Roger Riley

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• AMES LIBRARY: Temporary Closure Begins

  Posted on: 3:26 pm, November 15, 2012, by Roger Riley, updated on: 04:16pm, November 15, 2012

  A year ago Ames voters approved an $18 million bond issue for the library renewal project. That means major renovations...
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• SEEKING SOLUTIONS: Ames Flooding Meetings

  Posted on: 2:51 pm, November 14, 2012, by Roger Riley

  The city of Ames is holding meetings to talk about options regarding flood mitigation. The city is developing near the...
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• SCHOOL WORK: Ames Students Break Ground

  Posted on: 4:55 pm, November 9, 2012, by Roger Riley

  Armed with plastic shovels and plenty of energy some Ames elementary school students dug into a huge dirt pile to...
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• HOMETOWN GIRL: Jean Seberg Film Fest In Marshalltown

  Posted on: 2:36 pm, November 7, 2012, by Roger Riley, updated on: 08:43am, November 8, 2012

  This weekend Marshalltown remembers movie icon Jean Seberg. The Orpheum Theater will hold a film fest, and a special display...
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• AIR GUITAR: Ames Inventor Gets Idea

  Posted on: 1:26 pm, October 29, 2012, by Roger Riley

  If you’ve ever wanted to play an air guitar or air drums along with your favorite music, you are not...
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• REPAIR TIME: Clock Tower Bell Silent For Now

  Posted on: 8:58 am, October 15, 2012, by Roger Riley, updated on: 09:00am, October 15, 2012

  In a season of lots of candidates and elections, one issue is taking center stage in Marshalltown.  Calls and emails...
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• HEALTHY CHOICE: Johnny Orr Leads Ankeny Walk

  Posted on: 4:43 pm, October 3, 2012, by Roger Riley

  Coach Johnny Orr is used to leading teams onto the basketball court, but on Wednesday the 85-year-old former Cyclone coach...
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• CYCLONE HOME: New ISU Sports Complex

  Posted on: 7:41 am, September 28, 2012, by Roger Riley, updated on: 08:32am, September 28, 2012

  The Iowa State softball team now has a new stadium/training facility located on campus. The new stadium is off Mortensen...
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• HOMETOWN BOY: Wall Lake Remembers Andy Williams

  Posted on: 1:13 pm, September 27, 2012, by Roger Riley

  The birthplace of Wall Lake native singer Andy Williams has a pristine new white coat of paint. A single helium...
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• AMES FIRE: Student Center Evacuated

  Posted on: 11:30 pm, September 25, 2012, by Roger Riley, updated on: 02:58am, September 26, 2012

  Flames were seen at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish Student Center near Iowa State University around 9:40 on Tuesday night. All...
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• AGING PETS: Health Changes To Watch For

  Posted on: 10:37 am, September 25, 2012, by Roger Riley

  Pets, like people, advance in years and that can mean changes in health. Dr. Bianca Zaffarano at ISU’s College of...
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• EARLY EVACUATION: Ames Apartment Fire

  Posted on: 7:24 am, September 23, 2012, by Roger Riley, updated on: 02:27pm, September 23, 2012

  Residents of an Ames apartment building were evacuated before 6 am Sunday. The University West Apartments on Coconino Road were...
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