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Originally broadcast 04/09/2021  Listen to the entire episode now!

Local Talk for Friday April 9 included a great summary of the news from the pages of the Ames Tribune by Dennis Hart.  Merry Rankin, Sustainability Coordinator for the City of Ames and Iowa State University invited Anne Owens, Volunteer Center for Story County to talk about Stash the Trash program this weekend at Jack Trice Stadium.  Kayley Barrios Lain, Electric Services Coordinator, discussed community Earth Month Scavenger Hunt to empower the community to learn good things about our home.  Municipal Engineer, Tracey Peterson appeared with Susan Gwiasda Public Relations Officer for the City of Ames to interpret the major flood plain renovation project along Ioway Creek and South Duff.  The goal is to mitigate perilous floodwaters associated along South Fifth St. and allow Ioway Creek and cleaner convergence with South Duff bridge. The goal is to lower flood events in  that area by two feet. As always Anna Banana spun her creative magic with another welcome installment of Heart to Heart.

Originally broadcast 04/06/2021  Listen to the entire episode now!

Dr. Molly Lee, Associate Director of the Center for Food Security & Public Health at the Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine provided the latest updates on SARSCoV-2(Covid-19) and information on vaccine availability and distribution

Dr. William (Billy) Beck, Iowa State University Assistant Professor, and Extension Forestry Specialist provided information on a study to determine how the beaver’s (Castor canadensis)  activity affect the quality of water and what role it might in nutrient reduction in our water sheds.

Susan Qwiasda, City of Ames Public Relations Officer with Keith Abraham, Director of Parks and Recreation review new and current projects including; splash pad, downtown plaza park, Emma McCarthy Lee Bridge, official opening ceremony for the Miracle Park and other future plans.

Anna Magnussen,  KHOI’s Top “Good News Banana” brightens our day offering Poems, Music, and a review of Tuesday programs; All Things Piano, Donna-Lonna Kitchen, Science Bytes, and Heart2Heart along with a sneak peek of Thursday’s, You Name It.

Originally broadcast 04/05/2021  Listen to the entire episode now!

Dennis Hart gives a summary of Iowa news from the past week.

Dennis Hart sits down with Jenny Risner, Superintendent of Ames Community School District for a at the end of a school year dominated by the pandemic to give a report on what happened, where Ames schools are now, changes in the future, building progress of the new Ames High School, and recent criticisms from the Iowa legislature of the Ames School District for their "Black Lives Matter Week" to "affirm diverse identities in the classroom."

KHOI Naturalist tells us about the bumble bees, who are now back with Spring.