CFHS Athletes Named All-State Football Players, New Unemployment Numbers and More: Cedar Falls Daily News Links

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Four local football players, three from Cedar Falls High and one from Waterloo East, were named Iowa All-State players - see the full lineup at 1650 The Fan. Congratulations guys!

Iowa Workforce Development released new jobs numbers - Iowa's unemployment rate dropped again in October. We're at 5.1 percent - compared to a national average of 7.9 percent.

Mediation talks between Hostess and it's second largest union failed, Reuters reported, which means the Waterloo factory won't be reopening.

In response to the Environmental Protection Agency declaring Iowa needs to clean up its rivers, Gov. Terry Branstad released a 197-page document calling for farmers and sewage plant operators to voluntarily start efforts to reduce polution. Read more at the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier.