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Students from Waterloo Career Center will hold a mattress fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov.

8 when the WCCx bay at 1348 Katoski Drive will be transformed into a professional full service mattress showroom.

Cedar Bend Humane Society is waiving adoption fees this week for dogs and cats that have waited 90 days or longer, a promotion funded by C&S Car Company and Subaru Loves Pets to help reduce shelter capacity; the shelter is open Wednesday through Sunday (noon to 6:00 p.m.).

TheatreUNI will open Language Archive Friday at the Bertha Martin black box in Strayer-Wood Theatre at the University of Northern Iowa (by Julia Cho).

Five area volleyball teams won Monday to reach regional finals; Sumner-Fredricksburg will play Aplington-Parkersburg in Cedar Falls today at 7:00 p.m. on KWAY AM 1470 FM 96.3, and Denver, Dunkerton, Janesville, and Wapsie Valley will play regional matches today at Center Point, Johnston, Independence, and Vinton.

The Grout Museum District held its annual Spooktacular on Saturday at the museum campus, drawing a large crowd for trick-or-treating + children's activities and other family-friendly Halloween programming.

The University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls was selected for a national initiative to boost civic dialogue on college campuses; the program will help students engage in meaningful discussions across campus.

On Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the State Qualifying Cross Country Meet at Independence Waverly-Shell Rock, Matthew Hommowun finished 14th to earn a spot in the state meet while the boys team placed 5th and the girls team finished 9th with Allison Kay finishing 48th.

Regional volleyball aired Wednesday night on KWAY Sports Network.

On Y99.3, Denver Cyclones (23 to 14) hosted Nashua-Plainfield Huskies, and on KWAY Country AM 1470 FM 96.3, Janesville Wildcats (27 to 12) hosted West Central Blue Devils (11 to 19) with pre-match at 6:45 and serve at 7:00.