DES MOINES, IOWA (October 30, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds announced a new $6.5 million investment in communities to bolster tourism and quality of life through Destination Iowa. The grant initiative, which launched in 2022 with federal funding, became a state-funded initiative following approval from the Iowa legislature this year.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (October 30, 2023) — Monmouth College has been a good choice for Northern Ireland's Dylan Copland.

A 21-year-old junior studying business, Copland is part of the British Council's Study USA exchange program. He's come to America from North-West Regional College in Northern Ireland, where his major is media.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 30, 2023) The titans of American classic rock ZZ TOP and Lynyrd Skynyrd have announced 36 additional appearances of their joint co-headlining tour — The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour. The tour kicks off on Friday, March 8, at Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia, with stops across the Southeast, Midwest and South before wrapping up in Corpus Christi, TX at the American Bank Center.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (October 30, 2023) — Kicking alcohol or drug addiction is extremely challenging, both physically and environmentally. Over time, the brain's communication network adapts to the substance's effects, making withdrawal difficult when someone tries to quit. Environmental cues also trigger cravings and relapse into substance use.

The Monmouth College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee will hold a trick-or-treating event for area children and their family members 5-7PM on Halloween. This year's event will be held on East Broadway in front of Dahl Chapel and Auditorium

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 27, 2023) — The proclamation signed by Governor Kim Reynolds earlier this month explains why Iowans are celebrating the hiring of their neighbors with disabilities — because “support for these employment pathways not only benefits an individual’s independence and self-sufficiency, but also the success of the communities and employers who support them.”

Monmouth College student Sophia Swift ('24) of Port Byron, Illinois, is all smiles while giving blood Thursday afternoon in the College's Huff Athletic Center. Swift helped organize the blood drive, which raised 48 units of blood for area hospitals

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 26, 2023) — Quad City Storm head coach Dave Pszenyczny announced the team’s leadership group for the 2023-2024 season ahead of the Storm’s weekend trio of games versus the Roanoke Railyard Dawgs and Peoria Rivermen.

MUSCATINE, IOWA (October 26, 2023) — Visitors who remember the Japanese-style garden at the Muscatine Art Center can now encounter an entirely re-made space that has the look and feel of the garden as it was in 1930 when Laura Musser McColm had it installed. Since 2020, the rehabilitation of the Japanese Garden has been an active project for the Muscatine Art Center staff and its team of consultants and contractors.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 26, 2023) — MidAmerican Energy recently released a news statement claiming to have served Iowans with 100% renewable energy in 2022. The news release did not mention the six coal plants that MidAmerican Energy owns in Iowa.

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