DES MOINES, IOWA (November 8, 2024) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced Thursday, November 7, that the Attorney General’s office secured a first-degree murder conviction for Marique Ruth, an Altoona woman who killed her boyfriend.

Monmouth music professor Justin Swearinger leads one of his ensembles during this fall's Family Weekend concert

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (November 8, 2024) — Monmouth College's Chamber Choir will be the featured ensemble at a concert on campus that will also include smaller performance groups and selections on the Ardell Organ.

Free and open to the public, the concert will be held at 3PM, November 10, in the Kasch Performance Hall of Dahl Chapel and Auditorium.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 8, 2024) — Style Encore (Davenport Style LLC) will host a ribbon cutting to celebrate their grand opening on Thursday, November 14, 9:30AM. The store is located at 5252 Elmore Avenue, Suite F, Davenport, Iowa.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (November 8, 2024) Opera Quad Cities, in partnership with The Black Box Theatre present La Serva Padrona.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (November 7, 2024) The holiday season is upon us and Downtown Davenport Partnership, Rock Island Downtown Alliance, and Downtown Bettendorf Organization are excited to announce Deck the Downtowns, presented by TBK Bank, a series of jolly holiday promotions encouraging people to eat, drink, shop, and be merry downtown November 21, 2024–January 1, 2025.

HOLIDAY DISPLAY CHALLENGE

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (November 7, 2024) — The nomination deadline for the Best Development Awards, coordinated by 1000 Friends of Iowa, is November 15, 2024.

SUGAR GROVE, ILLINOIS (November 7, 2024) — As Veterans Day approaches and the holiday season nears, Illinois Joining Forces (IJF) is relaunching Operation Connect-A-Vet, a program designed to link veterans, their families, and essential services. With the veteran population in Illinois growing, so does the need for targeted support that addresses both immediate needs and long-term well-being.

MUSCATINE, IOWA (November 7, 2024) — Lutheran Living Senior Campus (Lutheran Living), a local Continuing Care Retirement Community, welcomes members of the public and local media personnel to attend Veterans Day Ceremony, to remember and honor our community’s veterans, Monday, November 11, starting at 10AM, at

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (November 7, 2024) — The Vibrant Arena’s annual Christmas tree is scheduled to arrive this Thursday, November 7, at approximately 10:45-11AM. The tree is being donated by Jim Gilman in Moline, and was planted by his family thirty years ago. Media is invited and encouraged to attend as the tree is raised.

Augustana College's 2024 cohort of the Brenda Barnes Leadership Academy

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (November 6, 2024) — Twenty-eight students joined the second cohort of the Brenda Barnes Leadership Academy. The BBLA is a program geared toward providing mentorship and leadership development for high-achieving, first-year female students.

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