Des Moines, Iowa (Feb. 1, 2018) - The package proposed today by House legislative leaders is an important step forward in addressing top priorities of Iowa school boards. "Iowa school boards and districts want and need sustainable funding for school infrastructure and technology, broadened flexibility and local control, transportation cost relief and equitable school funding," said Emily Piper, lobbyist for the Iowa Association of School Boards (IASB).

INDIANOLA, IA (02/01/2018)-- Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa held commencement on Decemer 16, 2017. Thomas Corbin of Davenport graduated with a BA in political science. Thomas is the son of Bob and Marianne Corbin.

WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and co-chairman of the Caucus on International Narcotics Control, made the following comments upon the Attorney General’s announcement that the Drug Enforcement Administration will boost efforts to combat prescription drug diversion.

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. (February 1, 2018) -The University of Wisconsin-Platteville announces its Dean's List, honoring those full-time students who earned high honors in their respective colleges in the fall 2017 semester.

Join us at Eastern on Friday, February 16 at 10:00am when Living Lands and Water’s Educational Facilitator Mike Coyne-Logan will share the history of the organization and the story of founder Chad Pregracke. Mike will cover what it’s like to clean up garbage on the river, live on a barge for most of the year and show examples of bizarre items that they’ve found on the river.

Moline, IL – February 1, 2018 –  West Music Quad Cities, in partnership with D’Addario, will host a free guitar restring event to benefit River Bend Food Bank on February 3, 2018. With a donation of canned goods or $5, each customer will receive one free restring for six-string acoustic or electric guitars. All contributions from this exciting community event will go directly to the River Bend Food Bank. The event will take place during store hours from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Don’t call it a field trip: Wednesday more than 150 education leaders and school superintendents are rallying at the Iowa Capitol, united in their vocation and in their request for Iowa legislators to attend to the needs of the state’s students.

IOWA CITY, IA (01/31/2018)-- The following area students received their degrees from the University of Iowa at the close of the fall 2017 semester.

Conor Bryant of Bettendorf, IA (52722)-BSE-Biomedical Engineering

Erich Byers of Bettendorf, IA (52722)-BS-Actuarial Science

Julia Davidson of Bettendorf, IA (52722)-BA-Journalism and Mass Communication

Kayla French of Bettendorf, IA (52722)-BA-Psychology

Maegan Gorham of Bettendorf, IA (52722)-JD-Law

DES MOINES, IA (01/31/2018) (readMedia)-- State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald may not be playing cupid for Valentine's Day, but he is looking to reunite owners with their lost and forgotten treasures. "Currently on the list, we have lots of Love, several Beaus, dozens of Flowers, abundance of Candy and even a Sweetpies of Cedar Rapids," Fitzgerald said. "In addition to money, we have mementos from safe deposit boxes waiting to be reclaimed from our vault.

It might still be chilly outside, but there’s plenty to do inside with our February lineup of kids arts and crafts programs. Come to one or all four!

Thursday, February 8 at 4:00pm at Eastern (6000 Eastern Avenue) – “Collage Mandala.” Create a dynamic layer mandala by mixing and matching card stock and scrapbook paper. Registration required.

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