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11/23/2022

Iowa State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education presenter Tim Gartin is in the spotlight this month. Find out why CLE Director Christy Cronin says he is one of the most requested presenters in this "Speaker Spotlight":
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08/31/2022

Today in Ames history: The football stadium at Iowa State was officially re-dedicated as Jack Trice Stadium on August 30, 1997.

Jack Trice was the first Black athlete at Iowa State, competing in football and track. He died in 1923 from injuries incurred at a football game in Minnesota.

In 1973, a formal student-led campaign started with the intent to name the new Iowa State stadium after Trice. No decision was made and the Cyclones played from 1975 to 1983 in an unnamed stadium. In 1984, the stadium was named Cyclone Stadium with Jack Trice Field.

After numerous decades-long campaigns and awareness, Cyclone Stadium was renamed Jack Trice Stadium in 1997. It remains the only Division 1 stadium in the nation named in honor of a Black student athlete.

Jack Trice is third from the left in this photo from the 1925 Iowa State Bomb Yearbook.

08/19/2022

Welcome back ISU students!

Cyclone Welcome Weekend August 19-20, 2022 Friday, August 19, 2022 All Day Ames Chamber of Commerce Welcome Back Specials* Participating businesses will offer ISU students back-to-school deals from retail to restaurants to services. Check here for a list of participating partners! 6 p.m.- 9 p.m. Iow...

08/11/2022

Story County had been included in a Heat Advisory from Noon-9PM on Saturday. If you have outdoor events or plans, please take precautions as the heat index could we well over 100 degrees.

251 AM CDT Fri Aug 5 2022
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Heat index values of 103 to 108 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central and south central Iowa.

* WHEN...From noon to 9 PM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses to occur.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances.

Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.

08/11/2022

In response to concerns about large house parties, noise, excessive drinking, unsafe behavior, and illegal parking during the weekend before the start of Iowa State University classes, the Ames City Council recently approved changes to the City Code to address these issues.

These changes would apply only to the weekend of Friday, Aug 19 through Sunday, Aug. 21.

On Saturday, Aug. 20, vehicles that are illegally parked on streets from Lincoln Way south to Mortensen Road and from Beach Avenue west to State Avenue are subject to immediate towing. The immediate towing is necessary to ensure emergency vehicles have access to neighborhoods or residents.

“In past years, narrow residential streets have been lined with parking where it has been difficult to get a police vehicle through. It would be nearly impossible to get an ambulance or fire truck to an incident,” said Ames Police Chief Geoff Huff. “We want to get the word out now to minimize any towing. Motorists should read the signs carefully and not rely on how other vehicles are parking.”

From 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, through 4 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 21, the fine for being cited with a nuisance party is $650 for the first offense and $855 for the second offense.

Nuisance parties are social gatherings where there is public intoxication, unlawful consumption, possession, sale, furnishing, or dispensing of alcohol; outdoor urination/defecation; littering; destruction of property; unlawful pedestrian or vehicular traffic; obstruction of the flow of traffic; unlawful loud noise; fighting or other conduct that threatens people or property.

This year, the City of Ames and the University have partnered to create Cyclone Welcome Weekend from Friday, Aug. 19 through Sunday, Aug. 21.

The schedule of events provides safe and fun ways for our ISU students to discover Ames for the first time or return for another great year. Outdoor movies, games with prizes, entertainment options, and food is available on campus, and different activities are scheduled throughout the weekend in Downtown Ames and the Furman Aquatic Center. Many activities require ISU student identification to participate.

For a detailed schedule of student events, go to: https://www.studentaffairs.iastate.edu/welcomeweekend

07/14/2022

Great night for an office outing to the ballpark.

07/04/2022

...and the judge won't be in until Tuesday morning.

We wouldn't be doing our job, if we didn't mention this again...

Have a SAFE and happy 4th of July holiday!