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.
A train engineer accused of threatening to kill three men in Ames last week appeared to be seeking out homeless people, police say.
Principal's move leaves second opening in Ames school leadership
The forecast calls for sunny weather with less heat.
A 55-year-old train engineer has been accused of threatening to kill two homeless men as well as a third man.
Senate Republican Leader Jerry Behn, of neighboring Boone County suggested that all state employees and legislators pay 20 percent of their health care insurance premiums. Should they?
Ames Patch has been accepting nominations for businesses don't forget to nominate yours.
See inside these homes at Realestate.aol.com.
Ames Jaycees shot off the fireworks a day before Independence Day. How did the new time work for you? Tell us in the comments.
Music at the bandshell, Reiman Gardens Art Fair and more.
Mayor Ann Campbell declared this summer as the summer of smart irrigation.
Taste of Home's Top 10 Iconic American dishes just in time for the Fourth of July.
Ames Police blotter from June 29 to July 2.
Taste of Home's Top 10 Iconic American dishes just in time for the Fourth of July.
Taste of Home's Top 10 Iconic American dishes just in time for the Fourth of July.
Taste of Home's Top 10 Iconic American dishes just in time for the Fourth of July.
Ames Jaycees will set off Fourth of July fireworks east of Jack Trice Stadium tonight.
