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EB students clean up for Earth Day
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (121+ words) East Buchanan students get ready to go clean up for Earth Day. East Buchanan students clean up trash for Earth Day. East Buchanan students pick up trash and sticks for Earth Day. The East Buchanan School District held a community…...
Prom at East Buchanan
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (57+ words) Ayden Carnicle and Brady Van Scoyoc dap each other up at prom parade. Lucy Flexenhaur, left, shows off with Piper Reck at prom parade. Abby Dawes and Anna Williams pose during prom parade. Tristan Cornell and Elsie Flexenhaur show off…...
Hawkeye Community College Commencement Ceremony set for May 8
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (202+ words) The Hawkeye Community College commencement ceremony is set for Friday, May 8, at 7 p. m. The ceremony will be held at the Mc Leod Center on the University of Northern Iowa campus, located at 2501 Hudson Road, Cedar Falls. The event recognizes fall 2025, spring…...
Wartburg students inducted into Beta Beta Beta honor society
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (119+ words) Community Newspaper Group WAVERLY'Twenty-two Wartburg College students were inducted into the Beta Beta Beta honor society on March 25. Area students inducted included Lindsay Taplin of Sumner, who was inducted as an associate member, and Scout Kohagen of Jesup, who was…...
Vaccine gaps fuel Bangladesh's deadly measles crisis
2+ week, 4+ day ago (534+ words) Children diagnosed with measles receive treatment inside a paediatric ward at the Bangladesh Shishu hospital in Dhaka Rocking her baby to soothe his searing pain and gasping breaths, 18-year-old Rubia Akhtar Brishti recounts how her son nearly died in Bangladesh's…...
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month: Bremer County Community Partners to host Family Fun Fair on April 25
3+ week, 16+ hour ago (290+ words) April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of strong families, safe environments, and supportive communities in helping children thrive. Bremer County Community Partners invites residents to join in recognizing this month…...
Kirkwood of Benton County Instructor Spotlight: Tina Herring, Composition I & II instructor at CPU
3+ week, 3+ day ago (184+ words) Tina Herring, Composition I & II instructor at CPU Which courses do you teach? I teach Composition I and Composition II at Center Point-Urbana High School. How long have you taught? I have taught Comp I and Comp II dual-credit courses…...
CLASS OF 2026 SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Woodson continues education at NICC
3+ week, 4+ day ago (152+ words) UNO!" is probably what Oelwein High School senior Emma Woodson is thinking counting down the months with May approaching fast, ending her final year at Oelwein Schools. The 2026 graduate said she will cherish spending time in the library playing the…...
Indonesia summons Google, Meta for 'not complying' with teen social media ban: minister
4+ week, 16+ hour ago (298+ words) Indonesia is one of the biggest social media users in the world Indonesia issued summons letters to Google and Meta over their failure to comply with a social media ban for under-16s that entered into force over the weekend, the…...
Indonesian kids brace themselves for social media ban
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (685+ words) You Tube, Tik Tok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bigo Live and Roblox -- deemed "high-risk" platforms by authorities in the Southeast Asian nation -- will start deactivating underage accounts in Indonesia Some teachers in Indonesia have said social media was a distraction…...