Waverly News

The Cedar Valley walking and biking trails offer the residents of the community and all who visit a safe area to bike, run and walk at their leisure.

CRYSTAL LAKE – Announcement has been made of the engagement of Allison Erdmann of Crystal Lake and Robbie McIntyre of Mediapolis, Iowa.

Cedar Falls mother of two Carmin Stickfort assists customer Brenda Brase of Waverly and her grandson, 6-month-old Remmington Jacque, on her second day as owner of Purses Galore in Waverly.

Samara Heinemann, a 10-month-old baby whose father Darin graduated from Waverly-Shell Rock High School, was just diagnosed with a malignant Rhabdoid Tumor - one of the most rare, aggressive and lethal malignancies in pediatric oncology.

Several local P.E.O. members recently attended the 117th annual convention of Iowa State Chapter P.E.O. Sisterhood, held May 30-31 in Des Moines.

Benjamin Quintin Thorson, 20, is charged with going with intent, a Class D felony.

Last month, the National Weather Service office in Des Moines released its assessment of the 2008 floods in Iowa.

Thanks to the generosity of Ellsworth High School alumni Dale Schumaker, Jacelyn Kopp received a $5,000 scholarship as the schoola s valedictorian.

A semi is blocking traffic on Highway 218 in Bremer County. The Bremer County Sheriff's Office says around 11:30 a.m. a semi-trailer overturned on Highway 218 northbound.

The small town of West Union is facing another blow just one month after losing it's largest employer.

A man serving a 50-year prison term for killing his mother has died after hanging himself in a cell window frame.

Wartburg is planning activities Nov. 9-13 that will include a charity run, a speech competition and a graffiti contest.

If it's Wednesday, it's not just deadline day at the Waverly Newspapers and the Cedar Falls Times.

Associated Press - May 9, 2009 2:44 PM ET WAVERLY, Iowa - Waverly Mayor Ike Ackerman has confirmed reports that manufacturing firm Terex Cranes will lay off more than 100 workers.

Darrel D. Colson, provost and dean at Centenary College of Louisiana, has been selected to become the 17th president of Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa.

The Rev. Larry Trachte, Wartburg College chaplain and professor, is retiring from his position as college pastor after 35 years of service.

CEDAR FALLS An extended stay motel in the North Cedar area is still trying to re-open after last year's flood.

A key lawmaker has ruled out any effort to overturn an Iowa Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage.

WAVERLY - In Waverly, the floods of 2008 caused major damage to school buildings.

Chuck and Tammy Stevenson of Elma, Iowa, announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsay Stevenson, to Andy Schaapveld.