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The Ames City Council discussed curbside recycling at its August 12 meeting.

Ames may require curbside recycling for all homes

by Bill Monroe, Reporter
Published August 13, 2025
Every Ames household may need curbside recycling to go alongside its regular trash pickup. The Ames City Council discussed the possibility at its Tuesday meeting.
The Ames Municipal Power Plant will be replaced by a new power plant that will be located next to it.

Ames chooses coal yard site for new power plant equipment

by Bill Monroe, Reporter
Published August 13, 2025
The new Ames power plant will be next to the site of the current one, the Ames City Council decided at its Tuesday meeting. This location will be much cheaper and faster to develop than other options.
Ames City Council

City council reviews public nuisance ordinance

by Bill Monroe, Reporter
Published July 24, 2025
The city’s new public nuisance ordinance, which includes rules on outdoor storage, overgrowth and campers, led to an increase in complaints in its first year. City staff received 996 complaints in 2024 compared to 826 the previous year.
Future site of Ames Animal Shelter

City moves closer to approving new animal shelter

by Bill Monroe, Reporter
Published July 23, 2025
The Ames City Council moved a step closer to spending $588,000 to hire architects to design a new animal shelter at 2715 Dayton Ave. The project received a major boost from a $3 million anonymous donation and will replace the old, outdated shelter at 325 Billy Sunday Road.
Rummage RAMPage started in 2016 as a way for used goods to find new homes instead of going into the landfill.

Your trash is someone else’s treasure at Rummage RAMPage

by Kyle Werner, Reporter
Published July 23, 2025
In Ames, your trash can easily become someone else’s treasure. This weekend marks the beginning of Rummage RAMPage, a nine-day long sale at the Ames Intermodal Facility parking ramp where used furniture and housewares are saved from the landfill and find their new homes as mid-summer leases expire and students move to and from Ames.
Ames City Councilpersons Bronwyn Beatty-Hansen, left, Gloria Betcher and Amber Corrieri announced recently they will seek reelection in November.

3 city council members announce reelection bids

by Anthony Capps, Reporter
Published July 15, 2025

Ames City Council members Bronwyn Beatty-Hansen, Gloria Betcher and Amber Corrieri have announced they'll seek reelection in November. The incumbents’ seats are up for reelection on the six-member...

Mexican restaurant La Casa Maya, 631 Lincoln Way, was denied renewal of its liquor license at the July 8 meeting of the Ames City Council.

City council denies liquor license renewal for La Casa Maya

by Bill Monroe, Reporter
Published July 9, 2025
The Ames City Council voted to deny the liquor license renewal for La Casa Maya restaurant, located at 631 Lincoln Way, after it failed too many alcohol compliance checks.
Members of the Ames City Council met in regular session July 8 to consider a modified agenda of topics. However, due to a power outage at city hall, the meeting had to be held online with several items tabled until future meetings.

City approves sending solid waste to Carroll County through 2047

by Bill Monroe, Reporter
Published July 9, 2025
As the city moves away from its current waste-to-energy system, which burns trash to make electricity, for a new approach that focuses more on recycling and sending leftover waste to landfills, the Ames City Council voted Tuesday to approve a deal to send the city’s solid waste to Carroll County’s landfill from 2027 to 2047.
New walking paths will soon be constructed at Ada Hayden Heritage Park for $1.1 million.

Ames Council awards Ada Hayden paths contract

by Bill Monroe, Reporter
Published June 25, 2025
The Ames City Council awarded a $1.1 million contract to Caliber Concrete of Adair to reconstruct walking paths at Ada Hayden Heritage Park. The paths, a popular destination for walking and biking, were installed when the park was developed more than 20 years ago.
The Homeless Outreach Services Team (HOST) gave the Ames City Council an update on the status of homelessness in the city at Ames City Hall on June 24.

Team helps homeless people on Ames streets

by Bill Monroe, Reporter
Published June 25, 2025

The Ames City Council heard how some become homeless in the community and the challenges they face, such as job searching and finding shelter, from a local outreach group. The group formed in November...

City council okays Campustown event requests

City council okays Campustown event requests

by Bill Monroe, Reporter
Published June 11, 2025

The Ames City Council granted Ames Main Street a suspension of the city code to allow alcohol to be served where minors are present for Main Street’s Summertime Series event to be held in Campustown...

On game day, those caught illegally parking on streets near Jack Trice Stadium will pay a larger fine.

City council approves game day parking fine increase

by Bill Monroe, Reporter
Published June 11, 2025
The Ames City Council approved an ordinance increasing parking fines around Jack Trice Stadium during home football game days and during special events in the area.