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EnglishHow to Find Local Sports, Obituaries, and Other Sections on The Ames Tribune
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The Ames Tribune (amestrib.com) organizes its content into clearly labeled sections — News, Sports, Entertainment, Opinion, and Obituaries — that you reach through the site's main navigation menu or by scrolling its homepage feed. The fastest route depends on what you want: browse a section for ongoing coverage, or use the site search for a specific person, team, or event. Some articles sit behind a subscription, so a headline you can see may still require a sign-in to read in full.
What sections the site carries
Based on the homepage, the main content categories are:
| Section | What you'll find there |
|---|---|
| News | Local Ames and Story County stories, state politics, and Iowa State University news |
| Sports | Iowa State athletics, high school sports (e.g., Colo-NESCO volleyball), and prep game coverage |
| Entertainment | Arts and culture, including local institutions like the Octagon Center for the Arts |
| Opinion | Columns and commentary from local and state writers |
| Obituaries | Death notices and memorial listings for the Ames area |
| Contests / Community | Reader contests such as "Community's Choice" and nomination drives |
The homepage also mixes in national and wire content — USA TODAY horoscopes, crossword clues, shopping guides, and 10BEST roundups — so not everything you scroll past is local.
Reaching a specific section
- Use the top navigation menu. Section names (News, Sports, Entertainment, Opinion, Obituaries) appear as menu items. Selecting one loads that section's front page with its latest stories.
- Scroll the homepage feed. The homepage groups stories under section headers, so you can scan down to the label you want and click a headline directly.
- Follow section links inside articles. Story pages typically repeat the section label, which takes you back to the full section listing.
Expected result: you land on a reverse-chronological list of stories for that section, newest first.
Finding a specific person, team, or event
When you know what you're looking for — a named obituary, a particular school's game coverage, a specific ISU player — browsing is slower than searching.
- Use the site's search field (usually near the top of the page) and enter the name, team, or keyword.
- Try the most specific term first: a full name for an obituary, a school name plus "volleyball" for prep sports, or a coach's name for team coverage.
- If results are thin, shorten the query — last name only, or team name without the sport.
This matters most for obituaries, where families and readers often arrive with one exact name in mind.
Subscription limits to expect
The site carries subscription signals, and some content is gated. In practice this means:
- Headlines, section fronts, and teaser text are generally visible without signing in.
- Full articles — particularly in-depth local news and some sports coverage — may require a subscription to read past the opening.
- If a story stops partway with a prompt, that's the paywall, not a loading error.
There is no indication in the available material that any section is free in full, so treat access as mixed rather than assuming everything is open.
Common snags
- Wire content mixed with local: A story in the homepage feed may come from a national partner rather than Ames staff. Check the byline and dateline if local sourcing matters to you.
- Contest and nomination pages: Promotions like "Community's Choice" or nomination drives link out to separate forms, so they behave differently from news sections.
- Older stories: Section fronts show recent items; for anything older, search is more reliable than scrolling.
If your goal is simply to keep up with Ames news, sports, and obituaries, bookmarking the section fronts you use most — Sports and Obituaries in particular — saves a step each visit.