DULUTH, MINNESOTA (July 2, 2019) — Jessica Van Scoy of Moline, Illinois, graduated Cum Laude from The College of St Scholastica with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

St Scholastica held its Spring 2019 Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 12, at Amsoil Arena in Duluth.

IOWA FALLS, IOWA (July 2, 2019) — One hundred twenty-eight students were named to the Spring 2019 (January to May) Dean's List at Ellsworth Community College. To be eligible for the Dean's List, students must have taken 12 or more credit hours during the semester (a full-time class load) and have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average for the Spring 2019 semester. (Note: Developmental courses do not count towards GPA.) Part-time students are not included in this list.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 2, 2019) — A Florida man accused of operating a “pure pyramid scheme” and taking more than $51,000 from older Iowans must make refunds to the victims and stop his solicitations under a settlement with the Iowa Attorney General’s Office.

IOWA CITY, IOWA (July 1, 2019) — Legislative advocates for reforming Iowa’s “worst in the nation” medical cannabis program say they will keep fighting for much needed reforms vetoed by Governor Kim Reynolds.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 1, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds today received word Iowans impacted by flooding and severe weather now have until July 16 to apply for federal recovery assistance.

ALTOONA, IOWA (July 1, 2019) — The Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO will be holding its annual state Convention August 21-23 at the Meadows at the Prairie Meadows Convention Center.

On August 21, as part of this convention, each Presidential Candidate, in attendance, will be allowed several minutes to address the delegates and guests.

The exact starting time of this event has not been decided.

WASHINGTON – Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley today released the following statement in response to recent media reports on new threats to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).

“For years, Big Oil and its advocates on and off Capitol Hill have worked hard to undermine the RFS and dole out ‘hardship’ waivers to oil companies without regard to actual need. Hardship waivers should be the exception, not the rule, and they have been abused for far too long.

CLINTON, IOWA (July 1, 2019) — The Quad Cities River Bandits picked up two wins against the Clinton LumberKings at NelsonCorp Field on Monday night and won the road series as a result. The Bandits scored two runs in the eighth inning of a game resumed from Sunday evening to win 2-0 and then pounded out 14 hits in a 7-3 victory in the nightcap.

WICHITA, KANSAS (July 1, 2019) — More than 1,850 students completed degrees at Wichita State University in spring 2019.  Undergraduate students who have attained a grade point average of 3.9 out of a possible 4.0 received the summa cum laude award; those with an average of 3.55 received the magna cum laude award; and those with an average of 3.25 received the cum laude.

WICHITA, KANSAS (July 1, 2019) — Wichita State University has announced the names of more than 3,000 students who were on the WSU dean's honor roll for spring 2019. To be included on the dean's honor roll, a student must be enrolled full time (at least 12 credit hours) and earn at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. WSU enrolls more than 15,000 students and offers more than 50 undergraduate degree programs in more than 150 areas of study in six undergraduate colleges.

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