🌱 Patch AM: Why Hudson students ended up spending the school day in Cedar Falls

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Hudson students ended up spending the school day in Cedar Falls
• Want to see exactly where Cedar Falls spent your 2025 tax dollars?
• Which top college wrestling teams are converging on Cedar Falls this weekend?

Also on today's calendar: Time Travel Half-Marathon (and 5k/10k) - Cedar Falls and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the shovel say to the dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 38 and low of 28 degrees.
• Saturday: Snow, 1-2"; breezy, colder, temps: high: 31, low: 18. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 30 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• KXEL Morning News for Thu. Jan. 08, 2026 (kxel.com) — Students from Hudson Middle and High School were evacuated Wednesday after a gas line was hit near campus and were safely relocated to Prairie Lakes Church in Cedar Falls. All students were accounted for, fed lunch, and picked up early, while after-school activities and access to the parking lot were cancelled until the line was secured.
   

• Cedar Falls releases easy guide to 2025 city finances for residents (kwwl.com) — Cedar Falls has released a new, easy-to-read Popular Annual Financial Report to help you see exactly how the city is using your tax dollars in 2025. The guide condenses the 200-page comprehensive report into clear highlights on projects, revenues, debt, and key statistics, continuing a transparency effort that already earned state-level recognition last year.
   

• South Dakota State heads into NWCA National Duals atop first Division I Men's Wrestling Mid-Major Poll of the season (themat.com) — Cedar Falls will host top mid-major Division I wrestling programs this weekend as South Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Drexel, Central Michigan and others compete in the NWCA/USMC National Dual Meet Championships. The event brings high-level college wrestling and visiting fans into town, highlighting Cedar Falls as a key site on the national wrestling calendar.
   

📸 Around Cedar Falls

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cedar Falls

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★ Featured events ★

Friday January 9

• Madison Capitols at Waterloo Black Hawks
  Young Arena, 125 Commercial St, Waterloo
  6:35 pm

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Other local events

Friday January 9

• Remember to put the trash out for Friday garbage pickup!
  Cedar Falls Calendar Cedar Falls, IA 50613
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Family Storytime
  Cedar Falls Public Library , 524 Main Street , Cedar Falls
  10:30 am
• Teen Fiber Flicks
  Cedar Falls Public Library , 524 Main Street , Cedar Falls
  1:30 pm

Sunday January 11

• Time Travel Half-Marathon (and 5k/10k) - Cedar Falls
  Blain's Farm & Fleet - Cedar Falls, Iowa , 219 Brandilynn Blvd , Cedar Falls
  9:00 am
• Book Mending Workshop
  Cedar Falls Public Library , 524 Main Street , Cedar Falls
  2:00 pm

Monday January 12

• Junior Graphic Novel Book Club!
  Cedar Falls Public Library , 524 Main Street , Cedar Falls
  4:15 pm
• Banned Books Club Movie Viewing
  Cedar Falls Public Library , 524 Main Street , Cedar Falls
  5:45 pm

📣 Cedar Falls Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 9

• Music and Movement Storytime
  Cedar Falls Public Library , 524 Main Street , Cedar Falls
  10:30 am
• Teen Journaling Club
  Waterloo Public Library , 415 Commercial St , Waterloo
  3:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Family Storytime
  Cedar Falls Public Library , 524 Main Street , Cedar Falls
  10:30 am
• Teen Fiber Flicks
  Cedar Falls Public Library , 524 Main Street , Cedar Falls
  1:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Did anyone living at 3306 on another street get delivery for 3306 Midway Dr
  I’m missing drink mixes I need because off chemo. (Nextdoor Cedar Heights 2)
• Gas leak prompts school evacuations in Hudson, Iowa. Classes cancelled.
  12:51PM on Jan 7: Classes at Hudson Community School District middle and high schools have been cancelled following the gas leak that prompted… (Nextdoor )

• CVS Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Cedar Falls. Apply here.
• Ryder posted a job opening for Truck Driver CDL A Home Daily Casual in Cedar Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cedar Falls here.

🗞 Nearby News

Waterloo

• Waterloo creates new affordable housing opportunities in older neighborhoods (cbs2iowa.com)
• New event center, Lawn City, in downtown Cedar Falls holding open houses (wcfcourier.com)
• Area officers graduate from Iowa Law Enforcement Academy (wcfcourier.com)

Janesville

• Janesville boys hold Meskwaki to 11 first half points (communitynewspapergroup.com)

Ok Cedar Falls! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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