Gas Prices Up
Gas prices in Iowa have gone up four cents in the last week, according to GasBuddy. The average price for a gallon of gas in the state now sits at $2.54. Prices in the Waverly area are around 15 cents more expensive than that. That $2.54 price is still 42 cents cheaper than a year […]
Pharmacy Hit with Multiple Violations
The Walgreens on Logan Avenue in Waterloo has been charged with multiple violations by the Iowa Board of Pharmacy, according to the Iowa Capital Dispatch. The store has been charged with Failure to Maintain Accountability For All Controlled Substances and Records, Failure to Ensure the Proper Inventory Counts for Schedule II Substances, and Failure to […]
Deputies Arrested Man Alleged to Have Stolen a Vehicle
Fayette County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a man who allegedly stole a vehicle in Monticello on Tuesday. Deputies were called to a home in the 3000 block of T Avenue near Oelwein at around 8:00 p.m. Tuesday on a report of a suspicious vehicle. When the deputy arrived on scene he found a Chevrolet Captiva. He […]
Teen Sisters Injured in Crash
A crash on the edge of New Hartford injured two teenage sisters Wednesday morning. A 15 year old girl from Parkersburg was attempting to get onto T55 from Highway 57 when her vehicle was struck by a semi traveling west on Highway 57. The 15 year old was taken to Allen Hospital in Waterloo for […]
Inflated Crash Risk by McDonald’s
We asked Waverly Police captain Cory Stephens if the area on 4th Street Southwest by McDonald’s is statistically more dangerous or simply more visible when crashes occur. Stephens says there is an average of at least one major crash per month there at that location.
Former Kmart Getting a Tenant
The former Kmart store on University Avenue in Waterloo will soon have a new tenant, according to the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. U-Haul says they plan to use 50,000 square feet of the 106,000 square foot building to house 680 storage lockers of varying sizes. There will also be 125 storage boxes in the parking […]
Woman Arrested for Selling Stolen Phone
A Waterloo woman has been arrested for allegedly selling a stolen phone to an automated kiosk, according to the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Police say a man had his iPhone 16 Pro Max stolen from the Isle Casino on December 27th. He was able to track his phone to a Dollar General store, which has […]
Inmate Escapes
Another inmate has escaped the Waterloo Residential Correctional Facility, according to KWWL. 54 year old Mark Kelly failed to return to the facility as required on Sunday. He was serving time for Robbery, Theft, and Possession of Methamphetamine. He was admitted to the residential facility on November 6th. He is described as a Black male […]
Principal Finalists
The two finalists to become the very first principal at the brand new Waterloo United High School have been named. Charletta Sudduth is currently the district’s associate director of human resources. She first joined the district in 2006 as a Parents as Teachers coordinator, then became an early childhood consultant and later a prekindergarten teacher. […]
Woman Sentenced for Buying Guns for Grandson
A Waterloo woman has been sentenced for buying her 14 year old grandson three firearms, according to KCRG. 64 year old Virginia Prescott pleaded guilty in July to Making a False Statement During the Purchase of a Firearm. She bought three guns between March and August of 2024 for her grandson. All three guns would […]