- Where’s Santa?by admin on December 1, 2021 at 10:35 pm
Saturday, Dec. 4: Santa and pancake meal, Riceville Community Center, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4: Santa and Light Display at Riceville City Park that night.
- Rediscovering Vernon Springsby admin on December 1, 2021 at 10:34 pm
VERNON SPRINGS – Shay Gooder of Bear Creek Archeology is working on his Masters Degree by researching Vernon Springs.
- Quilts of Valor named Org. of Yearby admin on December 1, 2021 at 10:32 pm
CRESCO – A local organization and two businesses were honored at the 2021 Cresco Area Chamber of Commerce and Cresco Industrial Development Corporation’s (CIDC) annual banquet on Friday, Nov.
- Cresco loses another strong businessmanby admin on December 1, 2021 at 10:30 pm
CRESCO – The area was saddened to hear Nicholas “Nick” Ruppert, age 73, passed away on Monday, Nov. 22 after a courageous battle against cancer.
- Holten re-elected H-W school board presidentby admin on December 1, 2021 at 10:24 pm
CRESCO – The two newly-elected members (Alison Holten — incumbent and Thomas Williams) of the Howard-Winneshiek Community School Board took the oath of office at the Monday, Nov.
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This news courtesy of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier:
- AARP names Cedar Falls one of the ‘Best Places to Live and Retire Now’ in the U.S.by ANDY MILONE andy.milone@wcfcourier.com on December 1, 2021 at 9:15 pm
The Cedar Valley city is described as “Midwest nice in a high-tech town” with a vibe of “old meets new.”
- Salvation Army adjusts services due to rising county COVID-19 rateson December 1, 2021 at 8:42 pm
WATERLOO — Due to the current COVID-19 positivity rate increase The Salvation Army of Waterloo/Cedar Falls is adjusting services effective immediately.
- Fire extinguished at Cedar Falls metals plantby JEFF REINITZ jeff.reinitz@wcfcourier.com on December 1, 2021 at 8:38 pm
Cedar Falls firefighters extinguished a blaze that broke out in a metal production plant.
- Salvation Army to serve drive-through Christmas mealon December 1, 2021 at 6:15 pm
WATERLOO – The Salvation Army of Waterloo/Cedar Falls will serve a free Christmas meal to community members between 11:30 a.m. and 1 on Dec. 22.
- $1M lottery finalist from Waterloo in New Year’s Eve Powerball drawingby AMIE RIVERS amie.rivers@wcfcourier.com on December 1, 2021 at 5:16 pm
It could be an especially rockin’ New Year’s Eve for one Waterloo man — and 21 of his lottery-pool friends.
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This news courtesy of the Des Moines Register:
- Sale of Meredith Corp. final as Gray Television, IAC/Interactive’s Dotdash take overby Des Moines Register on December 2, 2021 at 12:08 am
Gray assumes ownership of Meredith’s TV stations, while IAC/Interactive combines the magazine division with its Dotdash digital publishing arm.
- 10 Christmas light displays in central Iowa that will wow you this holiday seasonby Des Moines Register on December 2, 2021 at 12:01 am
From Jolly Holiday Lights to the Beaverdale neighborhood, these Christmas displays will please people looking to get into a festive mood.
- Des Moines backtracks on consideration of county-proposed ward map pitting city councilors against each otherby Des Moines Register on December 1, 2021 at 11:32 pm
The Des Moines City Council voted to move forward with one of three proposed maps at a meeting Tuesday night.
- Rekha Basu: Iowa legislators could do so much good instead of looking to imprison teachersby Des Moines Register on December 1, 2021 at 11:32 pm
Register columnist: Why not respond to complaining parents by pointing out how, despite their blunt language, these novels have value?
- Sen. Chuck Grassley wouldn’t support GOP-led government shutdown over COVID vaccine mandatesby Des Moines Register on December 1, 2021 at 10:56 pm
Chuck Grassley does not support shutting down the federal government in an effort to block enforcement of President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate.