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🌱 Patch AM: Where Cedar Falls locals can celebrate New Year’s Eve this year

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In today's newsletter:

  • Where Cedar Falls locals can celebrate New Year’s Eve this year
  • Why a nurse accused of impairment can still work in Cedar Falls
  • Which former Cedar Falls standouts shined at Iowa’s big indoor meets?

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 37 and low of 31 degrees.
  • Thursday: Becoming very windy; colder, temps: high: 40, low: 4. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Colder; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 28 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New Year's Eve & ‘Noon Year's Eve' Celebrations Across Eastern Iowa [LISTS] (wearedubuque.com) — If you’re planning to ring in 2026 close to home, Cedar Falls has a full slate of New Year’s Eve options, from big band swing at Jorgensen Plaza to concerts and bar parties on College Hill and downtown. The roundup also highlights kid-friendly “Noon Year’s” celebrations and dozens of other Eastern Iowa events if you’re up for a short drive.
   

• Nurse accused of being impaired on duty retains full licensing privileges (kcrg.com) — A state nursing board case involving a Mason City nurse includes an allegation that she appeared impaired during a travel-nursing assignment in Cedar Falls, though her license remains unrestricted. The board instead issued a warning and required her to enter a monitoring program, despite multiple alcohol-related driving arrests in Iowa and Missouri.
   

• Mile posts: Items on Mallory Lindaman, Millie Hill, Mike Jasa, Chase Knoche, Julia Gehl, Dylan Grandon, Courtney Sporrer (desmoinesregister.com subscription) — Cedar Falls track fans will spot several familiar names in this statewide roundup of standout college distance performances, including former Tigers now running for Northern Iowa. From record-setting 1,000-meter times in Iowa City to strong 600-meter finishes, the story highlights how Cedar Falls alumni are contributing to some of Iowa’s best early-season indoor results.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Please help me find my dog.
    Any information would be really helpful. Thank you! My yorkie ran off tonight. Please call me if you see him (Nextdoor College Square)
  • The Cedar Falls City Council will meet today (Monday, December 15) at 7:00 p.
    m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. Agendas can be found at bit.ly/CFCityCouncil. #CedarFalls #CFCityCouncil (Nextdoor )
  • The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc posted a job opening for CLINIQUE ULTA Beauty Advisor/Artist Freelancer-Cedar Falls, IA in Cedar Falls. Apply here.
  • Fleet Farm posted a job opening for Convenience Store Manager in Cedar Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cedar Falls here.

🗞 Nearby News

Waterloo

  • UnityPoint Health names Waterloo executive as new Chief Operating Officer (kcrg.com)
  • Mayor Quentin Hart's final council meeting: Waterloo's path forward (kwwl.com)
  • Hornbill Asian Market set to open Cedar Rapids store Dec. 20 (corridorbusiness.com)

Janesville

  • Clarksville Basketball will begin two game homestand by hosting Dunkerton Tuesday (radioonthego.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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