News
10/01/2025 - 1:35pm
Grundy Center High School Homecoming King and Queen candidates include, front row, Queen candidates Jocelyn Freed, Allison Koch, Karlee Lynch, Emerson Lynch and Riah Schrage. Back row: King candidates Pete Lebo, Judd Jirovsky, Emerson Vokes, Gabe...
Opinion
10/02/2025 - 6:46am
I hate to admit this, but I am not at all a fan of homecomings and their associated fanfare. Through the course of my career, I’ve covered 27 different school districts and have been to at least one homecoming activity at most of them. I’ve seen...
Sports
10/01/2025 - 1:29pm
WATERLOO – The Dike-New Hartford girls’ tennis team qualified for the first-ever Fall Girls’ State Tournament Saturday with a 5-0 victory over Fort Dodge St. Edmond.
The Wolverines (15-1) will play Spencer (13-0) in the first round of...
Obituaries
09/25/2025 - 9:17am
Raarda (Smith) Stilwell, age 82, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on September 19, 2025 in Cedar Rapids.
Raarda was born on Oct. 18, 1942, in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Erwin L. Smith and Lida Viola (Haehlen) Smith. Raarda grew up in Cedar Falls...