ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (September 16, 2024) — Morgan Janes ('25), a biology major from Rock Island, Illinois, was awarded a nationally-competitive Benjamin A Gilman International Scholarship for study away.

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (September 16, 2024) — Early-bird registration opened today for a  two-part branding workshop by Iowa Farm Bureau to help farmers enhance and grow their direct-to-consumer business on November 13-14 and December 4-5 at West 48 in West Des Moines, Iowa.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (September 13, 2024) — On, Friday, September 13, local students were among 438 Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences future health-care professionals from five programs to receive their white coat during the university's annual White Coat Ceremony.

Jacob Parker of Bettendorf (52722) — Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and Master of Science In Biomedical Sciences

Gabriela Loiz of Davenport (52807) — Doctor of Physical Therapy

WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN (September 13, 2024) — Logan Braun, from Rock Island, Illinois, who is studying Legal Studies, has been named a Resident Assistant (RA) at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater for the 2024-25 academic year.

RAs are part-time student staff members who live in the residence halls with students, serve as a resource and positive role model, and help build a sense of community by hosting floor events.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (September 13, 2024) — Experience an afternoon of breathtaking music with an opportunity to give back to the Rock Island Public Library! Up Close Concert Sunday, September 15, 2PM, Watts-Midtown Branch auditorium, 2715 30th Street.

Attend the Quad City Symphony Orchestra's Up Close Concert, featuring QCSO Concertmaster Naha Greenholtz and pianist Marian Lee on Sunday, September 15, featuring works by Reene Esmail, Angel Lam, Joseph Haydn, and Sergi Prokofiev.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 13, 2024) — Double D Diner will host a ribbon cutting to celebrate new ownership on Thursday, October 17, 8AM. The business is located at 2225 W 53rd St, Davenport, Iowa.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (September 13, 2024) — Edison’s Gastropub in Bettendorf is gearing up to kick off the fall season with its inaugural Fall Fest on Saturday, September 28.

The event promises to be a day filled with outdoor games, activities, live music, delicious food, and refreshing drinks for the whole family to enjoy.

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 12, 2024) — The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Iowa PAC announced its endorsements of candidates for the Iowa General Assembly.

Iowa small businesses continue to struggle with economic uncertainty and regulatory burdens. With higher taxes, more mandates, lingering inflation, and a chronic workforce shortage making it harder for small businesses to keep up, it’s clear that Main Street needs strong advocates in the General Assembly.

Center for Food Integrity CEO Charlie Arnot delivers the eighth annual Monmouth College Wiswell-Robeson Lecture on September 9 in the college's Dahl Chapel and Auditorium

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (September 12, 2024) — Elvis Presley might have urged "a little less conversation" in his 1968 song by the same name, but that's not what Charlie Arnot counseled the agriculture community to do in the eighth annual Monmouth College Wiswell-Robeson Lecture.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (September 12, 2024) — Using nature as both muse and medium, rising artist and ecologist Adriana McBride utilizes her ecology background to sustainably hand-source the natural pigments used in her artwork. In her latest exhibition, she captivates art enthusiasts with her dual collections, "West Coast Art Tour" and "Quad Cities," currently being showcased at downtown Moline's Black Box Theatre until December 31, 2024.

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