Njeri DeLeon A family from Waterloo, Iowa, the DeLeons, experienced an unimaginable tragedy following a car accident in Kenya, Africa, that claimed the lives of all three of their children. Emmanuel, a student at Hoover Middle School, and his younger brother Kairo, who attended Royal Legacy Christian Academy, died on impact. Their oldest sibling, Njeri, a junior at West High, was in intensive care after the accident on January 4th but sadly passed away on Friday, January 16th

Mayor Hart/Photo via (Facebook) Mayor Quentin Hart's tenure as Waterloo, Iowa's first African American Mayor, has concluded after a decade of service to the community. Following a runoff election on December 2nd, he was succeeded by the new Mayor-elect Dave Boesen, a city councilman. Mayor Hart is a native of Waterloo and graduated from  East High School . He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Minnesota State University and a Master of Arts in Higher Education from t

Mike Allen/Photo/Facebook Michael Allen, a respected member of Waterloo, Iowa's community and a former administrator for its school district, passed away at the age of 74 on the last day of February after battling a health condition. Heartfelt tributes from former students, friends, family, and community members have highlighted his incredible legacy, as he is remembered as a significant pillar of the town. While graciously serving as a principal in the same district and comm