Singles

Northern University High School students Dorian Hundley, left, and Danielle Snowden, second from left,  react to an announcement made earlier by University of Northern Iowa President Ben Allen, that Malcom Price Lab/Northern University would be closing this July, at Northern University High School in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. (DAWN J. SAGERT /  Courier Staff Photographer)

NU's Eddie Diemer, left, knocks loose a rebound ball from Glabrook-Reinbeck's Brett Bengen, right, on Monday, Feb. 9, 2009, in Cedar Falls, Iowa. (Dawn J. Sagert / Courier Staff Photographer)

Devin Delp, 6, of Waterloo, crawls beneath a chair as he plays in the patterns of light and shadow, on the floor, streaming through a nearby window at his home on Wednesday, July 28, 2010.  Devin suffers from an extremely rare chromosomal disorder which has caused a variety of health problems since birth.  Devin, his mother, Kelly Delp, not shown, and an aunt will leave Friday for Long Beach, California, on a trip provided by the Make-A-Wish foundation. (DAWN J. SAGERT /  Courier Staff Photographer)

South Dakota's Eric Shufford Jr., front, gets tackled by William Penn's Isaac Samek, back, during the game in the Dakota Dome in Vermillion, S.D. on Saturday, Sept. 06, 2014. (Dawn J. Sagert, Sioux City Journal)

Gabby Borwig, left, gets pulled down by Kelsey Baxter, right, both of Evansdale during the Evansdale Mud Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2012 in Evansdale, Iowa. (DAWN J. SAGERT /  Courier Staff Photographer)

Northern Iowa's Marc Sonnen, front, struggles with Milwaukee's Ryan Allen, center, for control of the ball while Milwaukee's Tony Meier, back, looks on during the second half of the game at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. Northern Iowa would win 67-51. (DAWN J. SAGERT /  Courier Staff Photographer)

Aaron Baugher, left, holds his wife, Jeni Baugher, center, close as family friend, Ken Hockmuth, right, all of Ankeny, takes photographs as Aaron Baugher prepares to board his bus following  the send-off ceremony for the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry at the UNI-dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010. (DAWN J. SAGERT / Courier Staff Photographer)

Missing Cousins Package

Volunteer Earl Conerd, 77, of Quasqueton, kicks at a barrel to expose any possible content as he and others continue to search the sand pits and wooded areas of BMC Aggregates L.C. in rural Gilbertville. Conerd says he saw the story of the missing Iowa cousins Lyric Cook-Morrissey, 10, of Waterloo, and Elizabeth Collins, 8, of Evansdale, on the news the night before and knew that he needed to help with the search. The girls were last seen by their grandmother, Wylma Cook, of Waterloo, when the girls left the Collins home for a bike ride on the afternoon of Friday, July 13, 2012.  The girls' bikes were found later that day abandoned on a bike trail near Meyers Lake in Evansdale.

Marcus Norman, of the Evansdale Fire Department, right, points out sector gives instructions to a search group before sending them out to an agricultural field East of Raymond to continue the search for Lyric Cook, 10, of Waterloo, and Elizabeth Collins, 8, of Evansdale, on Sunday, July 15, 2012 in Evansdale, Iowa.

Curtis DeGroote, front left, hands out stacks of posters to Liz Chihak, of Waterloo, front center, and Brittni Gipper, front right, Michelle Kremer, back left, and Alexis Kremer, 10, back right, all of Fairbank, to post in their work places and neighborhoods in order to familiarize the public with Lyric and Elizabeth's faces in hopes that anyone with information would call the tip line.

Drew Collins, front, is comforted by his wife Heather Collins, center, during one of many prayer vigils held in honor of the Collins'  missing daughter Elizabeth Collins, 8, and her cousin  Lyric Cook-Morrissey, 10, of Waterloo, at Heartland Vineyard Church, the Collins' home church,  in Cedar Falls.

Capt. Rick Abben responds to questions about the lack of new information available during a press conference, in Evansdale, regarding the continuing search for missing cousins Lyric and Elizabeth. Within the first week, volunteers searched Evansdale and surrounding communities, Meyers Lake was partially drained, and the FBI brought in a diving team to search deep pockets in the lake. The girls were not found.

Curtis Bertch, front center, of Cedar Falls, releases his ballon as Tammy Brousseau, front right, of Waterloo, holds up a stuffed bear at a balloon releasing ceremony held to support the family of missing cousins Elizabeth Collins, 8, of Evansdale, and Lyric Cook-Morrissey, 10, of Waterloo, at Deerwood Park in Evansdale, marking one week since the girls' disappearance. Bertch is a cousin to the girls, and Brousseau is the girls' aunt.

Misty Cook, front, mother of  Lyric, prays aloud and encourages others to do the same during a candlelight vigil at Meyers Lake, marking one week since Lyric and her cousin Elizabeth's disappearance--which earlier in the day was officially reclassified as an abduction.

Brittnay Brousseau, front left, Haley Bertch, 14, front center, and Isabella Schlamann, 12, front right, comfort each other while  attending a candlelight vigil, for missing relatives Lyric and Elizabeth.

Grace Burg, 5, at left, of Waterloo, looks down at the flower she has chosen as a crowd gathers for a candlelight vigil held for missing cousins Elizabeth and Lyric at Meyers Lake, marking two weeks since the girls' abduction.

Drew Collins, of Evansdale, takes a moment after tossing his flower into the water during a candlelight vigil for his missing daughter Elizabeth and missing niece Lyric, at  Meyers Lake in Evansdale, marking two weeks since the girls' disappearance.

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The Storms of Life


Carol and Richard Smiley of Parkersburg, Iowa, began their journey on May 25, 2008, and continue to weather life's storms. This is the beginning of their story.


Occupy

Occupy from Dawn Sagert on Vimeo.
Occupy Cedar Valley follows activist Brandon Long as he struggle with becoming the leader of a leaderless movement. It was co-produced by Scott R. Mussell and Dawn J. Sagert.


Bertch Cabinets: Rough-Cut

Bertch Cabinets: Rough-Cut from Dawn Sagert on Vimeo.
A rough edit of interns Dawn Sagert and Scott Mussell's footage from the first of a multiple day shoot at Bertch Cabinets in Waterloo, Iowa with River Run Productions


Blue Ribbon Fudge

Blue Ribbon Fudge from Scott Mussell on Vimeo.
Promotional video for Blue Ribbon Fudge, co-produced with Scott Mussell and Chris Youde as a Christmas present for Scott's mother, Diane Mussell.