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Creative ways to celebrate earth day
Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to support environmental protection. The first Earth Day was held April 22, 1970 when Americans celebrated...
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CAPS teacher wins regional award
CAPs teacher and robotics coach Kenton Swartley won the 2021 Northeast Iowa STEM Teacher Award this year after being nominated by his students and community...
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Check out these nature spots in the Cedar Valley
Hartman Reserve Nature Center Hartman Reserve is a nature center located in the center of Cedar Falls and Waterloo. The Nature Center has over...
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How to tackle spring cleaning
Spring cleaning can be overwhelming, and since everyone has been stuck inside their homes due to quarantine, clutter has built up for most people. Cleaning...
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The best hiking spots in the Cedar Valley
Now that summer is coming, and we will no longer be in school, there’s going to be a lot more time to kill in a...
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Senior releases music through Soundcloud
Senior Daniel Mitchell expresses himself through music. From writing a song a day, to producing and releasing songs onto different streaming platforms, Mitchell does a...
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Isle Royal: the home to animals and national parks
Isle Royale is an island, located in middle of Lake Superior and is part of the State of Michigan. In 1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt established...
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Invasive species: the asian carp
Asian Carp are an invasive species that causes serious damage to native fish populations in lakes of rivers. Asian Carp lower water quality that they...
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Multiple animals migrate to Iowa
Monarch butterflies are move through Iowa on their migration journey to Mexico in the month of September, birds or butterflies aren’t the only ones...
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All about sandhill cranes
Have you ever heard of Kearney, Neb.? In late February through early April, the Platte River Valley is the most important stop over for the...
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Battle of the Books: Students kick off year of club reading for competition
Laughter echoes through the library as students flip through pages, quiz each other on plot twists and race to remember which character saved the day. Battle of the Books...
