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Cedar Falls
Thursday, March 12th, 2026
Good morning, Cedar Falls. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 12th of March.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ 101-year-old veteran Greene celebrated his birthday on Sunday and was honored by the American Legion two days later for over 60 years of membership—he shared his war stories with the Friendship Village group. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Black Hawk County residents on gravel roads can now request approved dust-suppressing material applications through the county's dust control program — the initiative aims to reduce road dust and improve travel safety. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
REAL ESTATE NEWS
- ➤ A Cedar Falls businessman bought College Square Mall and will rebrand it as The Mall at College Square to serve local needs. He plans to introduce pop-up stores, food truck areas, and extended walking hours while concrete plans for the empty spaces remain in development. Y99.3
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ UNI women’s basketball player Ryley Goebel was named to the All-MVC First Team and earned defensive player of the year honors today — while Jenna Twedt was named to the All-MVC Third and Newcomer Teams — as recognized by Cedar Valley Sports. Y99.3
- ➤ At Wednesday Boys State Basketball games, Kuemper defeated Union Community 70-54, Treynor overcame Grundy Center 57-48, Unity Christian edged Western Christian 70-64, and Regina beat Aplington-Parkersburg 76-54, while Ballard won 57-55 over Carroll and ADM won 72-70 in overtime over Storm Lake. Y99.3
- ➤ Iowa beat Maryland 75 to 64 on Wednesday in the Big Ten Tournament and will face Ohio State at 11:00 a.m. Thursday on the Big Ten Network. Y99.3
- ➤ Iowa State beat Arizona State 91-42 on Wednesday in the men’s Big 12 Tournament — the Cyclones will play Texas Tech today at 11:30 a.m. on ESPN in the quarterfinals. Y99.3
- ➤ The Iowa Girls Coaches Association announced its All-State Teams today, honoring area athletes including Cedar Falls' Karis Finley on the Class 5A third team. Other honorees include Dunkerton's Kylee Pexa (first team in Class 1A) and Clarksville's Paige Kampmann (second team). Y99.3
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