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Ames Community School District office located on 24th Street.

School board to have 4 openings this fall, hears of testing changes

by Kyle Werner, Reporter
Published July 16, 2025

Four seats will open on the Ames School Board for the 2025 election. Along with the four openings announced at Monday’s board meeting, there was news of other changes to the Ames Community School...

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...

The Iowa State University campanile shown on June 23, 2025.

Tuition hikes, pay raises and a presidential search begins for Iowa State

by Kyle Werner, Reporter
Published June 18, 2025

The Iowa Board of Regents approved a tuition increase and pay raises at its meeting earlier this month. Meeting at the University of Iowa from June 10 to 12, the Regents voted to raise tuition for the...

The Ames Community School District School Board met Monday, June 16, and heard reports on 2024-25 goals, new online learning options and more.

Ames School Board hears report on goals, new online learning options

by Kyle Werner, Reporter
Published June 17, 2025

School may have let out for the summer, but the Ames School Board met Monday to review how goals for the previous school year were met, new online learning options that will begin as soon as this fall. Ames...

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.
Story County IT seeks more efficiency

Story County IT seeks more efficiency

by Jack McClellan, Reporter
Published June 11, 2025

Story County’s IT department has been making efforts to implement more affordable and efficient technologies into the county’s functions. The endeavors are detailed in a report covering the past...

Horticulture professor and chair Ajay Nair plants bell peppers at the Alliant Energy Solar Farm at Iowa State University in June 2024.

First year of farming at solar power site shows promise, ISU researchers say

by ISU News Service
Published June 6, 2025
Iowa State researchers studying how solar energy production and agriculture can co-exist say the first year of a four-year study showed produce farming can work amid solar panels.