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Nearly $1.4 million in grants have gone to local businesses including Blackhawk Engineering in Cedar Falls—helping them design training programs to fill critical skills gaps in advanced manufacturing.

The funding process remains open until all available funds are awarded.

Tuesday night, Waverly-Shell Rock volleyball Go-Hawks won two matches and lost one in a home quad match — beating Nevada and third-ranked Dike-New Hartford while falling to fifth-ranked Union, with Amalia Djoumessi leading with 41 kills.

Tuesday, Oct. 13 saw 9th ranked Waverly-Shell Rock play Nevada, then 3rd ranked Dike-New Hartford and 5th ranked Union as part of the Go-Hawk Volleyball Quad on KWAY Country AM 1470 FM 96.3; coverage began at 4:45.

Tuesday evening, the 3rd-ranked Wapsie Valley Warriors hosted the 2nd-ranked Grundy Center Spartans for high school volleyball on Y99.3 (pre-match at 7:15, serve at 7:30).

After the first day at the A-R-C Women’s Golf Championships, Dubuque led the field while former Go-Hawk and current Wartburg Knight Brenna Bodensteiner scored 79 — leaving her two shots behind the leader in Cedar Valley.

A Cedar Falls family shared their deeply personal story of baby loss to raise awareness ahead of the Wave of Light Remembrance Ceremony on Thursday (Oct.

15).

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.