Main Amana, IA: Amana Arts Guild’s Festival of the Arts to celebrate 40 years on August 12th, 2017.   Festivities are scheduled to begin at 10:00AM and end at 5:00PM in the Main Amana Market Barn, 707 46TH Ave.  Amana.

Two Rivers and Scott County locations receive proceeds from July 10 game

Rock Island, IL: If you're planning on viewing the August solar eclipse, you'll need special glasses, and you can pick them up for free at Rock Island Public Library locations.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Dick Durbin (D-IL), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representative Mike Bost (R-IL-12) today called on the U.S.

“If members of Congress vote to take healthcare coverage from millions of Americans, then they too should lose their health insurance.” – Dave Loebsack

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack today released the following statement after the Senate Committee on Commerce announced it will be taking action on the companion legislation to Loebsack’s Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017.

SPRINGFIELD (July 27, 2017) – The possibility of public schools across Illinois not opening on time increased today after Democratic lawmakers failed to send the education funding reform bill to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s desk.
 

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Debbie Stabenow, co-chairs of the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth, and Sen. Al Franken, Sen. Tim Kaine, Sen. Angus King and Sen. Tim Scott, have introduced bipartisan legislation to help youth aging out of foster care with housing needs. 

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AMES, Iowa — Research on corn, soybeans and vegetables will be featured Aug. 15 during a field day at the Iowa State University’s Muscatine Island Research and Demonstration Farm.   The field day is scheduled from 1 to 4 p.m. at the farm, which is located in Fruitland at 111 North St. There is no charge for attending.  

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