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The Story County Compensation Board made its annual salary adjustment recommendations for the county s elected officials back in December, which included 21.4% raises for the county auditor, treasurer and recorder.
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Editor s note: This article has been updated to reflect Jasmine Martin s use of they/them pronouns.
A creek that cuts through three Iowa counties named after a slur used to refer to Indigenous women officially has a new name.
More than a year ago, the Story County Board of Supervisors and the Ames City Council unanimously agreed to recommend changing Squaw Creek, a 42-mile-long tributary of the South Skunk River, to Ioway Creek, but the U.S. Board on Geographic Names had the final say.
The change was officially approved on Thursday, according to the board s action list.
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Editor s note: This article has been updated due to an error. The Board of Supervisors will not meet Tuesday, Jan. 5. The next board meeting will be held Jan. 12
Story County supervisor Latifah Faisal officially started her term Monday with their first meeting of the year.
The board met at 10 a.m. virtually due to COVID-19, broadcasting from the Story County Administration Building. Future board meetings will continue to be held on Tuesdays at 10 a.m., the board approved Monday.
Faisal is filling the seat previously held by Lauris Olson who finished her term last week after earning 52% of the vote against Republican Steve O Rourke in November.