Story County, IA

The U.S. reported over 573,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending June 28, bringing the total count to more than 85.6 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 1,005,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In […]

Good Neighbor assistance is celebrating its 25th anniversary on Sunday by holding an old-fashioned block party — complete with food, music, magic and art. The public is invited to attend the free, family-friendly party, which will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Clark Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets.

The Roland-Story softball team and impressive 5-1 during a busy week and the Norsemen baseball team scored two shutout victories. The Norse softball team won at Perry in a 20-9 slugfest June 20 and lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at West Marshall June 21. Roland-Story upset No. 7 Saydel in Heart...

A reading program in Ames and Story County is having to turn away children because it doesn't have enough volunteer tutors. Students' summer slide in learning is a perennial problem, but Raising Readers in Story County has a program to help limit that loss of knowledge. In fact, the Reading...

STORY COUNTY, Iowa — On Friday, June 17, Story County was reported to have an array ofroad problems. More information has been made available. A portion of the pavement on 580th Avenue between Highway 30 and 250th Street had buckled, creating an unintentional speed bump. That part of the road has been closed for repairs.

Richard G. Fleck Jr. was sentenced Monday to life without the possibility of parole for the February 2021 murder of Ranea K. Bell, and will have to pay restitution to the state and Bell's family. Fleck, who lived with Bell in Ames as her boyfriend, beat her to death Feb....

Several area residents took part in this year’s annual Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota on Saturday, June 18th. Some prominent residents from Story County were among those participating in this year’s 26.2 mile running event. Runners included Tim Couser, a Nevada area farmer; Drs. Jordan and Mackenzie...

The Roland-Story baseball team racked up a pair of doubleheader sweeps and the Norse softball team knocked off Ballard, Nevada and Greene County last week. The Norse baseball team scored 5-2 and 13-10 victories over Lenox June 13 at Lenox. They picked up a pair of shutouts against Greene County June 16 at Jefferson, winning by scores of 9-0 and 5-0 to improve to 11-5 overall and 6-1 in the Heart of Iowa Conference.