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News from December 2021

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Three Ames teachers pledge to teach Critical Race Theory despite controversy by week ending Dec. 11

By Ames Today | Dec 26, 2021

Critical Race Theory will be taught by three teachers in Ames who’ve signed an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project by the week ending Dec. 11.

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No new teachers in Ames sign pledge on Dec. 24 to teach Critical Race Theory

By Ames Today | Dec 26, 2021

There were no new teachers in Ames who signed the pledge on Dec. 24, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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No new teachers in Ames sign pledge on Dec. 23 to teach Critical Race Theory

By Ames Today | Dec 25, 2021

There were no new teachers in Ames who signed the pledge on Dec. 23, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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One teacher in Nevada pledges to teach controversial Critical Race Theory by week ending Dec. 11

By Ames Today | Dec 25, 2021

Critical Race Theory will be taught by one teacher in Nevada who’s signed an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project by the week ending Dec. 11.

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Fewer Boone County households received food assistance benefits in 2020

By Ames Today | Dec 25, 2021

Boone County saw a 4.4 percent decrease in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020.

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Boone County residents receive $3,339,507 in food assistance benefits in 2020

By Ames Today | Dec 25, 2021

Boone County saw a 39.8 percent increase in the amount of money allocated through Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of the state's Department of Human Services.

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Number of teachers pledging to teach Critical Race Theory in Nevada stagnates at one

By Ames Today | Dec 25, 2021

There were no new teachers in Nevada who signed the pledge on Dec. 23, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Fewer Boone County residents received food assistance benefits in 2020

By Ames Today | Dec 25, 2021

Boone County saw a 6 percent decrease in the number of residents who participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Boone Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.

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Ames Today area weekly mass times

By Ames Today | Dec 25, 2021

The following parishes in the Ames Today coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Number of teachers pledging to teach Critical Race Theory in Nevada stagnates at one

By Ames Today | Dec 24, 2021

There were no new teachers in Nevada who signed the pledge on Dec. 22, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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No new teachers in Ames sign pledge on Dec. 22 to teach Critical Race Theory

By Ames Today | Dec 24, 2021

There were no new teachers in Ames who signed the pledge on Dec. 22, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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No new teachers in Ames sign pledge on Dec. 21 to teach Critical Race Theory

By Ames Today | Dec 23, 2021

There were no new teachers in Ames who signed the pledge on Dec. 21, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Number of teachers pledging to teach Critical Race Theory in Nevada stagnates at one

By Ames Today | Dec 23, 2021

There were no new teachers in Nevada who signed the pledge on Dec. 21, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

Rob Arbuckle junior tennis player earns 16 points in Boys’ 18 bracket by end of November

By Ames Today | Dec 23, 2021

Ames tennis player Rob Arbuckle finished 9,493rd in November in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association.

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Ames City Council Establishes First Community Emissions Reduction Target

By Press release submission | Dec 22, 2021

The Ames City Council approved a carbon emissions reduction target Tuesday (Dec. 21) completing a momentous step of the process to develop the community’s first Climate Action Plan (CAP).

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Christmas Tree Pick Up on December 27

By Press release submission | Dec 22, 2021

City of Gilbert employees will pick up Christmas trees at the curb between Dec. 27th and Jan. 21st.

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Landfill Open 8a-11a on Dec 31

By Press release submission | Dec 22, 2021

Landfill Open 8a-11a on Dec 31

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Madrid Historical Museum Open on January 1, 2022

By Press release submission | Dec 22, 2021

Madrid Historical Museum Open on January 1, 2022

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Childbirth Education - Saturday (via WebEx) on Jan 8, 2022

By Press release submission | Dec 22, 2021

A virtual childbirth class for parents on the go.

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SD’s first valve-in-valve procedure benefits Sanford patient

By Press release submission | Dec 22, 2021

Edie Kroon was born with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a rare condition that involves an extra electrical pathway in the heart.