02 Oct 2025

Students Named to Dean's List at University of Maryland Global Campus

By Bob Ludwig

ADELPHI, MARYLAND (October 2, 2025) — More than 11,500 University of Maryland Global Campus students were named to the Dean's List for the summer 2025 term. To be eligible for the honor, a student must complete at least six credits during the term, earned a grade-point average of at least 3.5 for the term, and maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.5 at UMGC.

The following students from the area were named to the Dean's List:

Christopher Bliss of Park View (52748)

01 Oct 2025

Iowa Attorney General’s Office Concludes Officers Acted with Legal Justification in Pottawattamie County Shooting

By Jen Green

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 1, 2025) — In a report issued today, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office has concluded that the August 27, 2025, fatal shooting of Michael Patrick Broyles by officers from the Iowa State Patrol, Council Bluffs Police Department, and Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office was legally justified. 

01 Oct 2025

Gov Kim Reynolds Appoints Mark Campbell to Lead the Iowa Department of Administrative Services

By Mason Mauro

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 1, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced she has appointed Mark Campbell as director of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services effective October 6, 2025.

A Fort Dodge native, Campbell is a small-business-owner who has also served his community for more than a decade as a Webster County Supervisor from 2013 to 2024.

30 Sep 2025

Chicago Term Continues Its Growth and Success

By Scott Holland

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (September 30, 2025) — Only two years into its existence, Knox College's Chicago Term: Life, Work, and Culture in the Second City has become a successful short-term, summer immersion program. This July and August, twelve students spent three weeks in Chicago, engaging in internships, neighborhood tours, museum visits, and city-based experiences as part of a fully immersive course.

30 Sep 2025

Dave Williams MBA Named Director of Development and Planned Giving at Des Moines University

By Denise Lamphier

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (September 30, 2025) — Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences has promoted Dave Williams MBA to the role of director of development and planned giving.

30 Sep 2025

Bettendorf School District to Host Scholarship Night Featuring National Speaker Jeannie Burlowski

By Celeste Miller

BETTENDORF, IOWA (September 30, 2025) — Bettendorf School District will host a Scholarship Night on Monday, October 7, at Bettendorf High School, welcoming students in grades eight through twelve and their families from across the Quad Cities community.

30 Sep 2025

Happy Joe’s Expands Leadership Team with Four Key Executive Appointments

By Jay Brasher

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 30, 2025) — Happy Joe’s Pizza and Ice Cream is building momentum with the addition of four seasoned leaders to its executive team: Abby Rock as vice presi

30 Sep 2025

Wall Street Journal Ranks Drake University N° 1 Private School in Iowa for Third Consecutive Year

By Ashton Hockman

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 30, 2025) — Drake University was ranked the top private school in Iowa for the third year in a row by 

30 Sep 2025

Tapestry Farms Announces Harvest Moon Celebration: An Evening of Music, Poetry, and Community

By Ann McGlynn

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 23, 2025) — Tapestry Farms invites the community to gather under the autumn sky for its first-ever Harvest Moon Celebration, an evening of music, poetry, and traditional Arabic sweets in support of refugees rebuilding their lives in the Quad Cities.

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

29 Sep 2025

Monmouth College's Fall Choir Concert, First Maple Leaf Community Concert Series (MLCCS) Event Coming in Early October

By Barry McNamara

As part of a September day spent working with area high school students, Tim Pahel led the college's choral students in a selection. The Fall Choir Concert will be held October 4

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (September 29, 2025) — The Fall Choir Concert and the first Maple Leaf Community Concert Series event of the season are both on tap for early October at Monmouth College. Both concerts will be held in the Kasch Performance Hall of Dahl Chapel and Auditorium.

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