Daily editionTuesday, May 12th, 2026
Good morning, Cedar Falls.
The Good Day Cedar Falls Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 12th of May.
Community
Organizers announced the Furry 5K run to raise funds for Cedar Bend Humane Society and spark interest in pet adoptions.
The race will take place in Cedar Falls and aims to bring neighbors together to support local animal care.
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Culture
Cedar Falls High School senior Daniel Umemezie, 18, was named the 10th National Youth Poet Laureate.
In his new role, he will spend the next year supporting literary arts programs nationwide — connecting with writers from around the world as he prepares for college this fall.
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Education
Waterloo Community Schools is considering adding five minutes to each class starting Aug. 24 until May 21 weather permitting.
The board will discuss layoffs for two music teachers and a marketing instructor — a measure tied to budget cuts — at Monday night’s meeting at 5:00 p.m. in the Education Service Center.
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Sports
Today on KWAY Country the Class 2A #1 ranked Waverly-Shell Rock Go-Hawks host the Class 1A 8th ranked Beckman Catholic Blazers with a 5:15 p.m. pre-match and 5:30 p.m. kickoff—boys soccer at North Fayette-Valley starts at 4:30 p.m. and boys tennis at Marion at 4:00 p.m.
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Wartburg's softball team hosts Illinois Wesleyan at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday (NCAA Tournament) while its baseball team travels to Decatur to face Baldwin Wallace at 11:00 a.m. on Friday.
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Tonight, girls soccer will be on Y99.3 as third-ranked Denver Cyclones (10-0-1) face Dike-New Hartford Wolverines (2-7-3); a pre-match is set at 5:15 p.m. and kickoff at 5:30 p.m.
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Friday night on KWAY Country, the Waverly-Shell Rock boys rugby team won the Class 2A State Championship.
The 2-seeded Go-Hawks overcame a 21-14 deficit against Bondurant (1-seed), tying in the second half before Easton Jorgensen's walk-off try secured a 28-21 win.
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