Bettendorf, IA, January 17, 2018 – Rivermont Collegiate will host a Technology Fair on Saturday, April 7, 2018. The event will take place in Becherer Hall at Rivermont Collegiate, 1821 Sunset Drive in Bettendorf. The competition is open to all area students in Kindergarten through 12th grade.

DAVENPORT - The River Music Experience, in partnership with local live music photographers presents Light and Sound, the inaugural exhibition in the Arts Build Communities series.
The exhibition celebrates the Quad Cities' local music scene in photography. Photographs of local bands and musicians will be on exhibit in the 2nd floor gallery of the River Music Experience from January 20th through March 7. The prints will be available for sale during this time.

SPRINGFIELD, IL (01/17/2018) (readMedia)-- Springfield, Ill. – The Illinois Army National Guard announced Jan. 16 that Col. Eric Little of Springfield, Illinois, was selected to serve as the National Guard Bureau Deputy Director of Programs, Analysis and Evaluations and will be promoted to brigadier general.

Little has served as the Illinois Army National Guard's Chief of Staff since March 2016.

(Mifflintown, PA, January 24, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Bill and Legislative Principles for 2018 during a town hall at Reinford Farms in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania.

Proposed legislation offers small business workers the ability to save for retirement.

Growers Using Pioneer(r) Brand Corn Hybrids Win 9 National, 191 State Titles Rock Island, Illinois, Jan. 23, 2018 - James Cecil of Rock Island, Illinois, recently won state first place in the AA Non-Irrigated division of the 2017 National Corn Growers Association's (NCGA) Corn Yield Contest. Cecil won with Pioneer(r) P1197AM(tm) brand corn, which yielded 334.9659 bushels per acre.

Hawkeye State Parents Encouraged to Look Into Education Options for Children During National School Choice Week; Governor Kim Reynolds Issues Proclamation Recognizing Jan. 21-27 as Iowa School Choice Week Des Moines – School Choice Week began in Iowa and across America this Sunday, with the goal of raising awareness about the options that parents have for their children's education.

DeKalb, Ill. (Jan. 23, 2018) - Northern Illinois University announces its fall 2017 Dean's List students. To earn this distinction, students must meet a minimum semester grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale in the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology or a minimum of 3.75 on a 4.0 scale in the colleges of Business, Education, Health and Human Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Visual and Performing Arts. Students from your area who achieved this honor are listed below.

NEWTON, MA (01/23/2018)-- Lasell College announced today that Grant Webb from East Moline, IL (61244), was named as a member of the Dean's List for their academic performance in the fall 2017 semester.

ROCK ISLAND, IL (01/23/2018)-- Augustana College announced 1,138 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2017 fall term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.

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