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Sam Morrow, center, talks with customer at Clay-Mations Studio. An artist and teacher, Morrow recently opened the studio. (Provided by Sam Morrow)

Local ceramics studio gets start thanks to CYstarter program

by Kyle Werner, Reporter
Published September 17, 2025

Sam Morrow has always loved the arts. Art was a way to entertain herself when she was younger and, as she grew older, she found a passion...

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Local ceramics studio gets start thanks to CYstarter program

by Kyle Werner, Reporter
Published September 17, 2025

Sam Morrow has always loved the arts. Art was a way to entertain herself when she was younger and, as she grew older, she found a passion...

Ames voters will be asked to approve a $10.5 million bond issue to build a new fire station to replace the station on Welch Avenue in November.

$10.5 million Ames fire station bond issue on November ballot

Parks Library is shown on Tuesday, Sept. 9.

Celebrating 100 years of the ISU campus library

The student section cheers on the Cyclones during their 2025 win over Iowa at Jack Trice Stadium. This fall's enrollment numbers show it was another year of overall growth, aided by a large class of new students and strong retainment from last year's new students.

ISU fall enrollment grows by nearly 700 students

City of Ames

Local ceramics studio gets start thanks to CYstarter program

by Kyle Werner, Reporter
Published September 17, 2025

Sam Morrow has always loved the arts. Art was a way to entertain herself when she was younger and, as she grew older, she found a passion...

$10.5 million Ames fire station bond issue on November ballot

Brookside Park is celebrating its 100th anniversary on Saturday by unveiling of a new fire-themed park.

Brookside Park commemorates its centennial with fire

Ames Community School District office located on 24th Street.

School board begins its school year with facility updates

Iowa State University

Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist, podcaster and founder of conservative non-profit Turning Point USA, was killed at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10.

Regents order universities to launch investigations into social media posts about Charlie Kirk’s death

by Kyle Werner, Reporter
Published September 17, 2025

After an hours-long closed discussion by the Iowa Board of Regents, it was unanimously decided to move forward with an investigation into social media posts made by university employees about Charlie Kirk and his assassination on Sept. 10.

$10.5 million Ames fire station bond issue on November ballot

Celebrating 100 years of the ISU campus library

ISU fall enrollment grows by nearly 700 students

A&E

The Sycamore family and their friends are intrigued by Alice's boyfriend Tony, who they are finally meeting. Here the couple (Maggie Bambic and Benjamin Nuckroils), right, talk with Boris Kolenkov (Hayden Reynolds), who teaches the other Sycamore daughter, Essie (Sophie Bass), far left, dance in the ACTORS production of You Can't Take It with You.

ACTORS opens season with laughs, family ties

by Anthony Capps, Editor
Published September 11, 2025

Ames Community Theater is starting off its season celebrating family with its production of You Can't Take It with You, which begins Thursday and continues for two weekends. The play is about the clash that comes when the quirky Sycamore family meets the straight-laced Kirby family after their children fall in love.

Brookside Park commemorates its centennial with fire

Austin Frerick, author Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry, speaks to a group at the University of Iowa Law School in February 2025.

Lecture: Author traces the rise of food titans

Ukrainian flags were planted in the ground around the Walnut Shelter at Inis Grove Park for the Ukrainian Independence Day celebration.

Ames celebrates Ukrainian Independence Day

Sports

Rylan Barnes (41) of Iowa State Cyclones smiles in between plays against the South Dakota Coyotes during the second half.

Football: Konrardy, Becht set school records in Cyclone blowout over South Dakota

by Jared Larson, Reporter
Published September 2, 2025

“Eff it, let’s kick it,” Iowa State head football coach Matt Campbell told placekicker Kyle Konrardy prior to his school record 63-yard field goal with five seconds remaining in the first half of Saturday’s game. The redshirt sophomore from Dubuque is one of eight Football Bowl Subdivision players ever to connect on a field goal from exactly 63 yards away.

JaQuan Bailey holds a pit sign with the number 17 on it and the name of the driver of the car, Chris Buescher.

Switching gears: JaQuan Bailey’s journey from Jack Trice Stadium to pit road

An Ames baserunner is tagged out by Kaylyn Miller (19) of Ankeny.

No. 9 Ames stunned as Ankeny spoils record-breaking season

Charles Tucker (20) of Ames fires a pass to first base, where he successfully got a Railsplitter out.

Little Cyclones run out of wind in 8-3 upset by Railsplitters

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Local ceramics studio gets start thanks to CYstarter program

by Kyle Werner, Reporter
Published September 17, 2025

Sam Morrow has always loved the arts. Art was a way to entertain herself when she was younger and, as she grew older, she found a passion for creativity, finding her niche in ceramics and watercolor. “Both are fixing things,” Morrow told the Voice while she took a break from setting up her new studio, Clay-Mations, at her brick and mortar location at 207 Stanton Ave. “I’ve always liked to fix things. Watercolor, you mess up, you just kind of fix it. Ceramics, you fix it.” Morrow, who is 24 and originally from Waukee, began her journey at Iowa State in 2019 because she was drawn to the slogan “choose your adventure” — so she did. She originally came to Ames to complete the industrial design program. Then the COVID-19 pandemic derailed her plans. “I always knew...

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$10.5 million Ames fire station bond issue on November ballot

by Bill Monroe, Reporter
Published September 17, 2025

Ames residents will vote in November on spending up to $10.5 million to build a new fire station for the city’s west side. The city wants to replace Fire Station No. 2 with a bigger station on land at 601 State Ave. that Iowa State University will let the city use for free. The Ames City Council voted to place the matter on the November ballot during a special meeting on Tuesday.

Celebrating 100 years of the ISU campus library

by Kyle Werner, Reporter
Published September 16, 2025

ISU fall enrollment grows by nearly 700 students

by Anthony Capps, Editor
Published September 15, 2025

Brookside Park commemorates its centennial with fire

by Amber Mohmand, News Editor
Published September 10, 2025

School board begins its school year with facility updates

by Kyle Werner, Reporter
Published September 10, 2025

Municipal bonds will be issued Sept. 23 to enable the city of Ames to borrow $13.6 million to pay for a variety of city improvement projects.

Ames council borrows $13.6 million for city projects

by Bill Monroe, Reporter
Published September 10, 2025

City of Ames

Ames residents could save money on their home heating and cooling bills if the city is successful in obtaining up to $15 million from the federal government in a special loan program.

Ames could get $15 million to help residents save on energy bills

by Bill Monroe, Reporter
Published September 10, 2025

The city of Ames might receive up to $15 million from the federal government to help residents make their homes more energy efficient. This money would let homeowners upgrade their heating, cooling and electrical systems without paying huge costs up front.