City of Ames, IA

Street and utility improvements on 13th Street will expand from Ridgewood Avenue east to Harding Avenue on Tuesday, Aug. 21, as the project moves into its second phase. The City has contracted with Con-Struct, Inc. to complete these street improvements.

Recent testing from Iowa State University and the University Hygienic Lab indicate that mosquitoes from a trap at Emma McCarthy Lee Park, located along Ross Road, recently tested positive for the West Nile Virus (WNV).

The City of Ames Planning and Housing Department is facilitating community participation in the eighth annual international “Chalk the Walks” event planned for Tuesday, Aug. 21. Residents are encouraged to participate by spreading positive messages and images in chalk at several public locations.