Adult and 3 Teens Arrested
According to KWWL, an adult and three teenagers are facing charges related to a series of recent business and vehicle burglaries in Oelwein. Authorities arrested the four individuals after searching a home on Seventh Avenue Southwest. Police said the crime spree led to a search warrant, resulting in the arrests. During the search, illegal drugs […]
Grandstand Headliners Announced
The Butler County Fair has announced its grandstand headliner. The Castellows, a CMT Music Award nominated band, will play on Friday night June 26th. The other grandstand events are the Farmers Tractor Pull, East Central Iowa Tractor Pull, Rice Rodeo’s Bulls and Barrels, Barnyard Battles, the Night of Destruction, scrambles and Figure 8 racing. The […]
WHC 2025 Baby Stats
The Waverly Health Center has released its 2025 baby stats. 97 girls and 96 boys were born. 48 births by C-section including 1 set of twins. The busiest month was September with 25 births and the quietest was December with just 10 babies born. The smallest baby was 3lbs 15oz and the largest was 10lbs […]
New Year’s Eve Fireworks Allowed
Fireworks can legally be used in the city of Waverly and many other communities New Year’s Eve day and night. In Waverly fireworks may be discharged from noon until half an hour beyond midnight. No one under age 18 may use fireworks without adult supervision and they are not allowed to be discharged on city […]
Comic-Con Coming to Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls Tourism has announced that a brand new Comic-Con Show is coming to Cedar Falls on March 7th and 8th. The event will be at the Bien VenU Event Center. Special guests include Charles Wright a.k.a. The Godfather, a WWE Hall of Famer, Rodger Bumpass the voice of Squidward from SpongeBob SquarePants and Austin […]
Hands Free Law Gets Teeth on Thursday
The Waverly Police Department has 201 written warnings for violators of the “Hands Free” law. Beginning on Thursday officers across the state can begin issuing citations for those using their phones with their hands while driving.
I-35 Reopened
According to KWWL, Interstate 35 from Ames to the Minnesota border is now fully open, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation. The stretch from U.S. 30 (Exit 111) to U.S. 18 (Exit 194) reopened at 2:35 Monday afternoon. Travelers are advised to exercise extreme caution as some roads remain partially covered with snow and […]
Disposing of Trees & Lights in Waverly
The City of Waverly will be collecting live Christmas trees beginning today through January 9th. To take advantage of the free service you must remove all tinsel, decorations and plastic from the tree and set the tree by the curb. The trees will be collected on your trash day. Artificial trees can be disposed of […]
Man Arrested for Failure to Pay Child Support
A Waterloo man was taken into custody by a Fayette County Sheriff’s Deputy for failing to pay child support. On Thursday morning around 7:20 a call came into the sheriff’s office reporting a safety concern as two men in dark clothing were walking outside Maynard and attempting to wave down cars. When the deputy caught […]
Man Arrested for Abuse of His Child
A Waterloo man has been arrested for allegedly abusing his four year old child, according to the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. 33 year old Jacob Bottema is accused of hitting his son in the face on Friday. The following day police noticed bruising and swelling on the child’s face and around his eye. Bottema told […]