Children represent 9 area communities

DeWitt, IA – July 20, 2017 - The Central DeWitt Performing Arts Center continues the beginning of a great season with another summer musical!

VIDEO: Grassley Reacts to Unanimous Judiciary Committee Approval of FBI Director Nominee

WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Senator Chuck Grassley, today advanced the nomination of Christopher Wray to serve as the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

ASHLAND, Wis.—A photobombing squirrel helped a Northland College student document the highest recorded observation of the gray tree frog in northern Wisconsin.

Pump Prices to Increase at Least by 10 Cents through End of Summer

(WASHINGTON, July 20, 2017) – Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has reached agreement with Chinese officials on final details of a protocol to allow the United States to begin exporting rice to China for the first time ever.

Rock Island County generated $219.2 million in travel expenditures and $4.2 million in local tax revenue

Quad Cities – Today, the Illinois Office of Tourism announced domestic and international travel expenditures reached $37.9 billion in 2016 – a $571 million increase from 2015.

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa released the following statement on Sen. John McCain.

“Senator McCain is tough and tenacious, and I have no doubt that he will fight this with all his might. I ask that Iowans join Barbara and me as we pray for John’s recovery and for strength for his family.”

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WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today scheduled a hearing titled “Oversight of the Foreign Agents Registration Act and Attempts to Influence U.S. Elections: Lessons Learned from Current and Prior Administrations.”

(Washington, D.C., July 19, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded President Donald J. Trump’s declaration of intent to nominate Ted McKinney for Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs and Dr. Sam Clovis for Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics.

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