• Home
  • News
    • Politics & Government
    • Business & Economy
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
  • Sports
    • High School Sports
    • Radio Iowa Poll
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support Page
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters

Radio Iowa

Iowa's Radio News Network

You are here: Home / Education / Waverly school again closed by stinky smell

Waverly school again closed by stinky smell

November 23, 2005 By admin

A foul smell is causing problems at a northeast Iowa school — again. It was Thanksgiving a year ago when a sickening odor began to linger inside West Cedar Elementary School in Waverly. The smell got so bad, Waverly-Shell Rock District officials closed the building for two months last spring and relocated classes to other nearby facilities. Last summer, school officials spent 170-thousand dollars on construction, cleaning, and consultants in an attempt to clean the air. The smell dissipated, so the district reopened West Cedar in August. Now, the smell has resurfaced. Three teachers and 10 students are blaming recurring headaches and strained vocal cords on the lingering odor. District officials still don’t know what’s causing it. They hired another consulting firm to conduct more tests, but the results likely won’t be known for another week. District officials say the test results will determine if they’ll have to relocate classes from the school again.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Education

Featured Stories

Bill would limit placement of solar arrays on farm ground

Marquette casino moving to land, leaving only 2 casino boats in Iowa

Reynolds signs her ‘school choice’ bill into law

Governor Reynolds touts 2024 Iowa Caucuses in Inaugural Address

University of Iowa grad presiding over U.S. House Speaker vote

TwitterFacebook
Tweets by RadioIowa

No coaching changes coming for Iowa football

Iowa State names new receivers coach

No. 2 Iowa visits No. 1 Penn State in wrestling dual Friday night

Iowa’s Clark brings increased exposure to women’s basketball

No. 18 Iowa State women visit TCU

More Sports

Archives

Copyright © 2023 ยท Learfield News & Ag, LLC