Romney to Visit Cedar Falls First Thing Thursday

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney will be in Cedar Falls on Thursday morning, kicking off a day of campaigning in the Hawkeye state.

According to Romney's website, the candidate will stop at J's Homestyle Cooking, 1724 W. 31st St., at 7:45 a.m.

The stop is part of a bus tour across the state as Romney, who has largely been absent from Iowa, makes a final push for voters before the Jan. 3 caucus.

Other upcoming stops on the tour, according to the website, include tonight at 5:40 p.m. at Centro Incorporate in North Liberty, Thursday at 12:25 p.m. at Music Man Square in Mason City and later at 5:45 p.m. at Kinzler Construction in Ames.

Romney is not the only candidate hitting up the Cedar Valley  in the campaign's closing days. Rick Santorum was in Cedar Falls and Waterloo on , and Rick Perry will visit Doughy Joey's in Waterloo at noon Friday.