Awesome Things, Blood Drive, Country Music: Cedar Falls Thursday Roundup

Awesome Things:

The Salvation Army of Waterloo and Cedar Falls officially reported achieving 102 percent of their $677,000 goal, KCRG reported, making the Cedar Valley the only place in Eastern Iowa to meet it's goal. Big Patch congrats to the people of Cedar Falls and Waterloo for their generosity.

'Tis the Season:

The holidays aren't quite over. Continue to show the generous spirit of the season by participating in the Red Cross Cedar Valley Holiday Blood Drive Friday, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the .

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A Little Bit of Country:

KGAN reported Mix 96.5, which for years supplied a steady stream of adult contemporary music across Eastern Iowa, will now pipe country tunes over the airwaves. On Tuesday, Clear Channel Cedar Rapids announced the debut of 96.5 WMT-FM Kiss Country, Iowa’s New Country. Happy listening, Patch readers.