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The trigger was pulled, but the safety was on: Student's error may have saved North Scott teacher
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Three of the four races were won by Black candidates, meaning along with current Ward 4 councilor Jerome Amos, the council is majority Black for the first time in history, as well as being lead by a Black mayor.
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For the past 23 years, Tim Moses has been the men’s track and field head coach at Waterloo East, where coaches often don’t stay as long as the students. He’s been a rare rock of stability in one of the state’s more challenging coaching environments.
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The Northern Iowa wrestling program has moved to a temporary off-campus training facility after their current home, the West Gym, was deemed unsafe. Head coach Doug Schwab says he won't fall victim to negativity.
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"UAW John Deere members struck at midnight October 14, after the company failed to present an agreement that met our members’ demands and needs."
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Cedar Falls head coach Chris Ortner is the Mississippi Division coach of the year in the Mississippi Valley Conference.
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UAW Local 838 members were officially on strike at midnight across Waterloo John Deere facilities on Thursday after contract negotiations failed to meet the 11:59 p.m. deadline on Wednesday.
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A longtime state legislator has endorsed the top-polling Democratic candidate for president.
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist's literacy program to be based at the Masonic Temple, initially serving Waterloo Schools' fourth- and fifth-graders with low test scores.
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Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is coming back to Iowa starting on Friday, visiting seven cities, including Waverly.
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Michael Jensen was found alive in a ditch at the intersection of San Marnan Drive and Hammond Avenue by this man, Larry Lehman with BDC Group.
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College Wrestling: UNI receives major gift toward new training facility
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Decorah's Dennis Olejniczak, at 1,365-535, ranks 2nd in wins among U.S. HS baseball coaches
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Fifteen local barbers and hairdressers provided services for braiding, dreadlocks, retwisting of dreadlocks, silk presses and general haircuts.
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Waterloo West's senior softball standout Jaclyn Spencer named MVC Athlete of the Year:
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Cedar Falls and Waterloo West had a pair of first-teamers each on the all-Mississippi Valley Conference teams released Monday while first-year Tigers head coach Chris Ortner was named Mississippi Division Coach of the Year.
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Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier sportswriter Jim Nelson is the 2018 recipient of the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association's annual Presidents Award.
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UNI’s outside hitting tandem is looking forward to an opportunity to put their talent on display in front of a large home crowd during Wednesday’s 7 p.m. McLeod Center debut against Iowa State.
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Wrestling
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Former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal surprised a smitten Georgia man when the gentle giant paid for his engagement ring at a jewelry store.
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Mayor Quentin Hart met Mayor Pete Buttigieg a year and a half ago, before Buttigieg's run for president, bonding over the similarities between their cities of Waterloo and South Bend, Indiana.
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An online petition is asking the IHSAA to review Waterloo West's controversial loss to North Scott in a 4A boys' substate final Tuesday.
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Wartburg College junior Emma Gerdes from Cedar Falls is the American Rivers Conference women’s basketball player of the year, the league announced Wednesday.
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John Deere Engine Works can now hang a sign out that says, "More than 2 Million Served."
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Life-long friends Lauren Conrey of Waterloo West and Emerson Green of Cedar Falls will face off in a Class 5A first-round girls' state basketball game Monday. On Saturday, the two will be sitting next to each other in the stands…
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Friday night in St. Paul, Minn., Wartburg will take a 26-3 record into its third Sweet 16 in four years. The 11th-ranked Knights face 13th-ranked Wisconsin-Oshkosh (26-3) at 5:30 p.m.
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During his time at Columbus Catholic, Northern Iowa defensive lineman Cannon Butler helped turn around the Sailors football program. Now, he is doing the same on the Panthers defense.
#EverLoyal
@UNIFootball
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Dike-New Hartford senior Gus Varney etched his name in the Wolverines' record books with memorable campaign.
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Jeremiah Johnson said he and his family are fired up to return to Cedar Valley as Johnson rejoins Northern Iowa for his second stint as defensive coordinator.
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In 30 years in education, I have never seen such a complex situation.
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"As service members, we were lied to. We were given false information to make the pitch for a war that had nothing to do with our country’s national security but really was waged for other reasons,” Gabbard said.
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High School Football: Saak looks past injuries to support Spartans | Tap on the picture to learn more 🔽
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Preps to watch for Sept. 18, 2019:
Lauren Kimball of Waterloo Swimming/Diving
Ray Seidel of Waterloo Columbus
Lauren Conrey of Waterloo West
Caden Billingsley of Janesville
Emerson Kracht of Grundy Center
Jacob Remmert of Cedar Falls
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Preps to Watch: Tristen Brase, Anaya Barney, Dalton Draeger, Hailey Wallis, Erin Riordan, Aleah Cook
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Northern Iowa basketball recruit Trey Campbell has been named the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's Male Athlete of the Year for 2021-22.
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Preps to watch for Sept. 11, 2019:
Jazlyn Westmoreland of Waverly-Shell Rock
Ben Sinnott of Waterloo Columbus
Belle Weber of Union
Alex Paxson of Cedar Falls
Zach Opheim of Grundy Center
Ashlynn Tank of New Hampton
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Senior Alex Feldmann defensive player of the year. Senior Alex Buser offensive linemen of the year.
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WAVERLY – The right-of-way rights had to be a staggering sum of money for the Wartburg College football team to raise.
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Girls' state basketball: Grundy Center advances to Class 2A semifinals
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Waterloo West junior right hander Carter Schulte recently received his first Division I offer from Niagara University.
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College Football: Wartburg College embracing spotlight of Division III semifinal appearance | Tap on the picture to learn more 🔽
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CEDAR FALLS — For the first time in four years, twins Baylee and Sydney Petersen will hit the court wearing the same colors.
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Preps to Watch:
Owen Goos of D-NH
Ashlynn Kuhn of Hudson
Emily Clapp of Cedar Falls
Belle Weber of Union
Parker Westhoff of Columbus
Kyah Luhring of Grundy Center
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Wartburg College clinches A-R-C championship in win over Central | Tap on the picture to learn more 🔽
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Pulitzer Prize-winning Waterloo native Nikole Hannah-Jones is author of two just-released books based on the New York Times Magazine's 1619 Project.
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Not many gave Grundy Center much of a chance to get out of the first round against fourth-seeded Iowa City Regina, and fewer gave them a chance Friday.
It's a good thing they believed.
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The Wartburg Knights put together a historic 2023 football season, breaking nine program records and tying one more.
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Metro boys' basketball players and coaches dominated the 2020 all-Mississippi Valley Conference all-conference teams.
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The sophomore captured the long jump, 200, 400 and ran the third leg on the winning 4x400 relay team at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.
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Prep soccer:
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Cedar Falls senior Dallas Bear has been named the 2023 Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Division Athlete of the Year.
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CEDAR FALLS — The last thing he remembers was being at UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital in Waterloo on Oct. 1.
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There were two dominant teams this fall in the Cedar Valley. Waverly-Shell Rock and Dike-New Hartford rolled to impressive seasons and made the short treks to the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls for the state semifinals.
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Review: 'American Ultra' is a delightful, quirky romp
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This week's the Courier honors Jake Peters, Amelia Klenk, Major Westhoff, Natalie See, Ellie Knock, Avery Hogan and Kyle Elliott.
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This week we honor Jalen Kirkpatrick of Grundy Center, Brooklyn Love of Hudson, Lyle Olsen of Hudson, Camille Landphair of Dike-New Hartford and Jameel Montgomery of Waterloo East.
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Is the Tesla Model X as bad as they say? Six popular complaints, put to the test
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Preps to watch:
Ali Gerbracht of AGWSR
Morgan Weber of Dike-New Hartford
Kaden Anderlik of Crestwood
Chase Courbat of Cedar Falls
Carlie Frost of Waterloo West
Caleb Koelling of Hudson
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College football: No. 3 Wartburg crushes Whitworth, advances to D-III quarterfinals | Tap on the picture to learn more 🔽
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Waterloo Columbus and Cedar Falls led the 2020 all-metro football team, selected by the four metro football coaches, with 14 and 13 selections, respectively.
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A two-time state champ at Aplington-Parkersburg, Cameron Luhring left tennis behind after his freshman year of college. One year later, he is a rising star in pro pickleball.
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WATERLOO -- Democratic presidential hopeful and Southbend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg is returning to Waterloo for Rally Sunday.
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Jacobs and his staff were named the Missouri Valley Conference Coaching Staff of the Year for the fourth time in his tenure and the Panthers won 30 games for the sixth time under Jacobs' leadership.
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The prognosis is better than it was a week ago, but Northern Iowa punter Cael Loecher is still not out of the woods.
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A Cedar Falls alum, Cook grew up a Panthers fan and played his high school games in the UNI-Dome, before being invited on as a walk-on by Farley. Four years later, Cook holds the holds the school record for successful field goals at 67 and the record fo...
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POSTVILLE – If there was an important wrestling event taking place – and Iowans were competing – you could count on him being there.
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Young, talented line looks to take major strides forward in 2020.
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Prep of the week: Jaclyn Spencer caps off own stellar career
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Saturday night around 11 p.m., I put the finishing touches on the Sunday Courier sports section for the last time. A bit of quick math tells me it’s around the 2,000th Sunday section I’ve been part of in some fashion…
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Preps to watch:
Isaiah Johnson and Lauren Conrey of Waterloo West
James Stimson of Sumner-Fredericksburg
Jacob Herrmann and Abbie Draper of Waverly-Shell Rock
Briana Baker-Bruce of Janesville
Jessica Carolan of Hudson
Brock Farley of Denver
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Former Dike-New Hartford star pitcher Reece Beuter announced his transfer to Iowa after a following a non-traditional path to Iowa City.
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Advice from her late grandfather Jerry propelled New Hampton senior Carlee Rochford to gold at the 2023 Iowa Girls' State Track and Field Championships, Thursday. Plus, more updates from session
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Worker looks back on 52 years working at Waterloo John Deere plant
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CEDAR FALLS — College student-athletes perform a balancing act on a daily basis, managing their responsibilities with academics and athletics.
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Kieler is the second Cedar Falls prep to win the Drake Relays high jump. Herbert Belz also won it ... in 1947.
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Waterloo Columbus senior Kate Shannon has been named North Iowa Cedar League East volleyball player of the year.
Shannon, a libero who has committed to Iowa State, is also one of nine players named to the NICL East all-conference first team.
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After a season that culminated with its second straight trip to the state tournament, league champion Waterloo Columbus placed five players on the North Iowa Cedar League East all-conference first team while Chris Olmstead was named Coach of the Year.
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Coonradt had a whopping .864 slugging percentage while helping the Tigers reach the Class 4A state tournament.
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A state tournament payback tour has lifted Cedar Falls into Class 5A's championship game
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The two business majors have been arrested after allegedly leading campus police on a drunken chase in a stolen golf cart Tuesday night.
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When Jaxon Hansen injured his spinal cord in a diving accident this summer, his mom Jess said, "People leaned in, without our asking" and gave his family hope for recovery.
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Northern Iowa quarterback signee Braylon Kammrad "super excited" to join Panthers for 2023 season.
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College Men’s Basketball: Cedar Falls native plays role in March’s biggest upset
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DIKE – Twins Payton and Jadyn Petersen entered Dike-New Hartford with lofty expectations.
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CEDAR FALLS – Dave Paulsen may have literally raised the roof off his home Saturday.
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Column: New AD needs to free up both of Farley's hands, invest in football program | Tap on the picture to learn more 🔽
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Wartburg College quarterback Matt Sacia is one of the four finalists for the 2018 Gagliardi Trophy given to the most outstanding football player in Division III.
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Zach Opheim rushed for four touchdowns and 188 yards and Dexter Whitehill caught two scoring passes from Logan Knaack as Grundy Center secured a winner-take-all district title over Belle Plaine.
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Preps to watch:
Caleb Kuiper of Grundy Center
Hannah Gates of Union
Colton Clark of Gladbrook-Reinbeck
Gabby Gergen of Janesville
Gabby Corday of Denver
Christian Kremer of Independence
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Northern Iowa punter Cael Loecher slated to return for Panthers spring game.
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A trio of impact leaders joined a pair of talented guards on the 2018-19 All-Metro girls’ basketball first team as voted on by the coaches of Columbus, Cedar Falls, East, Waterloo Christian and West.
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Preps to Watch: Dawson Ellingson of Hudson, Mackenzie Michael of Cedar Falls, Maddie Burr of Waterloo Columbus and Zoey Thune of Waterloo West
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Wartburg recorded 14 falls, seven major decisions and two technical falls, while having eight wrestlers earn all-American status.
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