DES MOINES, IOWA (October 7, 2024) — The Alzheimer’s Association Iowa Chapter is offering a new support group specifically for young adult caregivers with the help of local volunteer Libby Pederson who is currently a caregiver to her father who was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s at just sixty years old. The support group is for dementia caregivers aged eighteen to fourteen, and it is held virtually via Zoom every third Wednesday of the month at 6:30PM.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 7, 2024) — On the first anniversary of the barbaric October 7 terror attack on Israel, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird reaffirms her commitment to standing with Israel and against terrorism.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 7, 2024) — The YMCA of the Iowa Mississippi Valley will host a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the new Hubbell-Waterman Soccer Complex on Friday, October 18, 4:30PM. The complex is located at 630 E 4th Street in Davenport (right outside the R Richard Bittner YMCA).

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (October 7, 2024) — Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences will host its 21st annual Glanton Event, presented by Holmes Murphy, on Wednesday, November 6, at The Meadows Events and Conference Center at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Iowa.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 7, 2024) — The Black Box Theatre once again dips into the canon of writer Jeffrey Hatcher with their new production of Dial M for Murder. The theatre opened their doors with his “Murderers” and continues with his newest play, adapted from the classic thriller written by Frederick Knott. The play was also made into a brilliant Alfred Hitchcock film starring Grace Kelly and Ray Milland.

CLIVE, IOWA (October 7, 2024) — Iowa State freshman walk-on Logan Bacon earned a spot in the “Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon” promotion with his impressive try-out for the viral campaign with the Iowa Pork Producers Association. Bacon, the younger brother of Cyclone junior linebacker and original “Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon” roster member Caleb Bacon, was the final student-athlete to try out for the promotion.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 7, 2024) — Pound for pound, Brad Williams is the funniest comedian in the country right now, and has become one of the most in-demand comedians working today, routinely selling out prestigious venues all over the country and world.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 3, 2024) — Junior Achievement of the Heartland will host a ribbon-cutting to celebrate their new JA Inspiration Center on Tuesday, October 15, 12:05PM. The new facility is located at 6600 44th Avenue, Suite 3, Moline, Illinois. The actual ribbon-cutting will take place at 12:05PM. Students from Franklin and Grant Elementary Schools in Muscatine, Iowa, will be at JA BizTown on this day.

Friendship Manor resident Joan Cook, left, laughs with a guest at the retirement community’s Sapphire Celebration

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (October 3, 2024) — Forty-five years serving Quad City seniors is an anniversary worth celebrating. Friendship Manor hosted a “Sapphire Celebration” at their Rock Island campus Thursday, September 26, offering complimentary food, beverages, dessert, and presentations from staff and local politicians.

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