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Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Maintenance Worker (wcfcourier.com) — Cedar Falls is hiring a full-time Maintenance Worker to handle refuse collection, recycling, streets, and water reclamation work, with FY27 pay starting around $27 per hour plus benefits. Applicants need at least 10th-grade education, a valid driver's license with ability to obtain a CDL, and must apply by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, September 25, either online or at City Hall.
2. Lone Tree Community School District business teacher named 2027 Iowa Teacher of the Year (iowa.gov) — A Lone Tree business teacher has been named Iowa's 2027 Teacher of the Year, but Cedar Falls is also in the spotlight: art teacher Ashley Cardamone from Cedar Falls Community School District earned Central Rivers Regional Teacher of the Year honors. The announcement underscores growing statewide emphasis on work-based learning and real-world classroom experiences.
3. UNI gets approval for Chuck and Barbara Grassley Center (kcrg.com) — A new Chuck and Barbara Grassley Center is coming to the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, focusing on civic education, public engagement, and leadership development. The center will also house Grassley's legislative archives, giving local students and residents a new way to explore Iowa's public service history and government.
4. IGHSAU volleyball rankings for 9/17/26 (1630kcjj.com) — Cedar Falls High School's volleyball team is ranked 10th in Iowa's latest Class 5A poll, keeping the Tigers in the thick of the statewide race. The new IGHSAU rankings also show how other Eastern Iowa programs stack up as teams push toward postseason seeding.
5. Iowa State seeks $2 million in funding for AI workforce initiative (iowastatedaily.com) — Meeting in Cedar Falls, the Iowa Board of Regents backed Iowa State University's request for $2 million to build an AI-ready workforce initiative, plus more general education funding. If approved by lawmakers, the plan could shape how local students are trained in AI, robotics, advanced manufacturing, and cybersecurity, potentially influencing future job opportunities for Cedar Falls graduates.
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