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In today's newsletter:

• How Cedar Falls responders helped a visiting coach survive a cardiac crisis.
• How Cedar Falls paramedics helped save a visiting football coach's life.
• How Cedar Falls' soaking September is slowing Iowa's 2026 harvest.

Also on today's calendar: Clay Street Park Playground Renovation - Public Meeting and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 73 and low of 64 degrees.
• Wednesday: Periods of rain, some heavy, temps: high: 67, low: 63.
• Thursday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, with a high of 65 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• KXEL Morning News for Mon. Sep. 28, 2026 (kxel.com) — Cedar Falls residents are learning that Dowling Catholic freshman football coach Claude Wilkins is recovering after suffering a cardiac emergency en route to a game against Waterloo West, with local trainers and Cedar Falls paramedics providing lifesaving CPR and care. The broader newscast also covers a Waterloo teen's death investigation, talk of a possible legislative special session, and statewide mourning after a Lake Macbride tragedy.
   

• Perry Infant Death Case, Dowling Coach's Cardiac Emergency, Animal Rescue, and Iowa Attractions Lead News (westerniowatoday.com) — Cedar Falls paramedics helped save a visiting Dowling Catholic freshman football coach who suffered a cardiac emergency on the way to a game against Waterloo West, and he is now recovering after surgery. The same statewide roundup also covers a Perry homicide case, a massive central Iowa animal rescue, and a study highlighting Des Moines attractions.
   

• Wet September stalls Iowa harvest as corn and soybeans fall well behind last year (northiowatoday.com) — Recent heavy rains left Cedar Falls with just over an inch of weekend rainfall, contributing to one of Iowa's wettest Septembers on record and slowing the 2026 harvest. Corn and soybean harvests across the state are well behind last year, but crop conditions remain strong, and warmer, drier October weather could help fields around Cedar Falls and across Iowa dry out.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cedar Falls

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 29
• Garbage Pick Up—Tuesday →
  Cedar Falls
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 29
• Remember to put the trash out for Tuesday garbage pickup! →
  Cedar Falls Calendar Cedar Falls, IA 50613
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Clay Street Park Playground Renovation - Public Meeting →
  Clay Street Park, Cedar Falls
  5:00 pm
• Garbage Pick Up—Wednesday →
  Cedar Falls IA
  7:00 pm
• Remember to put the trash out for Wednesday garbage pickup! →
  Cedar Falls Calendar Cedar Falls, IA 50613
  7:00 pm
• Octopus Poetry Slam →
  Octopus, 2205 College Street, Cedar Falls
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Healing Hearts Support Group →
  6112 Chancellor Drive, Cedar Falls
• {In-Person; Cedar Falls, IA} Healing Hearts Support Group →
  St. Croix Hospice, 6112 Chancellor Drive, Cedar Falls
  2:00 pm
• Remember to put the trash out for Thursday garbage pickup! →
  Cedar Falls Calendar Cedar Falls, IA 50613
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• 20th Annual Pink Ribbon Run →
  Cedar Falls IA
• Bands of America (BOA) Iowa Regional →
  University of Northern Iowa UNI-Dome, 2501 Hudson Rd, Cedar Falls
  6:00 am
• Cedar Falls Farmers Market →
  Overman Park Area, 316 W. 3rd St, Cedar Falls
  8:30 am

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Waterloo

• Lost Island to Debut RMC's First Wild Moose Coaster in 2027 (amusementparkwarehouse.com)
• Trump's $15 Billion Iowa Steel Plan Could Expand Deere's Supply Options (agbull.com)
• Meet Lucas Hewitt, the independent candidate for State Representative District 61 (kcrg.com)

Waverly

• Hastings native named 2026 UNL homecoming royalty finalists (kgfw.com)
• Obituary: Rev. Thomas Bormann of Stuttgart (stuttgartdailyleader.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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