27 May 2025

YWCA Quad Cities Hosting First-Ever Preschool Prom

By Jenna Panicucci

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 27, 2025) — The YWCA Quad Cities Early Learning Academy is hosting a prom for its preschool graduates, Class of 2025.

The class of fifteen is invited to come with a grown-up and dance the afternoon away on Saturday, May 31, 2-4PM.

This special event will feature a red-carpet entrance, lively music, a picture station, and delicious snacks, creating a fun and memorable send-off before the students head into kindergarten this fall.

27 May 2025

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Announces Dean's List

By Chris Lindeke

WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN (May 27, 2025) — More than 3,500 students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater earned a spot on the Dean's List for the spring 2025 semester.

The following students were named to the UW-Whitewater Dean's List for the 2025 spring semester.

27 May 2025

River Action Seeking Volunteers for Ride the Island, Father’s Day, June 15, Arsenal Island

By Kathy Wine

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 27, 2025) — Volunteers are needed to greet riders at twelve landmarks on the Island. These interactive stops are:

27 May 2025

Kimball and Beecher Family Dentistry Ribbon-Cutting July 31

By Deanna Jensen-Valliere

BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 27, 2025) — Kimball and Beecher Family Dentistry will host a ribbon-cutting and open house on Thursday, July 31, 2025, 3:30PM. The open house is 3-5PM. They are located at 3520 Utica Ridge Rd, Bettendorf, Iowa.

27 May 2025

More Than $750,000 in Scholarships Awarded to Local Students

By Quad Cities Community Foundation

BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 27, 2025) — The Quad Cities Community Foundation has announced the recipients of $754,894 in scholarship awards. The awards are made possible by the generosity of donors to scholarship funds at the Community Foundation. Students, families, and donors were celebrated at a recent reception event.

27 May 2025

Des Moines University (DMU) Welcomes Tricia Berry as New Leader of Clinical Affairs

By Denise Lamphier

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (May 27, 2025) — Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences has appointed Tricia Berry PhD, as the new director of undergraduate clinical affairs.

26 May 2025

Timber Lake Playhouse Kicks Off Electrifying Summer with "Saturday Night Fever The Musical"

By Titus Jilderda

MOUNT CARROLL, ILLINOIS (May 25, 2025) — Timber Lake Playhouse, Illinois’ premier professional summer theatre, opens its highly anticipated season next week with the iconic hit musical, Saturday Night Fever, running May 30 through June 15, 2025.

24 May 2025

You Can Go Home Again: Monmouth Class of 2025's United Students Thrive in Their Own Backyard

By Barry McNamara

In front are, from left, Morgaine Olson (biology), Jordan Lantz (marketing) and Jennnifer Shimmin (physical education). In back are, from left, Jackson Bergren (business administration), Toby Turnquist (exercise science), Declan Flynn (business administration and marketing) and Drew Brown (business administration)

24 May 2025

Illinois Wesleyan Announces Spring 2025 Dean's List

By Julia Perez

BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS (May 23, 2025) — Illinois Wesleyan University's Dean's List for the spring semester of the 2024-25 academic year consisted of 812 students from 29 states and 27 countries.

To qualify for the Dean's List, students must earn a GPA of 3.50 or better during the semester, based on 4.0 for straight A’s.

Natalie Jacocks of Geneseo (IL)

Audrey Lamphier of Moline (IL)

Ella Revell Beck of Davenport (IA)

MJ Soria of Geneseo (IL)

23 May 2025

Students Named to Spring 2025 Dean's List at Cedarville University

By Mark D Weinstein

CEDARVILLE, OHIO (May 23, 2025) — Students at Cedarville University have been named to the Dean's List for the Spring 2025 semester. This recognition requires the student to obtain a 3.50 GPA or higher for the semester and carry a minimum of twelve credit hours.

Abigail Nutter of Bettendorf (52722)

Mia Winquist of Hampton (61256)

Alyse Zuiderveen of Bettendorf (52722)

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