🌱 Patch AM: Which Cedar Falls streets near UNI are closed as classes resume?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Cedar Falls streets near UNI are closed as classes resume?
• Are some Cedar Falls neighborhoods drinking higher-nitrate tap water?
• Cedar Falls police helped investigate this Waterloo machinegun case.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Dede P.!

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 54 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 64.
• Saturday: A t-storm; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New semester, new detours (northerniowan.com) — If you're driving or walking around UNI and Cedar Falls, expect major detours, especially near the Highway 20/Hudson Road interchange and streets bordering campus. The article details which exits, campus streets, and sidewalks are closed, plus how to reach key buildings like Panther Village, the Student Health Center, and parking lots as fall construction continues.
   

• New study finds elevated nitrate levels in Eastern Iowa tap water (cbs2iowa.com) — Cedar Falls tap water showed nitrate levels below federal limits but sometimes above newer health-risk thresholds in a recent multi-city study, with big differences between neighborhoods depending on which wells supply them. Researchers, led by a former Cedar Falls council member, say utilities meet current rules but urge more detailed public reporting and stronger action from local leaders to reduce long-term exposure risks.
   

• Waterloo Man Sentenced for Making Machineguns (crweworld.com) — A Waterloo man has been sentenced to just over a year in federal prison for converting firearms into illegal machineguns, in a case investigated by a task force that included the Cedar Falls Police Department. Agents found multiple converted weapons and a machinegun conversion device in his home, and prosecutors tied the case to a broader federal violent-crime initiative.
   

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  Cedar Falls Public Library 524 Main Street, Cedar Falls, IA 50613
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• Baby Playtime
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• Teen Throwback Theater
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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• Girls Cross Country: Charles City Invitational (Varsity)
  Hudson Comm School District Hudson, IA 50643
  5:00 pm
• Volleyball: (Junior Varsity)
  Hudson Comm School District Hudson, IA 50643
  5:00 pm
• Volleyball: Hudson Quad (Varsity)
  Hudson Comm School District Hudson, IA 50643
  5:00 pm
• Girls Cross Country: (Level 2)
  Hudson Comm School District Hudson, IA 50643
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dear Educators, Staff, and Volunteers,
  I would like to thank you for everything you do and for safeguarding our future. This school year may be more challenging than previous ones. With… (Nextdoor Cedar Heights 2)
• Recommendations on refrigerator repair?
  And no Direct Appliance, unfortunately they don't service won't they didn't sell. Thanks! (Nextdoor Cedar Heights North)

• Chuck E. Cheese posted a job opening for Game Room Attendant – Cast Member in Cedar Falls. Apply here.
• Care Initiatives posted a job opening for Housekeeping Aide in Cedar Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cedar Falls here.

🗞 Nearby News

Waterloo

• Free state nitrogen soil sampling for farmers expands to eastern Iowa (kcrg.com)
• Sex Offender Violated Registration Law (kwayradio.com)

Waverly

• Tuesday, August 25, 2026 (luthersem.edu)
• Going with the flow: Waters takes on sports beat (communitynewspapergroup.com)
• A 'secret garden' in Shell Rock: The Johnsons grow their dream into Pretty Petals Flower Farm (communitynewspapergroup.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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