FAYETTE, IOWA (March 17, 2023) Upper Iowa University (UIU) announced today that it has earned the 2023-2024 Military Friendly School designation.

Institutions earning the Military Friendly School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. More than 1,800 schools participated in the 2023-2024 survey with 665 earning special awards for going above the standard.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 17, 2023) — The following students graduated with a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic's Main Campus in Davenport, Iowa on February 24, 2023:

Brandon Ascher of Davenport, IA

Rebecca Axtman of Davenport, IA

Lucas Gindl of Davenport, IA

Cody McKillip of Reynolds, IL

Colton Wostenberg of Davenport, IA

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (March 17, 2023) — Owen Jones of Bettendorf, Iowa, made the Dean's List for the Fall 2022 semester at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have earned a 3.0 or higher academic average for the semester.

The Georgia Institute of Technology, or Georgia Tech, is one of the top public research universities in the US, developing leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 17, 2023) — The following students were accepted for enrollment for the spring 2023 trimester in the Doctor of Chiropractic degree program at Palmer College of Chiropractic's Main Campus in Davenport, Iowa.

Sarah Cox of Davenport, IA

Alonz Hollis of Davenport, IA

Kylie Howell of Blue Grass, IA

Tianna Salanoa of Davenport, IA

Justin Togisala of De Witt, IA

COAL VALLEY, ILLINOIS (March 16, 2023) — You're invited to join us for the Niabi Zoo Members Egg Hunt and Season Preview!

Become a member and RSVP by April 3 to attend.

April 8, 2023, 9AM-12PM

•           Exclusive members-only event before the zoo opens to the public!

•           Egg Hunt or scavenger hunt for ages two to twelve! Details below.

•           Free train and carousel rides

•           Photo ops with the Bunny

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 16, 2023) — Returning for a third consecutive season, the State Historical Society of Iowa’s book club kicks off this month with a new lineup of entertaining and thought-provoking books and authors.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (March 16, 2023) — SPECTRA Lives! The longest-running reading series in the Quad Cities, presented by the Midwest Writing Center, returns to Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave, Rock Island, on Friday, March 31, to celebrate the release of Emily Kingery’s début poetry chapbook Invasives, recently released by Finishing Line Press.

ANKENY, IOWA (March 16, 2023) — The Iowa Bicycle Coalition is proud to announce that Marley Blonsky, founder of All Bodies on Bikes, will be the keynote speaker at the 2023 Iowa Bicycle Summit. The summit will take place on April 6, 2023, at the Courtyard Marriott Conference Center in Ankeny, Iowa.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (March 16, 2023) — Dr Greg Rasmussen of the Painted Dog Research Trust, PDRT, in Zimbabwe will present a free lecture at noon Friday, March 17, at Augustana College’s Hanson Hall, Room 234.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (March 15, 2023) — WQPT, the locally owned and operated PBS station is getting ready to celebrate their 40th anniversary serving eastern Iowa and western Illinois. The station is holding a Gala on April 21 at Old Oaks Winery in Milan and tickets are available to attend by visiting wqpt.org/40. Special Guests include Whitney Reynolds of The Whitney Reynolds Show and Jim Mertens, host of The Cities.

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