by Kyle Werner, Reporter Published November 7, 2025
A brief school board meeting the day before Election Day ended in the approval of a bid to demolish the Administration Building and the garage at Northwestern Avenue and 13th Street.
by Kyle Werner, Reporter Published November 5, 2025
The Ames School Board will have two familiar faces and two new faces after this year’s election. Three ran for three at-large seats — Kelly Winfrey, Art Baumgartner and Jennifer Tipton — while Aaron Rodriguez ran to fill an at-large vacancy. All were uncontested.
by Kyle Werner, Reporter Published October 22, 2025
Meet the four candidates who have tossed their hats in the ring to be on the Gilbert School Board. There’s one familiar face and three new ones on the ballot.
by Kyle Werner, Reporter Published October 15, 2025
Meet the six candidates who are running for the United School Board, five of whom are new faces — Lora Weyhrich, Ryan Andorfer, George Mosby, Rachael Gross, Samantha Perry and Ben Hershey.
by Kyle Werner, Reporter Published October 15, 2025
Meet the four candidates who are running for Ames School Board in the upcoming election — Kelly Winfrey, Jennifer Tipton, Aaron Rodriguez and Arthur "Art" Baumgartner.
by Kyle Werner, Reporter Published October 7, 2025
The Ames Community School District will distribute supplemental funds to education support staff based on its past practices, the board unanimously decided in a short meeting on Monday night.
Filing deadlines have come and gone to be on the ballot for the Nov. 4 Ames school and city elections.
Four school board candidates, some with familiar names, filed to run for election. Others decided...
by Kyle Werner, Reporter Published September 23, 2025
The Ames Community School District will pilot a new elementary literacy program through 95 Percent Group, the board decided Monday in a 4 to 1 vote. The curriculum, 95 Phonics Core Program, includes classroom kits, student workbooks and activities.
by Kyle Werner, Reporter Published September 10, 2025
Monday’s school board meeting was full of announcements about facility updates to launch the fall season of play and sports. The Ames High School track has been completed and includes marks of an unwanted guest: hoof prints from a wandering deer. They were found after the track’s curing stage had been completed.
by Kyle Werner, Reporter Published August 13, 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.
