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Decoration Day, now known as Memorial Day, has been celebrated all over the United States since the late 1860s. Following the Civil War, many towns and cities held small celebrations for fallen soldiers. Cemeteries would fill with people who were there to decorate a loved one’s grave with fl…
Minnesota State University, Mankato awarded 2,494 degrees to 2,247 students at the end of the spring 2023 semester.
Earlier this month, Waverly-Shell Rock High School Class of 2019 graduate Allyson (Davis) Gayer was selected to receive a Purple and Old Gold Award for her accomplishments within the Communication and Media Department at the University of Northern Iowa. The Purple and Old Gold Award is the h…
The Black Hawk and Tama Soil & Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will host a free event, Soil Health: A Journey to Profitability, at the Waterloo Center for the Arts on Friday, June 9. Attendance is encouraged for all interested…
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Central College hosted a weeklong Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry event to showcase the many projects by Central students during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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Day one of state wrestling saw 40 area athletes competing. In this video, Garrett Rinken of Nashua-Plainfield gets a pin, Denver’s Corbin Hill gets a takedown and W-SR’s Zander Wedemeier pushes his opponent off the mat
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From regional finals, to double headers, the area was ripe with activity these last few days.
During the Tiger Woods boom in the early 2000s, the number of golfers across America rose dramatically.
INDEPENDENCE - A whole season of games led to 80 minutes.
Cyclone boys soccer falls to No. 1 Rebels in regional final: Denver finishes season with 9-10 record
REINBECK - The Denver boys soccer team had the opportunity to do what no other team in school history has done on Wednesday night: Go to the state tournament.
WATERLOO - After last year’s doubles team finished fifth, the Waverly-Shell Rock doubles team of Benny Ramker and Luca Myers were looking to improve on that finish.
Gov. Kim Reynolds said Thursday she has no problem with the private schools that raised tuition after the enactment of her Educational Savings Account program, aimed at helping more families afford non-public education.
As Iowa’s Area Education Agencies prepare to navigate the rising costs and needs of special education on a reduced budget, they’re hoping to shift to a more sustainable funding model in future legislative sessions.
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Kids and pups are kindred spirits.
A life purpose is often hard to find.
Like everyone, you may have a lot of financial goals. But are they all of equal importance? Probably not. And do they share a similar timeline? Again, it’s unlikely. So, your first step may be to prioritize your goals — and then follow a process that can help you achieve them.
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As we age, our eyesight inevitably changes, and so we must focus on new ways to maintain it. Older people with diabetes need to take special care of their vision health, because they’re more prone to certain eye diseases.
On April 1, 2021, Sara Jennerman from Waverly had a life-changing surgery at Waverly Health Center (WHC). On her second anniversary of this special day, she reflects on her life and the decision she made to take back her health.
A lawsuit by three journalists who allege Gov. Kim Reynolds violated the state’s Open Records Law should continue in district court to determine whether her responses to their requests were timely, the Iowa Supreme Court decided Friday.
Like everyone, you may have a lot of financial goals. But are they all of equal importance? Probably not. And do they share a similar timeline? Again, it’s unlikely. So, your first step may be to prioritize your goals — and then follow a process that can help you achieve them.
For the last several months I’ve written a column I call the Teacher Feature. My goal was to recognize the teachers at every level, who retired from the Waverly-Shell Rock school district.
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