27 May 2025

Jessica Kenward of Coal Valley, Illinois, Named to the Graceland University Spring 2025 Honors List

By Shane Adams

LAMONI, IOWA (May 27, 2025) — The honor roll lists for Graceland University's 2025 spring term have been announced, and Jessica Kenward of Coal Valley (61240), Illinois, has been named to the Honors List.

Graceland University students with a GPA between 3.65 and 3.99 are named to the Honors List. Congratulations, Jessica! Graceland commends you on your academic success.

27 May 2025

Friendship Manor to Reveal Extensive Independent-Living Renovation, “The Terraces” at Open House Event

By Adam Hurlburt

Friendship Manor residents and Executive Chef Donnie McDuffy socializing in “Lounge ’42,” one of the new amenities at the Rock Island continuing care community’s renovated independent-living facility “The Terraces at Friendship Manor”

27 May 2025

YWCA Quad Cities Hosting First-Ever Preschool Prom

By Jenna Panicucci

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 27, 2025) — The YWCA Quad Cities Early Learning Academy is hosting a prom for its preschool graduates, Class of 2025.

The class of fifteen is invited to come with a grown-up and dance the afternoon away on Saturday, May 31, 2-4PM.

This special event will feature a red-carpet entrance, lively music, a picture station, and delicious snacks, creating a fun and memorable send-off before the students head into kindergarten this fall.

27 May 2025

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Announces Dean's List

By Chris Lindeke

WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN (May 27, 2025) — More than 3,500 students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater earned a spot on the Dean's List for the spring 2025 semester.

The following students were named to the UW-Whitewater Dean's List for the 2025 spring semester.

27 May 2025

River Action Seeking Volunteers for Ride the Island, Father’s Day, June 15, Arsenal Island

By Kathy Wine

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 27, 2025) — Volunteers are needed to greet riders at twelve landmarks on the Island. These interactive stops are:

27 May 2025

Kimball and Beecher Family Dentistry Ribbon-Cutting July 31

By Deanna Jensen-Valliere

BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 27, 2025) — Kimball and Beecher Family Dentistry will host a ribbon-cutting and open house on Thursday, July 31, 2025, 3:30PM. The open house is 3-5PM. They are located at 3520 Utica Ridge Rd, Bettendorf, Iowa.

27 May 2025

More Than $750,000 in Scholarships Awarded to Local Students

By Quad Cities Community Foundation

BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 27, 2025) — The Quad Cities Community Foundation has announced the recipients of $754,894 in scholarship awards. The awards are made possible by the generosity of donors to scholarship funds at the Community Foundation. Students, families, and donors were celebrated at a recent reception event.

27 May 2025

Des Moines University (DMU) Welcomes Tricia Berry as New Leader of Clinical Affairs

By Denise Lamphier

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (May 27, 2025) — Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences has appointed Tricia Berry PhD, as the new director of undergraduate clinical affairs.

26 May 2025

Timber Lake Playhouse Kicks Off Electrifying Summer with "Saturday Night Fever The Musical"

By Titus Jilderda

MOUNT CARROLL, ILLINOIS (May 25, 2025) — Timber Lake Playhouse, Illinois’ premier professional summer theatre, opens its highly anticipated season next week with the iconic hit musical, Saturday Night Fever, running May 30 through June 15, 2025.

24 May 2025

You Can Go Home Again: Monmouth Class of 2025's United Students Thrive in Their Own Backyard

By Barry McNamara

In front are, from left, Morgaine Olson (biology), Jordan Lantz (marketing) and Jennnifer Shimmin (physical education). In back are, from left, Jackson Bergren (business administration), Toby Turnquist (exercise science), Declan Flynn (business administration and marketing) and Drew Brown (business administration)

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