DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 11, 2019) — The Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP) has announced the lineup for the 48th Annual Street Fest presented by Cobham in downtown Davenport on Friday, July 26, and Saturday, July 27, during Bix 7 weekend. Three blocks of 2nd street between Ripley St and Brady St will be dedicated to the Quad-Cities’ biggest homecoming party that features food, music, shopping, and fun for the whole family.

WASHINGTON DC (July 11, 2019) — Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, are expressing concern about the increased volume of methamphetamine being smuggled from Mexico into the United States. As the nation continues to grapple with an ongoing opioid epidemic, the Senators urged the Department of Homeland Security and Office of National Drug Control Policy not to ignore the surge in meth trafficking.

PALOS HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS (July 11, 2019) — In recognition of outstanding academic achievement, Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, Illinois, released the college's Dean's List for Spring 2019.   The dean’s list is Trinity Christian College’s highest academic honor. Traditional undergraduate students who attend Trinity full-time and earned a 3.5 grade point average earn this honor. HOMETOWN, STATE; ZIP CODE, NAME

DES MOINES, IA (July 11, 2019) — Six Iowa farm families will be recognized as recipients of the 2019 Way We Live Award at the Iowa State Fair. Entry-form nominations included a description of how living on a farm and choosing the farming occupation shaped the nominee's farm family life. These families are examples of farm values derived from hard work and love for farming.

BEAVER FALLS, PENNSYLVANIA (July 11, 2019) — Geneva College awarded diplomas to students who graduated during the 2018-2019 academic year at its May 2019 commencement ceremony. Sarah Todd from Columbus Junction, IA, received a BB in Accounting and Business from Geneva College.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 11, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds announced her appointments to Iowa’s Children’s Behavioral Health System Board. The board will facilitate the coordination of Iowa’s recently-created Children’s Mental Health system, ensuring children will have access to the mental-health services they need. 

WASHINGTON DC (July 11, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley today released the following statement regarding the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) withdrawal of its proposed “rebate rule.”

WASHINGTON DC (July 11, 2019) — The United States Department of Treasury today responded to a letter sent by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley

CLINTON, IOWA (July 11, 2019) — The Felix Adler Children’s Discovery Center, "Clinton, Iowa's Children's Museum," is having a super summer and offers many events and activities for your family including: Make your own parrot friend, and juggle with Miss Jean at WOW Wednesday; and get ready to meet the Clinton Fire Fighters at Funtime. Join us at Music on the Avenue on Thursday, July 18, 6-8PM. Come read with Ms Cotton every Saturday at 10 AM this summer for Storytime Saturdays.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (July 11, 2019) — The Kansas City Regional Office of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that administers the Medicare program, invites you to attend a 2½-day Medicare workshop.

If you are a caseworker, discharge planner, social worker, human resource, benefit specialist, or a trainer of these professions, or any advocate who needs to know about the A to Z’s of the Medicare program, then this workshop is for you.

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