Ticket sales climb as additional members of the Iowa Congressional Delegation confirm attendance

MUSCATINE, IA – January 2017 – In honor of Radon Action Month, Dr. Suneel Parvathareddy will lead a discussion on radon awareness on Thursday, January 19 at 6:00 pm. The workshop will be held at First Presbyterian Church (401 Iowa Avenue, Muscatine) in the Gathering Room located on the 2nd floor. Please use the 4th Street entrance.

Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Coping with the Cost of Care

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Jan. 12, 2017) - The students listed below have been named to the Dean's List for the fall 2016 semester at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

CANTON, MO (01/17/2017)-- Megan Erickson, a Criminal Justice major from Port Byron, IL, was named to the Culver-Stockton College Dean's List for work done during the fall 2016 semester.

Applications requested for innovative partner-driven projects

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2017 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today invited potential conservation partners, including private industry, non-government organizations, Indian tribes, state and local governments, water districts, and universities to submit project applications for federal funding through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).

Beginning on Tuesday, January 10, the Quad Cities Community Piano took its first residency at the Figge Art Museum. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra (QCSO) created this initiative to raise awareness of how music, like our river, joins this community together. Painted by the Davenport Central High School/Creative Arts Academy AP art class in the theme of the QCSO’s current season Joined by a River, the piano features images that represent the Quad Cities and the river that joins us.

Plans to go on Learning Tour at schools around the state

DES MOINES, IA (01/12/2017)(readMedia)-- State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald announced that, as a result of Tuesday's online Invest in Iowa auction, $50 million will be deposited in 17 banks across the state. The state will receive an average rate of return of 1.06% on these six-month certificates of deposit. "Our first auction of 2017 was a success," Fitzgerald said. "Competitive bidding pushed the rate of return to its highest number since 2009."

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