Paul F. Tiedt of Readlyn will observe his 100th birthday on November 13, 2024.

It’s the moment of magic.

Waverly-Shell Rock High School is sending 15 students to the Iowa All-State Music Festival in Ames Nov. 21-23.

Homemade scarves and caps are again appearing around Waverly, as unofficial elves provide free winter gear for anyone who needs it.

In the end, there were no big surprises.

No uncashed war bonds, as had been hoped for. No dead animals, as had been feared.

The Bremer County courthouse time capsule from 1943 revealed a lot about county government at the time, a lot about news at the time, a lot about the 1936-37 courthouse construction.

With one week left until the Nov. 5 election, the Iowa Secretary of State’s office reported that more than 400,000 ballots have been received in the 2024 general election.

The 78th annual Christmas with Wartburg performance, “Hear the Angels Sing,” will showcase the talents of more than 300 student musicians at concerts Dec. 6-8 in West Des Moines and Waverly.

The North Dakota Landowners Association is asking the state Supreme Court to weigh in on questions over property rights and the underground storage of carbon dioxide.

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These are the contested federal, state and county races for the Nov. 5 election, with candidates listed in the order they appear on the ballot:

Wartburg College has received a $2.3 million gift to help grow a new endowed fund that will offset the cost of experiential learning opportunities for all Wartburg students.

James Streufert will be the featured artist at Wartburg College’s Bach’s Lunch organ series recital on Friday, Nov. 8.

Wartburg College’s Scott Muntefering and Lia Snead will present their research on two Iowa musicians and mentoring in music education as a part of a faculty lecture series commemorating 10 yea…

The Iowa Veterinary Medical Association (IVMA) is pleased to announce that Samatha Poppe originally of Waverly is the recipient of the 2024 IVMA Foundation Incoming Freshman Scholarship for $2,000.

Waverly’s hotel offerings have shrunk in the last week after the city’s only west-side hotel closed its doors.

Benny and Emily Ganske have a calling.

They are called to minister to the community, which they do as volunteers for Waverly Life Church and more recently in their own venture, Glorify Ministry on Main, a coffee house, meeting space and Christian bookstore at 89 E. Bremer Ave.

The couple spoke with Waverly Newspapers Oct. 18 in the cheery, light-filled space. Several of their seven children were playing in the store at the time.

Waverly Newspapers has old issues in bound volumes going back to at least 1971. We are taking advantage of this vast historical resource to take a trip down memory lane, recalling what was onc…

Voters who want to cast their ballots early at the courthouse are able to until Nov. 4, according to Bremer County Auditor Shelley Wolf.