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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.

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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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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.

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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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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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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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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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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).