31 Jan 2018

Area Educators Campaign for State Support

By Whitney Smith

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.

31 Jan 2018

University of Iowa Fall 2017 Commencement

By Debb Thumma

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

31 Jan 2018

Treasurer Fitzgerald Has a Vault Full of Treasures for Valentine's Day

By Karen Austin

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.

31 Jan 2018

Kids Arts and Crafts at the Davenport Library in February

By PR & Marketing Team Davenport Public Library

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.

31 Jan 2018

Gov. Reynolds signs Senate File 512 into law

By Brenna Smith

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the following bill into law on Wednesday:

31 Jan 2018

Bring your "love bird" to our Valentine Breakfast!

By Niabi Zoo
Share the Love of Animals
at our Breakfast with
the Love Birds
 
On Saturday, February 17, bring your "love bird" out to the Zoo for a Valentine themed breakfast and meet some of our lovely birds. Families are welcome to get up close and personal with some of our personable parrots after the breakfast which starts at 8:30am.
 
31 Jan 2018

Celebrate Valentine’s Day – Take Goodwill’s Date Night Challenge

By Goodwill of the Heartland

January 31, 2018 — Looking for a new date night idea this Valentine’s Day season?  You can support Goodwill of the Heartland and its mission by taking the Goodwill Date Night Challenge this February.  Also enter the organization’s Date Night Challenge contest on Facebook and you could win a $100 Visa gift card.

31 Jan 2018

River Bend Foodbank’s Community Hunger Drive to take place during the month of February

By Jennifer Schroder

DAVENPORT, IOWA– During the month of February, nearly 50 area businesses and organizations will be involved in collecting funds and food for River Bend Foodbank by taking part in the Community Hunger Drive. The businesses will be holding a variety of activities throughout the month to engage their employees in raising donations for River Bend Foodbank.

30 Jan 2018

Living Lands & Waters Chips Away at the I-80 Restoration Project

By Crystal J. Milburn

East Moline, IL, January 24, 2018 - Living Lands & Waters (LL&W) will employ heavy-duty excavators and grinders to chip large piles of full trees between 11 am and 4 pm on Wednesday.

30 Jan 2018

Iowa Corn Praises Legislature's Passage of Substantial State Water Quality Funding

By Lisa Cassady

JOHNSTON, IA - January 23, 2018 -Iowa House lawmakers passed legislation today, increasing state dollars to improve Iowa's water quality, mirroring a bill passed by the Iowa Senate during the 2017 legislative session. The bill, Senate File 512, now awaits Governor Reynolds's signature.

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