ADEL, IOWA (May 16, 2025) — A key bridge east of Adel on the Raccoon River Valley Trail (RRVT) was impacted by a fire early in the morning of Monday, May 12. The cause of the fire was three local Adel teens who had built an uncontrolled fire which caught the bridge on fire. Dallas County Sheriff's Office has apprehended and charged the three suspects. According to Dallas County Conservation Director Curt Cable, due to extensive damages, the bridge is currently unusable.

BILLINGS, MONTANA (May 15, 2025) — Rocky Vista University (RVU) is pleased to announce that Dr John Moore, DO MPH FAAFP, has accepted the position of Dean of the Montana College of Osteopathic Medicine (RVU-MCOM).

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 15, 2025) — The Putnam Museum and Science Center will be hosting its annual Dino Days on Saturday, May 31, and Sunday, June 1.

Dino Days is a family-friendly event for dinosaur lovers of all ages. During the event, the Putnam transforms its Lardner Balcony into a “Jurassic-Style Park” for all sorts of fun activities and crafts.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 15, 2025) — Mediacom Communications announced the selection of Reese Green, a senior at Davenport North High School, as a recipient of the company’s World Class Scholarship Program. The $1,000 scholarship recognizes the Davenport resident for excellence in leadership and academics.

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 15, 2025) — The Iowa Hospital Association, with the Iowa Department of Education, hosted Health Sciences Career Day in Iowa on Wednesday, May 15. Held during National Hospital Week, the live, virtual event focused on building the workforce of the future by making young Iowans aware of six high-demand health care occupations across the state: physician, nurse, radiology technologist, respiratory therapist, lab technologist, and behavioral health-care. 

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 15, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement in response to the conclusion of the 2025 legislative session:

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 15, 2025) — The Bix Museum is excited to announce their timeline for moving to their new home located in the City Square Building at 112 W 2nd St, Davenport, Iowa, and plans to make their organization a long-term fixture of downtown Davenport. The Bix Museum will be closing their doors in the Redstone building June 6th to begin deconstructing the exhibits.

WINDHAM, NEW YORK (May 15, 2025) — Ten injured US military veterans pedaled nearly forty miles and climbed 2,261 feet through Windham and nearby towns during the Adaptive Sports Foundation’s (ASF) first Warriors in Motion® (WIM) event of the summer season: Road cycling.

“I enjoyed this week a lot. While we were biking, nature is everywhere,” said US Army veteran Cheung Yip. “I was able to use an e-bike this week, which I’ve never done before, and it made this trip great.”

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 15, 2025) — A new partnership between Augustana College and UnityPoint Health PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) Senior Care — Bettendorf is expanding access to hearing care for older adults in the Quad Cities, while giving students the opportunity to provide life-changing services as part of their clinical training.

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE (May 15, 2025) — Belmont University recently released the Dean's List for the spring 2025 semester. Approximately 47% of the University's 6,912 undergraduate students qualified for the spring 2025 Dean's List, including Alisande Rapps (Geneseo).

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