Washington DC (January 22, 2019) ― US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that all Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices nationwide will soon reopen to provide additional administrative services to farmers and ranchers during the lapse in federal funding. Certain FSA offices have been providing limited services for existing loans and tax documents since January 17, and will continue to do so through January 23. Beginning January 24, however, all FSA offices will

Rock Island, IL (January 22, 2019) — Christian Care, a homeless services provider in downtown Rock Island, recently received two important gifts from local trusts that will provide valuable resources to support their Case Management Services: $1,500 from the CD Winman Memorial Trust and $2,500 from the Mel McKay Trust.  These generous awards will support Christian Care’s Case Management Program, which provides help for residents of their shelter monitor progress across a wide spectrum of acti

Davenport, Iowa (January 22, 2019) ― TEDxDavenport will take place on March 27, 2019 at the Figge Art Museum in the John Deere Auditorium from 11:00AM-5:30PM. The independently organized event, licensed by TED, will feature local voices and TED Talks videos under the theme of SOLVE FOR X.  

PEORIA, IL (01/22/2019) ― Eleanor Stamper from Bettendorf, IA graduated from Bradley University with a BS in Communication Public Relations at the December commencement ceremony.

Stamper was among the more than 300 students who received their degrees during the winter commencement ceremony.

DES MOINES, IA (January 22, 2019) — Today, Governor Kim Reynolds announced that the Computer Science is Elementary project is taking a crucial next step by inviting eligible Iowa schools to apply between January 22 and March 29 for $50,000 one-time planning grants.

CEDARVILLE, OH (01/22/2019) — The following local Cedarville University students were named to Dean's List for Fall 2018:

Gabriella Armentrout of Moline, IL

Jonathan Builta of Rock Island, IL

Cedarville University, located between Dayton and Columbus, Ohio is an accredited Baptist institution with an enrollment of 4,193 undergraduate, graduate, and online students in more than 150 areas of study.

MONMOUTH, IL (January 22, 2019) — Monmouth College students "explored new worlds" on a one-week trip to the Bahamas over Christmas break.

Group from Western Illinois Animal Rescue, among scores of Monmouth College students who spent the afternoon of Martin Luther King Jr Day volunteering in the local community.

 

HOUGHTON, MI (January 21, 2019) ― Michigan Technological University, in Houghton, Michigan, has released the Dean's List for the 2018 fall semester. More than 1,800 students were named to the Dean's List last fall. To be included, students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.  Among the honorees are the following from the local area:

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SPRINGFIELD, IL (January 21, 2019)  The Medical Cannabis Alliance of Illinois announces today former State Sen Pam Althoff is MCAI’s new Executive Director, replacing Michael Kleinik, who is leaving for a top post in Gov JB Pritzker’s Administration.

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