade

Originally broadcast 07/27/2016
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Hosts Paul Wierson and Zach Neuendorf

Paul started things off with an interview from Story City's St. Petri Lutheran Church Youth Director Kristin Johnson and high school student Grant Berrends who have just returned from a week-long mission trip in Puerto Rico.

Zach put together an interview with Linden Ramsay, a recent high school graduate who talked about what it's like being the T in the LGBT community in small town Iowa.

Our last piece was put together by KHOI Intern Isaac Biehl, who took a visit to Nevada's newest business, Time Out Entertainment, a family owned arcade. Isaac spoke with Chris Harding-Ristau and her two sons Lance and Logan about the challenges and joys of opening a new business with the family.

Purple Martins, Beep Baseball, Republican Convention

Originally broadcast 07/25/2016
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News of a successful rescue from a wind turbine accident in Huxley. Phenology of purple martins which are fledging and becoming active at this time. Tim Gedler, Ranger at Walnut Woods State Park, south of Des Moines, talks about the martin colonies he's lured onto his property and gives tips for their care.

Allyson Walter of Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau, together with special guest Jan Traphagan, First Vice President of National Beep Baseball Association (NBBA), and Chair of Beep Baseball World Series Committee, talks about the Beep Baseball World Series now being held in Ames.

Former Republican State Representative Teresa Garman discusses the recent Republican Convention.

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