Local Editor, Ames and Ankeny
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I grew up in Waterloo/Cedar Falls Iowa and studied journalism at Iowa State here in Ames.
I worked for daily newspapers as a reporter for the Fort Dodge Messenger and the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier before moving to South Carolina in 2006.
I was a staff writer for the Charleston Post & Courier in Charleston, SC until June 2011, when I took a job with Patch and returned to Iowa.
Click below to find the map that shows where and when sales are happening in Ankeny. Click on the dots to find out what is being offered.
Some Fourth of July events like the parade will take place Thursday in Ames. Fireworks are set for Friday.
Ames Fourth of July Parade Route is slightly different this year. Read the route and see the map.
Iowa has no shortage of weird news. Here is some of it from around our Iowa Patches.
Iowa has no shortage of weird news. Here is some of it from around our Iowa Patches.
Jim Mowrer, a 27-year-old Boone native and Iowa National Guardsman, said he will challenge Congressman Steve King, R-Kiron for his 4th-District seat.
Police will be looking for drunk drivers and more all Fourth of July weekend.
Ankeny Police Blotter June 11 to June 18.
A man who wanted to pay a cab fare in change was eventually charged with theft and public intoxication for wasting time while counting pennies, criminal complaints said.
Firetrucker would purchase the former fire station and part of another lot.
