28 Sep 2023

Announcing River Action’s 17 Upper Mississippi River Conference, October 18-19

By Kathy Wine

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (September 28, 2023) — River Action is especially pleased to be gathering the river stakeholders in 2023. We are working in collaboration with experts and policymakers, non-profits, cities, educators, students, media, and scientists.

28 Sep 2023

Local Students Receive White Coats at Des Moines University

By Barbara Boose

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (September 28, 2023) — On September 15, 431 Des Moines University students in five clinical programs accepted their white coats and the responsibilities that attire represents in the university's White Coat Ceremony at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines. Across the country, the White Coat Ceremony is a rite of passage for students as they begin their medical education and prepare to become compassionate, competent health-care providers.

27 Sep 2023

MANIA — The ABBA Tribute Return to Davenport

By Jeff Abraham

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 27, 2023) — The world’s number-one touring ABBA tribute returns for their Fall USA Tour starting on October 15. MANIA formed in 1999 and the show has been selling out theatres and concert halls internationally ever since. Mania the ABBA Tribute has successfully toured every continent in the world and has played over 3,000 live concerts in over 35 countries.

27 Sep 2023

Celebración de las Artes at the Muscatine Art Center

By Lynn Bartenhagen

MUSCATINE, IOWA (September 27, 2023) — The Muscatine Art Center, Global Education at the Stanley Center, MCC Collegiate LULAC, LULAC Muscatine, Muscatine UNIDOS 4-H, and the Muscatine County Arts Council are collaborating to offer an evening of dancing, music, and more on Thursday, October 12, 5:15-6:45PM.

27 Sep 2023

Iowa Local Food Day Connects Students to Farmers, Highlights Growth of Local Food

By Don McDowell

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 27, 2023) — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig celebrated

27 Sep 2023

Gov Kim Reynolds Announces Iowa Budget Surplus of $1.83B

By Kollin Crompton

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 27, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds announced the State of Iowa will end Fiscal Year 2023 with a balance of $1.83 billion in the General Fund, $902 million in reserve funds and $2.74 billion in the Taxpayer Relief Fund.

27 Sep 2023

NAACP'S Russell Lovell Receives Notre Dame's Rev Louis J Putz CSC Award for His Outstanding Dedication to Advancing Civil Rights

By Iowa-Nebraska NAACP

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 27, 2023) — The Iowa-Nebraska NAACP State Area Conference announces that Drake Law Professor Emeritus Russell Lovell, co-chair of the Iowa-Nebraska NAACP and Des Moines Branch NAACP Legal Redress Committees, was presented with the 2023 Rev Louis J Putz CSC Award at the University of Notre Dame Alumni Association (NDAA) luncheon on campus on August 31. Iowa-Nebraska NAACP President Betty Andrews nominated Russ for the Rev Putz Award based on his fifty years o

27 Sep 2023

Eric Paslay to Perform at Quad City Storm Opening Night Pre-Game Party October 21

By Brian Rothenberger

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (September 27, 2023) — The Quad City Storm is excited to welcome country-music star Eric Paslay to perform pre-game on Opening Night, Saturday, October 21. The concert will take place in the Vibrant Arena parking lot and admission is free with the purchase of a Storm opening-night ticket.

27 Sep 2023

Daisy Moran Named Director of the Quad Cities Community Foundation Center for Nonprofit Excellence

By Melanie Jones

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (September 6, 2023) — Daisy Moran is proud to say she’s a product of Quad Cities non-profits. "When my mother and grandmother immigrated from Veracruz, Mexico, they found housing through Project NOW," Moran explains. "I attended Head Start preschool and participated in every extracurricular activity through a non-profit. I love my community because I am a product of it and its organizations."

27 Sep 2023

Iowa K-12 Teachers, Students Invited to Sign Up for Statewide “Design Challenge”

By Jesse Dougherty

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 27, 2023) — Iowa Workforce Development and the Iowa Department of Education have announced the second round of the Build Iowa’s Future Design Challenge, a unique opportunity for K-12 students to create innovative projects, connect to careers, and compete for up to $1,000 in prizes for their schools. Community Colleges for Iowa, Master Builders of Iowa (MBI), and Pella Corporation are sponsoring the challenge awards.

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