DES MOINES, IOWA (August 20, 2024) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced the first round of awards through the State Disaster Recovery New Housing Grant Program. More than $7.2 million has been awarded to support the construction of 175 single-family and multi-family homes across eleven projects in disaster-impacted communities, including Cherokee, Crescent, Minden, Rock Rapids, Rock Valley, and Spencer.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (August 20, 2024) — Augustana College announces the selection of Irene Karedis Borys to serve as the assistant vice president of marketing and brand communication. Borys, who most recently served as vice president of client experience and integrator for The Childress Agency, started at the college August 19. 

BETTENDORF, IOWA (August 20, 2024) — Bark Royale LLC will host a ribbon-cutting to celebrate their grand opening on Friday, August 23, 3:30PM. They are located at 6972 Competition Court in Bettendorf, Iowa (near TBK Sports Complex, 3rd row of buildings towards the back near the back of Kwik Star).

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 20, 2024) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is suing Live Nation and Ticketmaster to stop their monopoly that raises prices for ticket purchasers and stifles competition in the live entertainment industry.

MOUNT CARROLL, ILLINOIS (August 20, 2024) As Timber Lake Playhouse bids farewell to its summer season, the excitement doesn’t end there. The playhouse is set to offer a schedule of events this autumn and winter, catering to long-time patrons, young families, and new audiences alike.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (August 20, 2024) — Visit Quad Cities announced on Monday a new addition to its self-guided destination products: 

Monmouth College's new students gather for a class photo on Saturday afternoon on the steps of the Huff Athletic Center before the annual matriculation ceremony on Wallace Hall Plaza

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (August 20, 2024) — Through applications, campus visits, and registering for fall semester courses, students in the Class of 2028 and transfer students had already indicated their interest in attending Monmouth College.

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA (August 19, 2024) — Taylor Christine Barros of Davenport, Iowa, was among 569 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during a combined graduate- and undergraduate-commencement ceremony August 17 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Barros earned a Master of Education from the Office of Graduate Studies.

Chancellor Rodney D Bennett presided over the commencement ceremony.

ANKENY, IOWA (August 19, 2024) — The Iowa Biodiesel Board and Iowa Soybean Association expressed disappointment and concern over the California Air Resources Board’s recently proposed amendments to its groundbreaking Low Carbon Fuel Standard. If adopted, these changes would impose caps on credits for soy- and canola-based biodiesel and renewable diesel.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 16, 2024) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has joined a 21-state coalition in a letter to Temu, a Chinese-based online marketplace, demanding information on its ties to slave labor and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The letter follows concerns that Temu is profiting off of slave labor, breaking consumer protection laws, and violating Americans’ data privacy.

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