The Waverly Police Department is investigating the theft of over 50 televisions and DVD players from Walmart. Detectives Tony Ahne and Jonathan Fortner along with Loss Prevention Officers from Walmart are investigating the thefts, in which an employee of Walmart has been stealing electronics and selling them to local residents. The suspect has admitted that he took the TV’s between January and August of this year, and is cooperating with Detectives in recovering the equipment. 35 televisions...

The Waverly Police Department has received several pieces of equipment from the military through the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMO) program. The program allows local law enforcement agencies to obtain surplus military equipment free of charge. The Police Department recently obtained a military “Humvee” vehicle for use during disasters. “We realized during the flooding last year that a vehicle capable of maneuvering in high water or other hazardous areas...

The fireworks event sponsored by the City of Waverly and Inland Container will be held Saturday, July 2 at the Waverly Central High School.  Music on the Square will be moved to the stadium for that night at 7pm, and the fireworks show will begin at 930 pm.  There will be no parking along Highway 70 on the school side of the road.  Handicapped parking will be behind the Vocational School near the north entrance to the stadium.  The Dept of Public Safety will have a command...

The repairs to the Police Building including the Municipal Court Room are complete.  The building was damaged by a tornado in May, and included roof damage and water damage.  The City Council has resumed their regular board meetings in the court room, and the next Municipal Court docket will be heard July 13. Costs of the repairs were covered through our property insurance.