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Boone County residents, officials spar over who is to clear blocked tile drain
BOONE COUNTY — Thursday morning was a lovely day to sit outside, and Mark and Nancy Knutson were taking it in. It was 75 degrees, a slight cross → Read More
ISU to ask Regents permission to start designing new Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, establish new majors
Iowa State University will ask the state’s Board of Regents to allow it to start the design phase of a new $75 million Veterinary Diagnostic → Read More
In photos: Fareway’s new meat marketin west Ames
Fareway employees are finishing the last touches on their new “Meat Market” concept store on Ames’ west side in preparation for a → Read More
Library trustees begin search to replace retiring director
The Ames Public Library’s board of trustees has been searching for a replacement for current library director Lynne Carey before she retires at the → Read More
Downtown business owners detail fallout from parking increase
Frustrations over the effects of higher parking rates boiled over Thursday morning during a meeting between city representatives and downtown businesses → Read More
Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Hart visits Mainstream Living on campaign stop
Rita Hart, Democratic governor candidate Fred Hubbell’s running mate, visited Mainstream Living’s headquarters in Ames Wednesday as part of a → Read More
Supervisors seek bids to replace Justice Center roof
The Story County Board of Supervisors approved its want list for contractors hoping to land a job repairing the Story County Justice Center’s roof. → Read More
Ames’ rivers not expected to flood over after wet weekend, rainy forecast ahead
Ames’ streams and rivers are expected to crest at near-flood stages later in the week as rain continues to pour over the area and across Iowa. → Read More
A look at the 77 years of Ames’ Younkers
A historic retail institution closed down in Ames last week, along with the hundreds of sister stores it has across the country.Younkers and its sister → Read More
Harvest begins for local aronia berry farmers
A harvester was working away on a field southeast of Ames Thursday afternoon, far earlier than other farmers in the area.This harvester wasn’t → Read More
City Council to look at revised rental cap exceptions
The Ames City Council will take up a new draft of the rental cap hardship exemptions after it was unable to override a veto earlier this month.Under the → Read More
Heartland receives $1 million pledge toward Healthy Life Center
Heartland Senior Services broke the halfway point funding its portion of the proposed Healthy Life Center construction costs with a $1 million pledge.In a → Read More
Anti-DAPL protestors to march through Story, Boone counties next month
Climate activists announced a march from Des Moines to Fort Dodge next month to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline at Erickson Public Library Thursday → Read More
U.S. ag secretary Perdue to visit Farm Progress in Boone next week
BOONE — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue is coming to the Farm Progress Show in Boone on Wednesday.Farm Progress Show senior vice → Read More
Feds declare major disaster for Story County stemming from summer floods
Federal disaster aid has been approved for Story County and 29 other Iowa counties after several months of severe weather conditions.President Donald → Read More
SmartAg gets city, state support for new facility
SmartAg, a startup in the Iowa State Research Park, is planning to move into a new office and development space in the park later this year after securing → Read More
Tribune to host first annual gaming, anime, cosplay convention
Gamers, cosplayers and anime fans from across the Midwest are descending on Ames this Saturday for the first-ever Next Level Expo.The event, sponsored by → Read More
Northcrest granted approval to build major expansion
Northcrest Community received permission from the Ames City Council this week to almost triple the size of its current capacity for senior living → Read More
City Council approves bonds for Grand Avenue extension, other infrastructure
The Ames City Council this week approved offering just less than $8 million in bonds for its planned Grand Avenue extension and other infrastructure projects.Of the bonds approved during the council’s meeting on Tuesday night, $3.7 million is devoted to the Grand Avenue extension project, which would extend Grand Avenue through Coldwater Golf Links and connect to South 16th Street and extend… → Read More
YSS moves 712 Burnett residents to Campustown house, considers building new residential treatment facility
Iowa State University is lending YSS one of its spare buildings in Campustown for the next several months to a year while the nonprofit determines the → Read More