30 Oct 2023

Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top Announce Continuation of The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour

By Stephani Nagle

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.

30 Oct 2023

Des Moines University Professor Daniel Christian Receives National Institute of Health (NIH) Grant to Investigate Substance-Abuse Relapse

By Barbara Boose

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.

27 Oct 2023

Monmouth College Athletes to Hand Out Halloween Treats to Area Children

By Duane Bonifer

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

27 Oct 2023

Disability Employment Awareness Month Celebrates Iowans at Work

By Conner Gjerde

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.”

27 Oct 2023

Monmouth, Knox Colleges Combine to Donate Blood to Area Hospitals

By Duane Bonifer

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

26 Oct 2023

Quad City Storm Leadership Group for 2023-2024 Season

By Brian Rothenberger

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.

26 Oct 2023

Back to the Past in Newly-Rehabilitated Japanese Garden

By Lynn Bartenhagen

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.

26 Oct 2023

MidAmerican Energy Announces 100% Clean Energy for Iowa, But Still Runs Six Iowa Coal Plants

By Iowa Environmental Council

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.

26 Oct 2023

Iowa Department of Revenue (IDR) Announces 2024 Individual Income Tax Brackets and Interest Rates

By John Fuller

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 26, 2023) — The Iowa Department of Revenue has finalized individual income tax brackets for the 2024 tax year (applicable for taxes due in 2025) and the 2024 interest rate, which the agency charges for overdue payments.

Individual Income Tax Bracket

26 Oct 2023

Mya Jansen of Muscatine, Iowa, Inducted into Wartburg's Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society

By Emily Christensen

WAVERLY, IOWA (October 26, 2023) — Mya Jansen of Muscatine is one of 22 Wartburg College students recently inducted into the Phi Eta Sigma honor society.

Phi Eta Sigma is the oldest and largest freshman honor society. A student must achieve a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.5 and be in the top twenty percent of their class by the end of the first year.

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