by Kyle Werner, Reporter Published August 18, 2025
Rummage RAMPage, Ames’ way of saving used home goods from going to the landfill, had a record-breaking year of success, raising $72,641 earlier this month and diverting 131,434 pounds of furniture and housewares from the landfill to new homes.
by Kyle Werner, Reporter Published August 14, 2025
The Ames School Board discussed two new high school courses that will help students build their literacy and math skills at the last meeting before the new school year, which starts Aug. 25. The district has also identified its top priorities for the upcoming legislative session.
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.
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.
by Amber Mohmand, News Editor Published August 6, 2025
Join a community bike ride Saturday, Aug. 9, to celebrate the near completion of the Heart of Iowa Nature Trail, which connects five communities in Story County.
The Heart of Iowa Nature Trail Bike...
by Amber Mohmand, News Editor Published August 6, 2025
The trails at Ada Hayden Heritage Park will close for 10 weeks beginning Monday for replacing. Weather permitting, the project should be finished by the end of October.
At the end of July, Brian Dieter retired as CEO of Mary Greeley Medical Center after 17 years. Dieter was ultimately responsible for providing all who go to MGMC with the best access, quality and care.
Iowa is known to have mood swings when it comes to weather, but this summer it seems to have gotten angrier than normal. In Ames, there has been heavy rain, storms and severe weather warnings for most of the month. The city has received more than 11 inches of rain just in July — a deviation of over 7 inches from average rainfall this time of year.
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.
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.
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.
The three Ames nonprofits Friendship Ark, the Arc of Story County and Overflow, are coming together to take over the JAX Outdoor Gear campus, 4723 Lincoln Way. The sporting goods store will close later this summer after 70 years. The nonprofits make the move to expand services and space, which will operate as administrative offices, meeting space, recreational facilities and a new thrift store.
