Iowa WWII veteran known as 'The Drummer' shares gift of music this holiday season

Music is magic for the soul, whether it's listening to it, dancing to it or making it. A WWII veteran living at the Iowa Veterans Home lives for it.Vaughn Hauser is almost 99 years old and doesn't miss a beat. "I just like music," Hauser …

Officers to join Iowa State Patrol, District 7

Two new troopers will be joining District 7, which is the Fort Dodge office of the Iowa State Patrol. Trooper Bennett Eaton and Trooper Benjamin Gunderson both graduated from the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s 51st Basic Academy on Dec. 20 and have …

Iowa's literacy push: Students take home books for winter break

Iowa first graders will soon receive one million books as part of a $3.5 million initiative by the governor and Department of Education to support early literacy.Before students headed home for winter break, first-grade students at Waukee's Schuler …

Bird flu detected in 6 Iowa counties this month

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced the highly pathogenic avian influenza had been detected in commercial and backyard flocks in Sioux, Worth and Monona counties. The bird flu virus impacted another egg-laying flock in Sioux …

Families across eastern Iowa celebrate Christmas Day at the movies

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Folks across eastern Iowa celebrated Christmas, with some heading out to the movies, on Wednesday. Christmas Day is traditionally one of the most popular days to visit the movie theater across the nation. For a lot families, its become …

Iowa woman returns home after double-lung transplant

ASSESSMENTS IN KIDS. IN IOWA, WOMAN WHO RODE RAGBRAI BEFORE GETTING A DOUBLE LUNG TRANSPLANT IS BACK HOME TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THAT’S BARB HEENAN. SHE WALKED OUT OF THE HOSPITAL YESTERDAY JUST IN TIME TO MAKE IT HOME FOR CHRISTMAS. SHE HAS SCLERODERMA, …

MCS students make gifts for Iowa River Hospice patients

SUBMITTED PHOTO — Pamela Wells with Iowa River Hospice visits Marshalltown Christian School first-grade students to receive their individually painted and decorated Christmas door hanger cards for hospice patients. Isaac Needham, Si Hser and Leo Johnson …

Iowa headed South, facing potential rematch in latest ESPN women's bracketology

The Iowa Hawkeyes (10-2, 0-1 Big Ten) get a few days to enjoy their Christmas holiday before returning to action on Sunday, Dec. 29 with a date against Purdue (7-5, 0-1 Big Ten). In the season's opening months, Iowa has tracked down key victories over …

Two-Minute Drill: Miami vs. Iowa State in Pop-Tarts Bowl; Bucs need win

Pop-Tars Bowl, Saturday, Dec. 28, 3:30 p.m. The Miami Hurricanes and Iowa State Cyclones face off in the Pop-Tarts Bowl at Camping World Stadium in Orlando on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. The Hurricanes head into the game as 3.5 point favorites, due in large part …

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