CLINTON, IOWA (July 1, 2019) — The Quad Cities River Bandits picked up two wins against the Clinton LumberKings at NelsonCorp Field on Monday night and won the road series as a result. The Bandits scored two runs in the eighth inning of a game resumed from Sunday evening to win 2-0 and then pounded out 14 hits in a 7-3 victory in the nightcap.

WICHITA, KANSAS (July 1, 2019) — More than 1,850 students completed degrees at Wichita State University in spring 2019.  Undergraduate students who have attained a grade point average of 3.9 out of a possible 4.0 received the summa cum laude award; those with an average of 3.55 received the magna cum laude award; and those with an average of 3.25 received the cum laude.

WICHITA, KANSAS (July 1, 2019) — Wichita State University has announced the names of more than 3,000 students who were on the WSU dean's honor roll for spring 2019. To be included on the dean's honor roll, a student must be enrolled full time (at least 12 credit hours) and earn at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. WSU enrolls more than 15,000 students and offers more than 50 undergraduate degree programs in more than 150 areas of study in six undergraduate colleges.

WASHINGTON DC (July 1, 2019) — Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley and Joni Ernst are pressing the Department of State for information about the process through which Boeing has provided American-made satellites to Chinese-connected companies, which may be used to advance Chinese military development and in the course of human rights abuses by China.

PALMYRA, VIRGINIA (July 1, 2019) — The Rutherford Institute is challenging a Virginia sign regulation that discriminates against political speech as it relates to campaign signs. In a letter to Fluvanna County officials, Rutherford Institute attorneys point out that the County’s regulations on the display of political signs, which limit

WASHINGTON DC (July 1, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Ron Wyden sent letters to 10 tax-exempt organizations, including pain-advocacy groups, professional associations, and medical associations, requesting information about their financial relationship with opioi

SCOTT COUNTY (July 1, 2019) — The Scott County Conservation Board has approved a special deer hunt for archery hunters only from October 10, 2019 through January 10, 2020 at Scott County Park. This hunt is only for residents of Iowa. Applications are now available and need to be returned no later than Wednesday, July 31, by 4:30PM. For additional information and an application form, please visit the Scott County Conservation website at: www.scottcountyiowa.com/conservation/.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (July 1, 2019) — The student(s) listed below graduated from Mount Mercy University in June 2019. A commencement ceremony was held May 19, 2019, at the US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, DEGREE, HONORS (if listed)

Morrison, IL Lakin Goodman, Bachelor of Business Administration

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (July 1, 2019) — The John Deere Pavilion is set to host its annual Learn and Play Day on Saturday, July 20, 9AM-5PM. This popular annual event welcomes kids of all ages to spend the day playing and learning about the work of John Deere customers. At this free event, children learn about life on a farm and work on a construction site.

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