WASHINGTON DC (June 5, 2019) — Representative Dave Loebsack announced today that the Clinton Municipal Airport will receive a $160,200 grant from the US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant program. The funding will be used to reconstruct 250 feet of the existing taxiway pavement that has reached the end of its useful life.

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN (June 5, 2019) — The following students have been named to the Dean's List for the Spring 2019 semester at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin:

HOMETOWN; NAME, DEGREE, PLAN

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 5, 2019) — Beginning Tuesday, June 5, the coordination of flood volunteer and requests for assistance will be transitioning from Scott County EMA’s Volunteer Hotline to the following partners:

Volunteer Opportunities:

To volunteer, register with the following agencies:

“History shows that governments sometimes seek to regulate our lives finely, acutely, thoroughly, and exhaustively. In our own time and place, criminal laws have grown so exuberantly and come to cover so much previously innocent conduct that almost anyone can be arrested for something.

LENEXA, KANSAS (June 5, 2019) — Today, the city of Dubuque, Iowa, was selected by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to receive $800,000 in EPA Brownfields funding through the Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup (MAC) Grant program.

IOWA CITY, IOWA (June 5, 2019) — Trees Forever is proud to recognize 13 award-winners at the non-profit's Annual Celebration and Awards Dinner on June 13. These are outstanding volunteers, environmental stewards, partners, and advocates who exemplify the mission of the Trees Forever. Congratulations to the following award winners! Award Title; Name; Location President's Award; Margo Underwood; Clear Lake, Iowa Outstanding Volunteer Award; Patti Hoffman; Preston, Iowa

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 5, 2019) —  Governor Kim Reynolds announced that six additional elementary schools will receive $50,000 grants each to transform themselves into models of innovative computer-science instruction through a joint project of the Iowa Department of Education and the Governor’s STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics] Advisory Council.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (June 5, 2019) — The Rock Island Arsenal Chapter of the Association of the United States Army (RIA AUSA) will host a news conference featuring Hershel Woody Williams, Chief Warrant Officer, W-4, the last surviving United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient from WWII.

PEORIA, ILLINOIS (June 5, 2019) — The Quad Cities River Bandits could not bounce back from a slow start on Wednesday night at Dozer Park, dropping the second game of the series 6-1 to the Peoria Chiefs. The River Bandits have dropped three straight games and their lead in the Western Division has been reduced to 3.5 games.

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