Valmeyer's Conor Greer (13) defends in the first round of the Columbia-Freeburg Holiday Tournament on Thursday, December 26, 2019 at Columbia High School in Columbia, Illinois. Ben Loewnau, Special to ...

COLUMBIA, Ill. — Waterloo boys basketball coach Dane Walter was looking for some scoring under the Christmas tree this year. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.

WATERLOO — Dale Hixson jokes that he was in the U.S. Army for three years and the Navy for three days.

Dale Hixson, a 92-year-old Waterloo veteran, was honored Tuesday for 70 years of continuous membership in the American Legion, a milestone recognized by national leadership.