WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley will begin holding meetings with Iowans in every county this new year with meetings on Monday, Jan. 16, in Grundy and Black Hawk counties.

With these meetings, Grassley will begin his 37th year holding meetings in every one of Iowa’s 99 counties. Grassley has held at least one meeting with Iowans in every county, every year since he was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1980.

Today, we commemorate the great life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by doing our part to make a positive contribution in our communities through service and civic engagement. Dr. King created a legacy of empowering folks to unite and work toward a better, brighter tomorrow. In order to honor Dr.

DAVENPORT, Iowa, January 14, 2017 – The community is invited to join the Metropolitan Community Church of the Quad Cities as they welcome Dr. Lisa Killinger who will be speaking on the topic of “Practicing Patience”.

Dr. Killinger will speak during the 11:00 am service at MCCQC located at 2930 W. Locust Street, Davenport, across from the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds.

AMANA, Iowa- Break out your winter coat and join us for Winterfest in the Historic Amana Colonies. There is an authentic experience waiting for all ages during this seasonal celebration; music, winter games and FUN!

WHEATON, IL (01/11/2017)-- Wheaton College student Claire Waterman of Davenport, Iowa was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2016 semester.

To earn Dean's List honors at Wheaton, an undergraduate student must carry 12 or more credit hours and achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher on the 4.0 scale.

House Democrats Re-Elect Boss Madigan

“Mike Halpin today chose to put the political machine ahead of the people. He voted to elect Mike Madigan to a record 17th term as Speaker, extending Madigan's decades of power for another two years. Halpin's refusal to stand up to Boss Madigan makes clear that the only way to get a new Speaker in Illinois is by getting rid of legislators like Mike Halpin in Springfield.” – Illinois Republican Party Spokesman Steven Yaffe

CROOKSTON, MN (01/11/2017)-- Finance Student Andrea Hoeper, Muscatine, IA (52761) has been named to the Deans List at the University of Minnesota Crookston for work during the fall semester.

Students named to the fall semester 2016 Deans List at the University of Minnesota, Crookston were announced recently by the Office of the Registrar. The U of M Crookston is one of the most respected career-oriented, technology-based universities in the nation.

DES MOINES, IA (01/11/2017)(readMedia)-- State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald announced today that the application for the 2017 Robert D. Blue Scholarship is available online at rdblue.org. Any graduates of an Iowa high school who plan to attend college in Iowa for the 2017-2018 school year are eligible to apply.

WAVERLY, IA (01/11/2017)-- Wartburg College awarded diplomas to 25 graduates at its Winter Commencement ceremony Sunday, Dec. 11.

Audrie Aden of Davenport graduated with a degree in Elementary Education . She is the daughter of Douglas & Carol A. Aden.

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