Yolo Local, an emerging Davis Media Access project to create a new place for local information and news -- with the goal of countering the decline of local news outlets -- has wrapped up several months of conversations and research to learn more about what people in Yolo County want and need. This fall the project published a report with insights and ideas, and early next year they'll start using this work to define what Yolo Local will be and how it will function. It'll probably include a website. Other ideas include producing information in Spanish, and a "backbone" that news outlets might use to work together and share resources.

Today we get an update with Autumn Labbe-Renault, DMA’s executive director, about how this work in progress is coming together.

Singer-songwriter Nancy Northrup (pictured) brings a smile, a love of life, and a deep appreciation for the art of music. Fresh from the Annual Gram Parsons Guitar Pull in Georgia, Nancy joins us to share stories and songs that celebrate the heart of Americana.

Rooted in the country, gospel, and folk traditions of Kentucky and Tennessee, Nancy’s music reaches deep—touching the soul with tales of love, hope, despair, and rebirth. Whether she’s singing of love lost or the strength of the human spirit, Nancy does it all with passion and heart.

Don’t miss this show—only on KDRT, community radio for Davis.