DES MOINES, IOWA (November 17, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced her appointment of Ashley Sparks as a district judge in Judicial Election District 2B.

Sparks, of Bondurant, Iowa, is the Owner of Sparks Law PLLC and is a Boone County Magistrate. She received an undergraduate degree from Western Illinois University, a Master’s degree from the University of Northern Iowa, and her law degree from Drake University Law School.

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 17, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds announced the extension of a disaster proclamation for Buena Vista, Clay, Hamilton, Kossuth, Pocahontas, and Taylor Counties effective immediately through December 17, 2023. The USDA has confirmed positive cases of highly-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in all six counties.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (November 17, 2023) — Just a few days ago, the boy who wouldn't grow up was actually quite the adult — and he was a bully on top of it.

Monmouth-Roseville High School sophomore Drew Carlson has the leading role in Monmouth College's production of Peter Pan November 16-19, but it was only last weekend when Carlson was Juror N° 3 in Twelve Angry Jurors, an adaptation of the 1954 teleplay Twelve Angry Men, which was staged at MRHS.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (November 17, 2023) — More than forty Augustana College students will serve on the college's Student Government Association (SGA) for the 2023-2024 academic year.

SGA representatives have been elected to serve as the liaison between the student body and the faculty, staff, and administration of the college. SGA's mission is to voice the needs and opinions of the student body in an effort to grow Augustana's academic, cultural, and social life.