DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 9, 2024) — Local women’s groups will hold a rally to mark Women’s Equality Day with a slate of political candidates speaking at 2PM, August 24, in Vander Veer Park, Davenport.

Everyone is invited.

Speakers will include Christina Bohannan, running for Iowa’s 1st District congressional seat, a representative of Representative Eric Sorensen (D-Moline), and state legislative candidates from Illinois and Iowa.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 9, 2024) — The following students were accepted for enrollment for the 2024 summer trimester in the Doctor of Chiropractic degree program at Palmer College of Chiropractic's Main Campus in Davenport, Iowa.

Rylee Blake of Muscatine, Iowa

Garrett Dance of Davenport, Iowa

Danielle Givens of Davenport, Iowa

Anna Loew of Davenport, Iowa

Brodin Loppnow of Davenport, Iowa

Andrew Pipes of Davenport, Iowa

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (August 8, 2024)  One month into her Monmouth College presidency, Dr Patricia Draves said that she and her husband, Jeff, are enjoying their "second homecoming" in the Maple City.

Draves, who began her tenure as the college's fifteenth president in July, made her remarks at Monday's Rotary Club meeting at the Monmouth Country Club.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 8, 2024) — A nine-mile trail extension will open on August 17 linking the High Trestle and Raccoon River Valley trails, forming a nearly-continuous 120-mile paved loop. Iowa Bicycle Coalition Executive Director Luke Hoffman has been selected by the Racoon River Valley Trail Association to lead a bike ride at 11AM on August 17, starting at the Racoon River Valley Trailhead in Perry to mark the occasion. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will follow at 1PM.

WASHINGTON DC (August 8, 2024) — Farm Action submitted 

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (August 8, 2024) The African American Museum of Iowa will host its annual History Makers Gala on Thursday, October 3, 2024. The event will highlight the achievements of honorees Dr Wilfred Johnson (Waterloo), Jo Lavera and Phillip E Jones (Iowa City), Emma Squires (Cedar Rapids), James L Tillman Sr (Sioux City), and Mary L Wells (Des Moines).

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 8, 2024) — Friendship Manor invites you to help us honor our residents celebrating 100-plus years of life this year at our Centennial Celebration, Thursday, August 15. Thirteen of our friends have reached, or exceeded, this incredible milestone in 2024, making five percent of our resident population centenarians!

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (August 8, 2024) — The Illinois Chamber of Commerce congratulates Senator Meg Loughran Cappel for receiving our Bridge Builder AwardThe Bridge Builder is our newest award which recognizes bipartisanship and collaboration in the General Assembly. Today's release is the third of four to be issued this week.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 8, 2024) — Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster proclamation for Allamakee and Winneshiek Counties in response to severe storms that occurred on August 5 and continuing.

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