Your morning starts here.

Cedar Falls High School band practiced on Oct.

8 for the Iowa High School Music Association State Marching Band Festival — fine tuning their performance for the competition.

Today, Lafayette Street between East 5th and 6th streets is closed to through traffic for walkway repairs, as the city begins work on the sidewalk improvements.

The University of Northern Iowa held its Homecoming Parade in downtown Cedar Falls on Saturday, Oct.

10.

Wartburg Homecoming football on KWAY Country AM 1470 FM 96.3 airs today, with the 11th ranked Knights hosting the 1-3 Buena Vista Beavers; a countdown to kickoff is set for 12:30 before the game starts at 1:30.

On Oct. 2, 2026, UnityPoint Health-Waterloo employees gave high fives and kind words to students at Orchard Hill Elementary School (part of the weekly High Five Friday event) to boost school spirit.

A new Goodwill store opened today at 618 Brandilynn Blvd in Cedar Falls, drawing local interest for its wide range of donated goods.

Residents can visit the store to browse and shop quality items.

Waverly Health Center (WHC) earned the 2026 Level IV Trauma Center of the Year award from Iowa HHS while also receiving a 5 star overall hospital rating from CMS, confirming its commitment to quality emergency care and ongoing staff training in Waverly.

The honor highlights its strong local service.

Final volleyball rankings were released ahead of regional pairings.

Cedar Falls is 8th in 5A, Waverly-Shell Rock is 9th in 4A, Denver and Sumner-Fredricksburg are 8th and 11th in 2A, and in 1A, Wapsie Valley, Janesville, and Dunkerton are 3rd, 4th, and 7th (respectively).