DES MOINES, IOWA (May 31, 2019) — Elise Matson of Muscatine, Iowa, has been named to the President's List for the spring 2019 semester at Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines, Iowa. To qualify for this academic recognition, students must attain a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.75, in their most recent semester, for a minimum of six credit hours. 

HOUGHTON, MICHIGAN (May 31, 2019) — Michigan Technological University, in Houghton, Michigan, has released the Dean's List for the 2019 spring semester. Nearly 1,700 students were named to the Dean’s List this spring.   To be included, students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. A pound sign indicates a student who earned University Honors, finishing in the top 2 percent of their College or School. Asterisks indicate those earning straight-A averages of 4.0.  

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 31, 2019) — Kids are invited to the Library to test out their STEM skills and experiment with aerodynamics as they build and test paper rockets on Saturday, June 22nd at 10:00 am at Fairmount (3000 N Fairmount St). This event is FREE and open to the public. For more information, visit www.davenportlibrary.com or call the library at (563) 326-7832.

BURLINGTON, IOWA (May 31, 2019) — The Quad Cities River Bandits watched a big lead slip away late in the game, but used a big tenth inning to open a series against the Burlington Bees with a 13-10 win. The Bandits scored seven runs on six hits in the first extra frame to pull away.