KHOI

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

Artist and ISU alum Tre Moore recently directed the production of Mama Mouta! - an online fashion show. The production, filmed and produced by Sharon Stewart and Lyndsay Nissen in Ames at Reliable Street and Lockwood Cafe, is a dramatic display of repurposed and handcrafted apparel, as well as a visual journey with theatrical  story-telling. The fashion show will premiere on December 17 at 7 PM on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, and Tre's web site.

Keith Morgan, Story County Emergency Coordinator and Les White from Story County Public Health describe the onset of distributing COVID19 vaccines as they arrive in Iowa today.

Anna Banana brings Heart to Heart messages bringing connection and care to us all..

Leanne Harter started our show with the Story County Report, followed by two guests from the DNR (Department of Natural Resources), Alicia Plathe 515-725-8283 , Coordinator for the HUSH Program  (Help Us Stop Hunger) and Tyler Harms, biologist. After discussing the issues for hunters wishing to donate their venison, we spoke with Patty Yoder, director of Food at First, 515-344-4357 one of the recipients of HUSH donations.  Just as COVID-19 has put extra pressure  on food banks, it has made it necessary to celebrate community Christmas trees in a different way this year.  We visited Story City  to share their virtual Christmas Tree lighting.

Betty Andrews, initiated her first monthly feature on KHOI by discussing the Social Justice and Civil Rights achievements in 2020. Turning to politics, Al Womble, chair of the Iowa Democratic Black Caucus, told us about his plans for reaching rural Iowans as he launches his election run to head the Iowa Democratic Central Committee.  And Julia McGuire, vice-president of the Iowa Farmer's Union, described the events of the virtual online annual convention, Finding Our Fire.. December 3-5.