UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                                OCTOBER 14, 2005
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                Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)


                            AMES NATIONAL CORPORATION
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


           IOWA                           0-32637                42-1039071
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of    (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)                               Identification No.)


                                405 FIFTH STREET
                                AMES, IOWA 50010
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                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)


       Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (515) 232-6251


                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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              (Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year,
                         if Changed Since Last Report)







Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

           The following exhibit is filed as part of this Report:

             Exhibit No.                               Description
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                 99.1                      News Release dated October 14, 2005


Item 9.    Regulation FD Disclosure

           On October 14, 2005, Ames National  Corporation issued a News Release
           announcing  financial  results  for the three and nine  months  ended
           September  30, 2005. A copy of the New Release is attached  hereto as
           Exhibit 99.1.





                                   SIGNATURES



Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  Report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                              AMES NATIONAL CORPORATION


Date:  October 14, 2005                       By:  /s/ Daniel L. Krieger
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                                                   Daniel L. Krieger, President
                                                   (Principal Executive Officer)






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                                             Description
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   99.1                                      News Release dated October 14, 2005