26 Aug 2019

Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Joni Ernst Push Army Corps of Engineers to Begin Levee Reconstruction in Hamburg

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (August 26, 2019) — Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley and Joni Ernst sent a letter pressing the US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to follow through on its commitment to rebuild a levee near Hamburg, Iowa, following the floods that devastated the area earlier this year.

26 Aug 2019

Geneseo Chamber Of Commerce Announces 14th Annual Trains, Planes, and Automobiles

By Zack Sullivan

GENESEO, ILLINOIS (August 26, 2019) — The 14th Annual Trains, Planes, and Automobiles event will take place Thursday September 5th through Saturday September 7th in Geneseo, Illinois. This year’s event will feature a train engine on display, WWII Stearman Bi-Planes, a guided golf cart tour of the historic Hennepin Canal, and a car show featuring over 300 classic cars.

26 Aug 2019

Veto League Baseball All-Star Showcase

By Josh Paul

BETTENDORF, IOWA (August 26, 2019) — Over the last ten years, Veto League Baseball (or “The VLB”) has collected 7,353 pounds of food for the River Bend Foodbank during the sandlot baseball league’s annual night game. On Saturday, August 31, 2019, the most-organized pick-up baseball-league in the Quad City area will again reward its 22 most consistent regular-season players with a night game at Bettendorf’s Saldivar Field. And The VLB will again collect food for the River Bend Foodbank.

26 Aug 2019

Sen Joni Ernst to Take National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Challenge at Winterset Bakery

By Emily Helland

 

26 Aug 2019

One Night of Queen, Performed by Gary Mullen and The Works, Wednesday, March 18, 2020

By Stephani Nagle

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (August 26, 2019) — Back by popular demand, 97X presents One Night with Queen performed by Gary Mullen and The Works, onWednesday, March 18, 2020. Tickets go on sale this Friday, August 30, at 10AM.

26 Aug 2019

NextGen Iowa to Register New and Returning University of Northern Iowa Students to Vote As School Begins

By NGA Press Office

AMES, IOWA (August 26, 2019) — On August 28, NextGen Iowa will register new and returning UNI students to vote as they arrive to campus for the fall semester. From GOP inaction on gun violence and climate change to the racist and violent rhetoric coming out of the White House, young voters are poised to play an outsize role in the outcome of November 2020. NextGen Iowa is hard at work engaging young people across the state about what is at stake in 2020.

26 Aug 2019

Four Questions to Ask Before Fueling Your Outdoor Power Equipment This Fall

By Outdoor Power Equipment Institute

 

26 Aug 2019

Women of the World to Showcase Cultures in Performance at Heritage Center

By Stacey Ortman

DUBUQUE, IOWA (August 26, 2019) — University of Dubuque Heritage Center continues its seventh annual Live at Heritage Center Performing Arts Series with Women of the World at 7:30PM, Saturday, October 5, in John and Alice Butler Hall.

26 Aug 2019

Cougars Turn Tables on Bandits with 8-2 Win

By Jason Kempf

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 25, 2019) — The Kane County Cougars turned the tables on the Quad Cities River Bandits by rolling to an 8-2 win on Sunday evening at Modern Woodmen Park. The River Bandits won the opening game of the series on Saturday by the same score.

26 Aug 2019

Activists Discuss Climate-Change and Immigration

By Katy Siddall

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 24, 2019) — The National Wildlife Federation and Iowa affiliate hosted a forum to discuss climate-change and immigration and the need to address these topics together. Speakers included Karin Stein of Ecomadres and Moms Clean Air Force, Michelle Bruggenthies of the Boundary Waters Action Fund, Somali refugee and Sanders Campaign staffer Abshir Omar, and State Senator Claire Celsi.  

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