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‘Ugly’ produce movement complements supermarket chain’s food waste diversion efforts

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June  7th, 2017) – Since 1993, Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities has sheltered over 430 individuals through decent and affordable housing.  On Saturday, June 10th at 10:00 AM, six more people will be moving into their new Habitat Home. Jerry and Michelle Anguiano and their children Elida, Ariana, Gerando, and Michelle’s mother Patricia are excited to be moving into their new home.

(DES MOINES) – An Iowan is one of 12 people selected by NASA as a candidate for the 2017 class of American astronauts. Raja Chari hails from Cedar Falls and was chosen from 18,300 applicants. Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg congratulated Chari on his outstanding achievement.

Let your imagination shine when you use the medium of aluminum foil to sculpt to your heart’s desire in this program for grade school children. Join us at Fairmount on Wednesday June 28 at 2:00pm for this great craft program.

WHAT: ArtPrize Bus Trip

WHERE: Grand Rapids, MI

WHEN: September 20-22

COST: $475

DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: July 20, 2017

(June 8, 2017 - Cordova, IL) Friday, State Representative Tony McCombie (IL–71) hosted local mayors in Cordova to talk about issues in local government.

“As a former mayor, it is a priority of mine to get the local mayors together to discuss the diverse needs of their municipalities," said McCombie. "I look forward to helping to facilitate more meetings in the future.”

Cabinet Secretaries and Government Officials to join meeting at USDA

SAINT PETER, Minn. (June 13, 2017) - The Spring Semester Dean's List at Gustavus Adolphus College has been released. The list comprises students who have earned a 3.7 grade point average (based on a scale in which 4.0 = A) or higher for the semester ending in May 2017. The following local students were named to the Dean's List at Gustavus Adolphus College: George Roderick of Rock Island, IL.

ROCK ISLAND, IL (06/13/2017)-- Augustana College held its spring commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 21. Dr. Al Bowman, president emeritus of Illinois State University, delivered the commencement address. Around 480 students participated in the ceremony, including the following students from your area:

Mikayla Fallon of Bettendorf, who studied Business Administration-Marketing

Kaycee Kallenberger of Bettendorf, who studied Psychology

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