ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (October 30, 2019) — World War II history buffs and supporters of the performing arts are in for a treat during author Rick Beyer's public performance at the Central DeWitt Performing Arts Center, November 9.

MUSCATINE, IOWA (October 30, 2019) — The STEAM fields are Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics. STEAM is designed to combine STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) with various education disciplines, aiming to teach students innovation, critical-thinking, and to use engineering and technology towards creative approaches to real-world problems.

DUBUQUE, IOWA (October 30, 2019) — University of Dubuque will present its seventh annual Christmas at Heritage Center at 7:30PM Friday, December 6, in John and Alice Butler Hall. Elisabeth von Trapp, granddaughter of the legendary Maria and Baron von Trapp, whose story inspired The Sound of Music, will headline this year’s celebration.

ANKENY, IOWA (October 30, 2019) — The newly-elected chair and others from the Iowa Biodiesel Board testified at the Environmental Protection Agency’s public hearing on the supplemental proposal for meeting the volume-requirements of the Renewable Fuel Standard. The IBB joined other industry leaders in asking EPA to account for the effect of past small-refinery exemptions and increase advanced biofuel and biomass-based diesel-volumes that drive growth in renewable-fuel production.