MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 23, 2019) — The following area students were inducted into Monmouth College's Alpha Lambda Delta honor society, a national honorary scholastic-fraternity for freshmen who earn a 3.5 GPA during the first semester or maintain a 3.5 average over the first academic year.

Karlie Drish of Milan

Hannah Jones of Davenport

Katelynn Mickle of Bettendorf

Elexus Mowery of Moline

Savanah Strunk of Buffalo

WASHINGTON DC (April 23, 2019) — Representative Dave Loebsack announced today that online-voting to select the 2019 People’s Choice Award winner to represent Iowa’s Second Congressional District in the Congressional Art Contest has now begun. The artwork that receives the most votes will be named this year’s winner and displayed in the tunnel leading to the US Capitol for one year.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (April 23, 2019) — A reception in recognition of the 25 student entries in the Holocaust Visual Arts Contest, on Saturday, April 27, 2-4PM, at Rutabaga Art Studio, 108 North State Street (across from the theater), in Geneseo, Illinois, 61254 [phone (309) 944 4994].

The gallery will be on display during opening-hours this week (Tuesday-Saturday, 10AM-4PM) and Tuesday next week, to see the amazing works of local students.

 

CANTON, MISSOURI (April 23, 2019) — Madison Cowell, a political-science major from Havana, Illinois, recently was elected president of the Student Government Association at Culver-Stockton College for the 2019-20 academic year.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 23, 2019) — Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Troy Price released the following statement in reaction to Representative Andy McKean’s decision to join the House Democratic Caucus after serving for 35 years as a member of the Republican Party:

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 23, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg have released an updated public schedule for the following events during the week of Monday, April 22–Sunday, April 28, 2019.

These events are open to credentialed members of the media:

 

Tuesday, April 23

Lt Gov. Gregg presents Scholarships for the Arts

Lt Gov’s Formal Office

Iowa State Capitol

Des Moines, IA

3:30PM

 

PEORIA, ILLINOIS (April 23, 2019) — Austin Hansen and RJ Freure combined on the second shutout of the season, allowing just one hit in the process, as the Quad Cities River Bandits evened their three-game series against the Peoria Chiefs with an 8-0 win on Tuesday afternoon. The River Bandits offense also collected a season-high 13 hits in the contest.

DES MOINES - On Tuesday, Governor Kim Reynolds signed the following 10 bills into law:

MOUNT PLEASANT, IOWA (April 23, 2019) — Iowa Workforce Development announced today that Jabil Packaging Solutions, a division of Jabil, and the IowaWORKS Center in Burlington, together with the US Department of Labor/Office of Apprenticeship, launched a Plastics Process Technician Registered Apprenticeship Program in Mount Pleasant.

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