CEDARVILLE, OHIO (May 6, 2019) — Samuel Ellicott of Cordova, Illinois, graduated from Cedarville University with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering during the 123rd annual commencement held May 4, 2019.

Cedarville University, located between Dayton and Columbus, Ohio is an accredited, Christ-centered, Baptist institution with an enrollment of 4,193 undergraduate, graduate, and online students in more than 150 areas of study.

As of May 3, the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ministry of Health reported 1,510 cases of Ebola and 1,008 deaths to date in the country's current outbreak. Partial blame for the government's inability to contain the outbreak goes to armed attackers who believe that international health-workers are there to intentionally spread the disease, not treat it.

FORT WAYNE, INDIANA (May 5, 2019) — The Quad Cities River Bandits completed a 6-0 road trip to the Eastern Division with a 4-3 win over the Fort Wayne TinCaps in 11 innings on Sunday afternoon at Parkview Field. The Bandits remain alone in first place in the Western Division after sweeping consecutive series.

May 3 was World Press Freedom Day. The annual observance usually focuses on the World Press Freedom Index published each year by Reporters without Borders. Break out the champagne! The United States ranked 48th of 179 countries this year, falling three places from 2018.

FORT WAYNE, INDIANA — The Quad Cities River Bandits set new season-highs in runs and hits as they led from start to finish in a 10-3 victory over the Fort Wayne TinCaps on Saturday night at Parkview Field. The River Bandits have won five consecutive games and taken sole possession of first-place in the Midwest League’s Western Division.

IOWA CITY, IOWA (May 3, 2019) — On Tuesday, the Kamala Harris campaign returns to Council Bluffs as Harris’ Iowa Campaign Chair Deidre DeJear will speak at the Democratic Women’s Lunch Brunch. The group is a grassroots organization dedicated to electing progressive Democrats and building support ahead of 2020.

WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN (05/03/2019) — Vince Klim from Bettendorf, Iowa, who is majoring in Entrepreneurship, competed in the annual UW-Whitewater Warhawk Business Plan Competition held in Timmerman Auditorium on April 3.

Klim won fourth place with his business plan presentation for Student Athlete Tutors.

WASHINGTON DC (May 3, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa joined Sen Joni Ernst in urging the Army Corps of Engineers to immediately address communications shortcomings that were brought to light during and after the disastrous flood events in Southwest Iow

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 3, 2019) — Cindy Carlson, President of the Board of Directors of the Figge Art Museum, announced today that Tim Schiffer, Executive Director and CEO, has given notice of his intent to resign effective later this summer. “We are very grateful for Tim’s contributions to the Figge and the community as a whole,” Carlson said. “We will greatly miss the leadership, knowledge, and love for art that he brought to the Figge.”

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 3, 2019) — On Friday, Governor Kim Reynolds signed the following bills into law:

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