LINCOLN, NEBRASKA (September 10, 2025) — Kaylynn Huot of Muscatine, Iowa, a fisheries and wildlife major in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, is among a record 739 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students selected to join the University Honors Program this fall. The cohort is 15% larger than the previous record class in 2019.

STORM LAKE, IOWA (September 10, 2025) — Alyssa Schindler, from Bettendorf, Iowa, was named to Buena Vista University's Summer 2025 Dean's List. The Dean's List recognizes students achieving a 3.5 grade-point average or higher for the term.

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DES MOINES, IOWA (September 10, 2025) — The National Federation of Independent Business 

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 10, 2025) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) has announced Friends of the Family and Iowa Legal Aid as winners of its second annual Innovation in Homelessness Pitch Competition. The event took place at the HousingIowa Conference in Cedar Rapids last week, awarding a total of nearly $200,000 to groundbreaking initiatives that otherwise may not have been possible.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 10, 2025) — In a time when many brands are focused on cutting costs, Happy Joe’s continues to invest in what matters most: lifting up others.

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (September 10, 2025) — As the new academic year begins, Knox College announces the addition of six new tenure-track faculty to its academic program. The new faculty span the arts and sciences, including art, chemistry, computer science, environmental studies, and psychology.

COAL VALLEY, ILLINOIS (September 9, 2025) — If seeing animals from across the globe while sipping cold beer sounds like a good time, then you need to buy your tickets to Pints for Preservation!

BONUS: The funds raised during the night will be used to support future improvements at the zoo.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (September 9, 2025) — Augustana College has been named one of 75 “New Dream Schools” in the nation in Dream School: Finding the College That’s Right for You, the book released today by New York Times bestselling author and higher-education journalist Jeffrey Selingo. The book is a follow-up to Selingo's 2020 bestseller Who Gets in and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions.

MOUNT CARROLL, ILLINOIS (September 8, 2025) — Timber Lake Playhouse, Illinois’ premier professional summer theatre, closes its 2025 mainstage season with The Bridges of Madison County, onstage September 12 through 21, 2025.

FAYETTE, IOWA (September 9, 2025) — Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce the names of its Spring 2025 graduates.

Jennifer Brooke of Davenport (IA)

Bianca Carrillo of Davenport (IA)

Denise Cary of Davenport (IA)

Jamie Erskine of Davenport (IA)

Cassie Handley of Eldridge (IA)

Leuticcia Sykes of Davenport (IA)

Nicholas Hartje of Davenport (IA)

Raena Hart of Davenport (IA)

Nicole Johnson of Moline (IL)

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