DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 30, 2026) — Tapestry Farms invites the community to gather under the autumn sky for the second annual Harvest Moon Celebration, an evening of music and traditional Arabic sweets in support of refugees rebuilding their lives in the Quad Cities.

The event will take place on Thursday, October 8, 7PM, at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 121 W 12th Street, Davenport.

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (September 29, 2026) — Members of the Knox College Dining Services staff received a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work at the opening of the Obama Presidential Center this summer. After a dedication ceremony on June 18, the Presidential Center officially opened to the public the following day.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (September 29, 2026) — Rivermont Collegiate seniors Charles Archer, Lachlan Gleason, and Nghi Ho have been named Semifinalists in the 2027 National Merit® Scholarship Program. They are among more than 16,000 Semifinalists nationwide, chosen from more than 1.2 million juniors who took the 2025 PSAT/NMSQT®. Semifinalists make up less than one percent of US high school seniors.

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 29, 2026) — More than 240 members of Iowa’s credit union and business communities came together at the Iowa Credit Union Foundation’s (ICUF) annual Benefit Night Fundraiser during the Iowa Credit Union Convention, raising $109,000 to help strengthen financial well-being for Iowans.

The generosity from Benefit Night donors will directly support ICUF’s programs, grants, and initiatives to support Iowans working toward a stronger financial future.