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CLIMB FOR 9/11 at VERBIO will give firefighters a birds-eye view of biorefinery
Local firefighters have been invited to participate in an event that both commemorates 9/11 in a powerful way and introduces them to one of Nevada’s → Read More
Collins-Maxwell’s Lunn is ready for his new role in the district
Corey Lunn has been in his new position at Collins-Maxwell Schools a little over a month.“Although there have been many things since the → Read More
Exhibit pays tribute to Mosey’s Cafe and its owners at the Slater Heritage Hall
It opened on Valentine’s Day, and Down Memory Lane, featuring Mosey’s Cafe was certainly loved by those who came to Heritage Hall in Slater to → Read More
New Cambridge library director happy to work in a small community
Cambridge Public Library has a new library director who says he really likes being in a small-town library setting.In fact, Jay Robinson’s number-one goal for his first year: “To get fully acquainted with the people of Cambridge, get to know them and what they’d like to see with the library.”Robinson, a native of Baxter now living in Ames, has worked in a number of different libraries, both… → Read More
Nevada family reflects on tragic fire and caring community
Faith is probably the most important component that Wendy and Isaac Stanley needed to make it through the aftermath of a Nov. 6 fire, sleepless nights, → Read More
Two Nevada girls donate handmade teddy bears to Nevada Public Safety Department
NEVADA — Libby Thomas, 11, of Nevada, has been getting sewing lessons this year from her neighbor, Lauri McCracken.One could argue Thomas has also → Read More
McCallsburg daycare supporters grateful for monetary gifts this holiday season
It’s a pretty special thing to get a gift for Christmas. And those involved with the running the Bethany Lutheran Daycare in McCallsburg are → Read More
Two more ‘pieces’ of Story County’s trails are planned to happen in 2019
Paving work on Story County’s two main trails — Praeri Rail in the north and Heart of Iowa in the south — is set to happen in the coming year.According to Mike Cox, director of Story County Conservation, the county is set to let bids in January on paving a new portion of Praeri Rail Trail that will finally finish the connectivity of the trail into the town of Zearing. The county also plans a… → Read More
Nevada’s Chitty taking time to consider his next step in life
NEVADA — Three days after the Nov. 6 election, Marty Chitty walked into the Story County Board of Supervisors office wearing jeans (casual Friday, after all), a nice sweater and a smile. And on top of it all, he wore a faded green DuPont/Pioneer farm sweatshirt to keep out the cold.That farm sweatshirt said more about Chitty and the election than one might think at first glance, because a few… → Read More
Nevada High School senior grows hair and cuts it in honor of his mom
Amy Bottorf has likely never had an audience quite as excited as the one that packed into her little main street salon, Hair Zone, earlier this month. → Read More
Ballard East pep rally is an exciting event as time capsule is opened
Last Friday morning was an exciting one for Ballard students.Homecoming pep rallies were the way the day started for many of Ballard’s youngest students, and one of those rallies was being held early Friday morning in Cambridge at Ballard East Elementary.Of all the things going on during the pep rally, there was one huge highlight — the opening of a time capsule that was buried in 1993, when the… → Read More
Ames Ford Lincoln hopes to help the C-M Athletic Boosters drive in more funds
Ames Ford Lincoln and the Collins-Maxwell Athletic Boosters are teaming up to offer test drives for charity at the Maxwell Old Settlers celebration this → Read More
Stoll named Huxley’s next police chief
Last week, the Huxley City Council made it official: Gerry Stoll, a 26-year veteran of the city’s police department, was named Huxley’s new police chief.Stoll, 51, who grew up south of Boone and graduated from United Community Schools, has had ties to the Huxley community throughout his life.Before starting work as a full-time Huxley Police Officer in 1994, Stoll served in the United States… → Read More
Nevada brother, sister find that playing hockey in Ames is a great experience
Their family was watching hockey on television one day and that’s all it took to hook Isabelle and Benjamin Humpal-Pash on the sport. Not long after they saw it on TV, they both joined the Ames Minor Hockey Association (AMHA) and started learning all about skating and hockey.Isabelle, a sophomore at Nevada High School, and Benjamin, an eighth-grader at Nevada Middle School, love the thrill of… → Read More
Reynolds, Gregg visit central Iowa
Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg stopped in central Iowa on Thursday to talk about the importance of STEM programming and economic development → Read More
Nevada’s Santa house
Santa is everywhere in the home of Mike and Rita Foley at the north edge of Nevada.“She (Rita) didn’t know what she was getting into when we started dating,” Mike said with a smile. For Mike, the collecting of everything Santa — figurines, pillows, throws, pictures, ornaments, cookie jars, collectors’ plates, framed puzzles, toilet seat covers and the list goes on — started when he was 20.The… → Read More
Ames High celebrates high achievers
“Just keep going down the same road you are,” said 2015 Ames High graduate Grace Scheibe during Wednesday’s Ames High School Honors → Read More