National Night Out returns Tuesday

By Grayson Schmidt, Staff Writer, [email protected]

This year’s National Night Out will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at Bandshell Park and will feature giveaways, rides, games, free food, tours and more. As with each year, the Ames Police Foundation will hand out backpacks and school supplies for local children.

Read more via the Ames Tribune here.

Candidate for Fourth District stops in Ames

By Clara Janzen, Staff Writer for Ames Tribune

JD Scholten, who announced his candidacy for Iowa’s Fourth District congressional seat, made his first Ames campaign stop of the season at London Underground. He will run against incumbent Steve King.

“My dad is from Larchwood and my mom is from Lake Mills and they met in Mason City, and I was born in Ames and raised in Sioux City,” Scholten said. “If you look at a map, that’s basically the (Fourth District) quadrant.”

Read more via the Ames Tribune here.