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Up Close: Angie DeWaard
Season 1 Episode 84
In this episode of Up Close, host Casandra Eames talks with Angie DeWaard, who first came to Ames to study literature at Iowa State. Though her caree…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Ames in Focus: Carrying the Legacy Forward with Vanessa Baker Latimer
Season 1 Episode 87
In this episode, we welcome back Vanessa Baker-Latimer, Housing Coordinator and longtime organizer of the City’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Da…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Up Close: Sarah Huffman
Season 1 Episode 83
In this episode of Up Close, host Casandra Eames talks with Sarah Huffman, whose path to Ames included a lot of movement, from travel across the U.S.…
5 months ago
Ames in Focus: Serving Beyond the Uniform with Jason Ziph and Brad Campbell
Season 1 Episode 86
In this Veterans Day edition of Ames in Focus, host Bill Gebhart talks with two City of Ames employees who have dedicated their lives to service in m…
5 months ago
Up Close: Dylan Kline
Season 1 Episode 82
In this episode of Up Close, host Casandra Eames sits down with Dylan Kline, a builder in more ways than one. After arriving in Ames for a constructi…
5 months, 1 week ago
Ames in Focus: Powering Forward with Curtis Spence
Season 1 Episode 81
In this episode of Ames in Focus, we're joined by Curtis Spence, Assistant Director of Ames Electric Services, to explore the future of energy in Ame…
5 months, 1 week ago
Up Close: Building Relationships with Casandra Eames
Season 1 Episode 80
It’s a five-Thursday month, which means it’s time for a special Up Close conversation with your host Casandra and Producer Bill!
This is the first ti…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Ames in Focus: Rerouting for Safety with Tom Hackett
Season 1 Episode 79
In this episode of Ames in Focus, host Bill Gebhart talks with Deputy Fire Chief Tom Hackett about the proposed relocation of Fire Station #2. The co…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Up Close: Zhengyuan Zhu, Jen Tipton, and Craig Kaufman
Season 1 Episode 76
In this special episode of Up Close, host Casandra Eames reunites her last three guests: Zhengyuan Zhu, Jen Tipton, and Craig Kaufman, for a roundtab…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Ames in Focus: Don't Let Winter Shut You Down with John Odenweller
Season 1 Episode 78
As colder weather rolls in, utility bills often rise, and that can pose real challenges for many Ames residents. In this episode, we're joined once a…
5 months, 3 weeks ago