🌱 Patch AM: See where a Cedar Falls UNI professor’s dreamlike art is featured now

Good day Cedar Falls! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• See where a Cedar Falls UNI professor's dreamlike art is featured now
• How did Cedar Falls runners stack up at Wartburg's big invite?

Also on today's calendar: Unit Meeting – Waterloo and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 47 degrees.
• Tuesday: Sunny, breezy and pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 52.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Beautiful and Haunting' Works by UNI Art Professor on Display at Monmouth College (977wmoi.com) — A longtime University of Northern Iowa art professor based in Cedar Falls is showcasing his new exhibition, "Was It Just a Dream?", at Monmouth College's Len G. Everett Gallery through Oct. 23. His abstract, emotionally themed paintings explore modern dating and human vulnerability, and he'll give a reception and gallery talk on the final day of the show.
   

• Mid-Prairie's Landstrum places 14th in Johnson Invite (thenews-ia.com) — Cedar Falls girls and boys cross country teams both placed near the top at the large Steve Johnson Invitational at Wartburg College in Waverly, with standout individual finishes in the top five. Mid-Prairie's runners also turned in strong performances, highlighted by Kendal Landstrum's 14th-place finish and several teammates in the top 100.
   

📸 Around Cedar Falls

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cedar Falls

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★ Featured events ★

Monday October 5
• City Council Meeting →
  City Hall, 220 Clay Street, Cedar Falls
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6
• Unit Meeting – Waterloo →
  Eagles (Cedar Falls), 2125 W Lone Tree Rd, Cedar Falls
  4:00 pm
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission Meeting →
  City Hall, 220 Clay Street, Cedar Falls
  5:15 pm
• Public Information Meeting: Union Road & W 27th St Reconstruction Phases →
  Cedar Falls IA
  5:30 pm
• Garbage Pick Up—Tuesday →
  Cedar Falls IA
  7:00 pm
• Sand/Lahn Debate Watch Party →
  Octopus, 2205 College Street, Cedar Falls
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Civil Service Commission Meeting →
  220 Clay Street, Cedar Falls
  8:00 am
• Cedar Falls Fire Prevention Week Open House →
  Public Safety Center, Cedar Falls
  4:00 pm
• Library Board of Trustees Meeting →
  Cedar Falls Public Library, Cedar Falls
  4:00 pm
• Garbage Pick Up—Wednesday →
  Cedar Falls IA
  7:00 pm
• Songwriter's Open Mic →
  Octopus, 2205 College Street, Cedar Falls
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• 2026 Cedar Falls Ghost Tour: THE HOUSE →
  316 West 3rd Street, Cedar Falls

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate at Walmart in Cedar Falls, Iowa in Cedar Falls. Apply here.
• Trinity Health PACE posted a job opening for Cook in Cedar Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cedar Falls here.

🗞 Nearby News

Waterloo

• 'Today we are his family': Unclaimed Army veteran's remains escorted to final resting place (kcrg.com)
• Radio News Weekly Sept 28-Oct 2, 2026 (blogspot.com)
• Sunday Gun Day Vol. IV Ep. XI — Ruger's Other Success, the Standard. (redstate.com)

Waverly

• UNI women crack top 30 at Dan Huston Invite in Waverly (kwwl.com)

Ok Cedar Falls! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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