SEABROOK — The long-vacant Ames Department Store at Market Basket North plaza on Route 1 is slated for demolition Aug. 13, with site preparation already underway. According to John Matthews of ...

After 70 years in business, Jax Outdoor Gear in Ames is closing The popular sporting goods announced the “end of an era” in a May 13 Facebook post, revealing the store will close by the end of August.

Three Ames nonprofits — Friendship Ark, The Arc of Story County and Overflow Thrift Store — are partnering to purchase and renovate the JAX Outdoor Gear buildings on Lincoln Way after the store closes ...