MOLINE, ILLINOIS (December 23, 2025) — The Quad City Steamwheelers are excited to announce try-outs for the 2026 season of the Deckmate Dancers, under the direction of newly-hired Head Coach Taylor Vrchoticky. Prospective dancers are invited to showcase their talent on January 11, 12-4PM, at Vibrant Arena.

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN (December 23, 2025) — Andrew King, of East Moline, Illinois, a junior at Wisconsin Lutheran College, has been named to the college's Dean's List for the fall 2025 semester.

Andrew is a graduate of United Township High School.

To be eligible for Dean's List, a student must carry a semester GPA of 3.6 or higher.

ANKENY, IOWA (December 19, 2025) — The Iowa Biodiesel Board is urgently calling on the US Environmental Protection Agency to finalize the 2026-2027 Renewable Fuel Standard rule by January 31, 2025. The agency has said that any delay into February or March would push compliance to June, a move the IBB says would create a catastrophic gap that Iowa's independent, farmer-owned biodiesel plants may not be able to survive.

BOURBONNAIS, ILLINOIS (December 19, 2025) — To qualify for inclusion on the Dean's List, a student must have been enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student and must have attained a semester grade-point average of 3.50 or higher on a 4.00 grading scale.

Brie Deblaey of Rapids City (61278)

Grace Durian of Geneseo (61254)

Hattie Hagedorn of Long Grove (52756)

Caden Hart of Andalusia (61232)

Lindsay Herington of Geneseo (61254)