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Thursday, September 4, 2025
Welcome to the 10th edition of Your Ames Voice!
Our dedicated volunteer staff truly appreciates your readership and your efforts to help us get the word out about the Voice.
In this edition, we're excited to share three key local stories with you. First up, we've got some reassuring news about Ames' water quality, confirming that our supply is safe despite broader concerns in central Iowa. Then there's excellent news for fans of La Casa Maya: the Ames City Council has approved a new liquor license for the restaurant. And in sports news, the Cyclones beat South Dakota this weekend.
We hope you enjoy this issue, and we thank you again for being a vital part of our community.
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Top Story
Chloride lime is added as a softening agent to treat minerals like calcium and magnesium that contribute to water hardness. | Photo by Kyle Werner
Ames residents don’t need to worry about their water as concerns arise in central Iowa
by Kyle Werner | Published September 3, 2025
As concerns of water quality in central Iowa rise, Ames residents do not need to worry about the safety of their great-tasting water supply.
High levels of nitrate were found in the water supply that comes from the Des Moines and Racoon rivers, leading to many central Iowa residents being part of a lawn-watering ban. Ames was not included in communities affected by the ban, but questions regarding water safety in the city have been raised.
“The drinking water in Ames meets and exceeds all of the state or the Safe Drinking Water Act requirements,” John Dunn, the water and pollution control director for the city of Ames, told the Voice. “So, based on the best knowledge that we’ve got about contaminants and health impacts, we’re far exceeding what that is.”
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City of Ames
 | La Casa Maya gets second chance with new liquor licenseby Bill Monroe | Staff ReporterAfter the management at La Casa Maya made necessary changes when its liquor license was not renewed in July, the City Council gave the restaurant a new liquor license on Aug. 26. |
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Sports
 | Konrardy, Becht set school records in Cyclone blowout over South Dakotaby Jared Larson | Staff Reporter“Eff it, let’s kick it,” Iowa State head football coach Matt Campbell told placekicker Kyle Konrardy prior to his school record 63-yard field goal with five seconds remaining in the first half of Saturday’s game. |
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