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Todays News

Iowa Veterans Home will not be impacted by federal VA cuts

The Iowa Veterans Home (IVH) is not going to be impacted by proposed cuts to the federal Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) workforce. An internal VA memo was revealed at the beginning of March. The goal is to reduce the size of the workforce to less than 400,000 by cutting more than 80,000 ...

Iowa Poet Laureate Vince Gotera reads to IVH residents and staff

A U.S Army veteran who had his first poem published at age six was on hand Tuesday afternoon to read from his published works before residents and staff at the Iowa Veterans Home. Retired professor poet and writer Vince Gotera, 72, of Waterloo, was the guest. The event was held in the Leisure ...

Prosecution urges judge to find Cosgrove guilty of all charges

On Friday, the defense submitted a response to the written closing statement from the state in the Trequan Cosgrove bench trial for first-degree murder. The murder charge alleges Cosgrove killed Ezra Seymour, 23, on Aug. 31, 2024. During a party at his residence, which Cosgrove shared with ...

Council agrees to move forward with repairs to property at 21 W. Main St.

Although the discussion was interrupted for a legislative update from Sen. Kara Warme (R-Ames), the Marshalltown city council unanimously agreed to proceed with improvements to a dilapidated property at 21 W. Main St. during last Monday night’s regular meeting. Public Works Director ...