St. John Lutheran Church, Waverly will hold a Christmas Musicale on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 6:30 p.m. There will be readings of the Christmas story accompanied by music, as well as selections by the hand bell choir, vocal choir and the singing of many favorite Christmas hymns. Come celebrate this …
All are invited to get away from the hustle of the season and enjoy Scripture and song at St. Edward Parish’s Advent Lessons and Carols. The event is at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9, at St. Edward Church, 1423 Kimball Ave, Waterloo. The theme is “Rise Up to Glory.”
Spunky pups and curious kittens draw the attention of people eager to welcome new pets into their families. As pets begin to age, owners of senior animals may find that they struggle with their pets’ emergent needs in this stage of life.
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The Waverly-Shell Rock and Charles City wrestling teams competed in a girls wrestling dual on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018 in Go-Hawk Gymnasium, on the campus of Waverly-Shell Rock. The dual marked the first girls wrestling meet in both programs' history. Waverly-Shell Rock won, 45-30 in the 13-ma…
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The Waverly-Shell Rock wrestling team made it clear on Saturday, Dec. 8 that Waverly is indeed “Title Town,” as they claimed their own dual tournament title, after earning wins over Bettendorf, Burlington, Clear Creek Amana, Iowa City, City High and Kaukauna (Wisconsin).
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The Go-Hawk wrestling team brought out their pinning machine during their Northeast Iowa Conference dual against Charles City on Thursday, Dec. 6.
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GILBERTVILLE — It was advertised as a clash of the titans.
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The Waverly-Shell Rock Color Guard competed on Friday, Nov. 30 in Des Moines at the Iowa State Dance Team Association state competition. The team took home the second-place trophy in the Class II Color Guard Division. Waverly-Shell Rock’s team was also awarded with an Academic Award of Excel…
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Waverly police have charged a couple for forging as many as eight separate checks over a five-day period in October.
The holiday season is here, which means gift-giving is probably on your mind. In addition to making gifts to your family and friends, you also may be interested in contributing to charitable organizations. But before you donate financial assets, such as stocks, you will need to consider seve…
Construction of a 23,730 square foot addition to the north side of the existing Schumacher Elevator Company facility is underway, with completion scheduled for the first quarter of 2019. The first phase of the expansion project was a parking lot addition north of the building which provided…
You wouldn’t think Jon the Giant and a group of students from York Central Elementary School would have much in common. But they have an unlikely connection in ninja warrior training.
Electronic devices are a common part of today’s world, and each one of them — from cellular phones to tablets — require batteries to function.
As it gets chillier, you may notice the cooler weather has begun to wreak havoc on your skin, hair and nails. While cold temperatures can definitely play a role in this, it’s also possible that your diet has something to do with it.
As the wintry atmosphere has settled outside and the heat gets cranked up indoors, the dry air can wreak havoc on the body — particularly your eyes. Your sight is an especially important sense; it’s important during these cold months to keep up on the health of your vision. If you’ve noticed that your eyes seem redder than usual, you have blurred sight or watery eyes, or you have a hard time making tears, the culprit could be something a bit more serious than the dreary outdoors.
Instructor Amita Bhagat walks us through this traditional-style, physical and spiritual workout
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The holiday season is here, which means gift-giving is probably on your mind. In addition to making gifts to your family and friends, you also may be interested in contributing to charitable organizations. But before you donate financial assets, such as stocks, you will need to consider seve…
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Nearly four decades ago, Peter Peacock's anonymous sperm donation brought Gypsy Diamond to life. Now, an Australian law erasing sperm donors' anonymity has brought them together.
