Story County to test new voter check-in system

18 May 2012, 11:49 am

Story County will test-drive a computerized voter check-in system in two Ames precincts in the June 5 primary with the goal of adopting the system countywide in time for the general election in November.... Read More »

Story County to test new voter ID system

18 May 2012, 7:35 am

Story County will test-drive a computerized voter identification system in two Ames precincts in the June 5 primary with the goal of adopting the system countywide in time for the general election in November.... Read More »

Special Olympians flock to Ames

17 May 2012, 7:20 am

The Ringold County Supportive Services team from Mount Ayr celebrates after placing fourth in the bocce ball competition during last year’s Iowa Special Olympics.... Read More »

Jill Biden pitches reasons why Iowa women are better off with Obama

16 May 2012, 4:45 pm

Iowa women are better off with President Barack Obama in the White House, Jill Biden said during a conference call with Iowans tonight.... Read More »

County denies contract for Richmond Center’s managers

16 May 2012, 7:20 am

NEVADA — The Story County Board of Supervisors denied a contract request from Community and Family Resources (CFR) because the agency has not submitted a financial audit for the Richmond Center, the county’s mental health care provider.... Read More »

Story County braces for $2M budget shortfall

11 May 2012, 7:04 pm

Story County officials are preparing for an estimated $2 million cut in mental health and disability services funding after the Iowa Legislature passed a sweeping redesign bill before adjourning Wednesday.... Read More »

Decade-old dispute means three farmers markets coexist in Ames

4 May 2012, 7:05 am

North Grand Farmers Market vendor Beth Kemp, of Ames, bags green beans for a customer at the market last summer. Farmer Beth Kemp, left, shows her vegetables to shoppers Jennifer Kunze and Barbara Dremthe at the Main Street Farmers Market last summer.... Read More »

Overnight storm roughs up Ames

2 May 2012, 7:05 am

Derek Trickle was hopeful he had good home owner’s insurance. “That’s what I’m going to find out here shortly,” the Ames resident said.... Read More »

Investigators find fingerprints at crime scene

30 April 2012, 10:36 am

Ames police said fingerprints at a crime scene have lead to an arrest in a home invasion case.... Read More »

County hands drainage district to reluctant city

25 April 2012, 3:12 pm

NEVADA — City of Ames officials went before the Story County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday in an attempt to block a resolution handing over control of one of the county’s drainage districts to the city.... Read More »

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