Maria Kuiper

Cedar Falls, Waterloo

Reporter at The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

reporter for @wcfcourier covering Waterloo and Black Hawk County

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Waterloo council to discuss increasing sewer rates at Monday meeting

6 days ago | wcfcourier.com | Maria Kuiper

WATERLOO — Residents with sewer bills could see their rates increase as the city continues to comply with an environmental consent decree. The City Council on Monday will discuss raising rates for residents who use the city’s sewer system along with those who use private wells. The council meets at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall. Minimum monthly charges could rise from $21.09 to $22.15 and quarterly charges could increase from $63.27 to $66.44.
Allen's Child Protection Center expanding after adding more services

1 week ago | wcfcourier.com | Maria Kuiper

WATERLOO — Although most of its patients visit only once, the demand for a clinic that helps victims of crime is expanding. The Allen Hospital Child Protection Center is undergoing a $1.5 million project to move to Allen College’s Alumni Hall. The program helps children and dependent adult crime victims across 27 counties in Northeast Iowa by being a “one stop shop” for services.
Black Hawk County sells $5 million in general obligation bonds

1 week ago | wcfcourier.com | Maria Kuiper

WATERLOO — The Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors approved the sale of $5 million in general obligation bonds Tuesday to fund facility upgrade projects. Piper Sandler & Co., of Minneapolis, submitted the lowest bid, with five other financial agencies answering the sale. The bond has an interest rate of 3.47%, with total interest accruing to $786,552. The bond is expected to be repaid by fiscal year 2035. The county now has an outstanding bond debt of $10.9 million.
County agrees to partially fund evidence storage facility

1 week ago | wcfcourier.com | Maria Kuiper

WATERLOO — Black Hawk County is committing $750,000 toward the construction of a new evidence intake facility owned by the Waterloo Police Department. The Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 on a 28E agreement to contribute that amount to work with the city, as well as paying an additional 25% of the building’s annual operating expenses. Supervisor Linda Laylin voted against it and Supervisor Justin Brandt abstained because he is a Waterloo police officer.
PHOTOS: 43rd Annual Fourth Street Cruise comes to downtown Waterloo

1 week ago | wcfcourier.com | Maria Kuiper

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Fourth Street Cruise sparks nostalgia for the 43rd year

1 week ago | wcfcourier.com | Maria Kuiper

WATERLOO — Car enthusiasts old and young converged on Fourth Street Saturday to watch hundreds of classic cars drive by. Participants in the 43rd Annual Fourth Street Cruise looped through downtown during the four-hour event. Oldies station Cruisin’ KCFI provided the soundtrack by blaring 50s and 60s tunes. “I’ve never seen so much cars in my life,” young Brett Kressin Jr. exclaimed to his family as he watched drivers stage their cars under the U.S. Highway 218 bridge.
Banners with faces of veterans line downtown Waterloo and Cedar Falls

2 weeks ago | wcfcourier.com | Maria Kuiper

WATERLOO — Faces of those who have served the country will line parts of downtown Waterloo and Cedar Falls until Veterans Day. Groups in both cities installed light pole banners highlighting area veterans Thursday, ahead of the Memorial Day holiday. The banners include those who were killed in action, have died after their military service or are still living.
43rd Annual Fourth Street Cruise rides through downtown Waterloo on Saturday

2 weeks ago | wcfcourier.com | Maria Kuiper

WATERLOO — Hundreds of classic cars will circle downtown Waterloo at the 43rd Annual Fourth Street Cruise on Saturday. From noon to 4 p.m., oldies radio station Cruisin’ KCFI will be the soundtrack for cars of different ages, models and styles. There is no admission to watch the cars drive through the streets. From 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, the Show & Shine car show will take place at the National Cattle Congress Fairgrounds, accompanied by live music from Richie Lee and the Fabulous 50s. The cost is $5.
East High holds 150th birthday party by celebrating legacy

2 weeks ago | wcfcourier.com | Maria Kuiper

WATERLOO – “Once a Trojan, always a Trojan.”Students and alumni quoted the motto as they celebrated East High School’s 150th birthday Friday. The event was set to be a block party, but sudden rain moved activities inside. The schools’ first classes convened in the 1874-75 school year. The original school burned down in 1915 and was rebuilt in 1919. Alumni provided yearbooks at the event for graduates of any age to look through.
City of Waterloo issues temporary moratorium on new tobacco permits

2 weeks ago | wcfcourier.com | Maria Kuiper

WATERLOO – The city will temporarily stop issuing new retail tobacco permits in order to study the effects of an increased number of tobacco and vape shops. The Waterloo City Council approved a moratorium on issuing permits to new businesses wishing to sell tobacco and nicotine products. The suspension, which ends Dec. 1, will not affect permit renewals for existing retailers.