Daily editionSaturday, February 7th, 2026
Good morning, Cedar Falls.
The Good Day Cedar Falls Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 7th of February.
Community
The Courier won four first place awards and two third place awards in the Iowa Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest — marking strong performance among state newspapers.
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Business
John Deere will bring back 146 laid-off employees to work at its Waterloo facility in early March — a decision that aims to restore local operations.
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Education
Today, East and West high school basketball teams are sporting new jerseys with Youth Art Team-designed uniforms created by their peers.
The update highlights student creativity on campus.
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Sports
Thursday at Girls State Wrestling, four Waverly-Shell Rock girls advanced to the Class 2A state semifinals while four Denver wrestlers reached the Class 1A semis — Friday broadcasts on KWAY Country covered both matches and a girls basketball game between Denver and Waverly-Shell Rock.
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Friday night at 6:45 p.m., Y99.3 covered the Cyclone Center game where Class 2A 4th-ranked Denver hosted Class 4A 7th-ranked Waverly-Shell Rock, and last Thursday the girls won 62-15 — the boys lost 51-47.
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