Maria Kuiper
Reporter at The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
reporter for @wcfcourier covering Waterloo and Black Hawk County
Articles
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5 days ago |
wcfcourier.com | Maria Kuiper
CEDAR FALLS -- North Butler Road, between Beaver Valley Road and Westbrook Road, is temporarily closed due to flooding. Water is covering the road for 1.5 miles. Love Funny Wow Sad Angry
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1 week ago |
wcfcourier.com | Maria Kuiper
WATERLOO — Hundreds of people gathered in Sullivan Park Saturday to celebrate Juneteenth. This year marks three decades since the festivities were first held in city. Events continue Sunday. Attendees watched performers, ate local food and remembered the day some of the last enslaved African Americans learned of their freedom. Juneteenth commemorates the day when slaves in Texas heard about the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation – two years after it became law – on June 19, 1865.
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1 week ago |
wcfcourier.com | Maria Kuiper
WATERLOO — Cedar Valley Catholic Schools will eliminate early childhood programming for its youngest students. The Board of Education voted in May to discontinue the program for children from babies to 2-year-olds effective Aug. 15. The classes for 3- and 4-year-old children will remain. Sarah Smith, the school system's advancement director, said many factors led to the decision.
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1 week ago |
wcfcourier.com | Maria Kuiper
WATERLOO — A nationwide analysis of factors that negatively affect children gave Iowa a decent ranking in a recently released annual report, but the state is losing traction in academic successes. The Kids Count Data Book, compiled by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, looks at data across all 50 states from poverty to health to education. Common Good Iowa is the foundation’s state partner. In overall child well being, Iowa came in ninth place.
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1 week ago |
wcfcourier.com | Maria Kuiper
WATERLOO — The Cedar Bend Humane Society is running a plethora of deals after an alarming amount of animals have come into its shelter. An influx of surrendered animals and the results of kitten season has the shelter packed, all while its dog kennel area is getting remodeled. There are currently about 50 dogs up for adoption, with dozens more in a pre-adoption phase getting medical procedures.
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