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Waterloo Convention & Visitors Bureau awards tourism grants

WATERLOO – Awards totaling $133,089 were announced Monday for 15 organizations whose events are held in Waterloo.

 

Community, neighbors celebrate All-In Grocers start

WATERLOO -- Developers, city leaders and community members Monday celebrated the ground breaking for a new grocery store and restaurant in the Walnut Neighborhood.

 

UPDATE: Two rescued after boat overturns on Cedar River in Waterloo (PHOTOS)

WATERLOO – Waterloo firefighters rescued two people after their boat capsized in the Cedar River Monday afternoon.

 

Waterloo MLK event to honor local rights heroes

WATERLOO — Local civil rights leaders will be honored at a special observance of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the Waterloo Center for the Arts.

 

Volunteers needed for Electronics Recycling event

WATERLOO — The Black Hawk County Solid Waste Management Commission and the city of Waterloo will co-sponsor the Spring Household Hazardous Materials & Electronics Recycling Drop-off Event on April 14 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

 

Summer music camps planned at UNI

CEDAR FALLS — The University of Northern Iowa Community Music School will present Camp Musicmania 2018 at the UNI School of Music in Russell Hall on the UNI campus from June 11-15.

 

Community Briefs

Wind concertset at Wartburg

 

YWCA announces 2018 Cedar Valley Women of Persimmon nominees

WATERLOO — This year marks the YWCA of Black Hawk County’s 12th year of honoring the women, businesses and organizations in the Cedar Valley who exemplify the YWCA mission and vision.

 

Initiative to help foster care kids

INDEPENDENCE — As part of a Community Partnership for Protecting Children initiative, Building Direction for Families will be helping area youth in foster care celebrate their graduation from high school and assist with their transition out of foster care.

 

Evansdale AMVETS post launches fund drive to spruce up building

EVANSDALE — This city’s AMVETS post is for veterans — and more.

 

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