20 Dec 2023

Belmont University Announces Fall 2023 Dean's List

By Jasmine Simmons

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE (December 20, 2023) — The following students achieved the Dean's List at Belmont University for the Fall 2023 semester. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of twelve hours (exclusive of audit and pass/fail courses this semester) and a quality grade-point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C (inclusive of audit, pass/fail courses and zero-credit courses).

Samuel Curry of Rock Island (61201)

Kacie Knary of Moline (61265)

20 Dec 2023

Iowa Bicycle Coalition Completes Tour Across the State for “Support Your Local Bike Shop” Week

By Sarah Brune

Luke Hoffman speaks to Tall Dog Bike Club and Dream Team at Bike World in West Des Moines

CORALVILLE, IOWA (December 20, 2023) — Last week, the Iowa Bicycle Coalition set out to visit every local bike shop across the state of Iowa. They succeeded with staff, board members, and coalition members stopping by more than eighty bike shops from Council Bluffs to Davenport.

20 Dec 2023

Iowa Pork Wins Best Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Deal of 2023 Award for Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon Promotion

By Kevin Hall

CLIVE, IOWA (December 20, 2023) — The Iowa Pork Producers Association’s viral “Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon” marketing initiative with Iowa State football players was named the 

19 Dec 2023

American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Urges Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to Retain Retention Pay for FCI Thomson Employees

By Tim Kauffman

THOMSON, ILLINOIS (December 19, 2023) — The American Federation of Government Employees is 

19 Dec 2023

Coming in 2024: New Look for Monmouth's Public Square, Thanks to $3 Million Project

By Barry McNamara

Shane Larson, senior vice president at Hutchison Engineering Inc., detailed the plans for Monmouth's "Historic Downtown Square Revitalization" at Monday's Rotary Club meeting

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (December 19, 2023) — Slower traffic around a more scenic Public Square and additional downtown parking spaces are among the highlights of a multi-million-dollar project set to get underway in 2024 in Monmouth.

19 Dec 2023

Illinois Chamber of Commerce Deepens Legislative Team, Adds Keith Wheeler as Senior Legislative Affairs Advisor

By Darbi Keltner

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (December 19, 2023) — The Illinois Chamber of Commerce announced today the addition of Keith Wheeler as Senior Legislative Affairs Advisor. Wheeler will join the Chamber's Government Affairs team effective January 1, 2024.

19 Dec 2023

Quarter-Million Dollars Granted to Support a Vision for the Mississippi River in the Quad Cities

By Melanie Jones

BETTENDORF, IOWA (December 19, 2023) — The Quad Cities Community Foundation’s QC River Connections Grants are designed to support projects and organizations that address environmental issues facing Mississippi River communities in the Quad Cities area through inclusive and innovative projects.

18 Dec 2023

After Award-Winning Teaching Career, Monmouth College's Peterson to Begin Work as US Asylum Officer

By Barry McNamara

Monmouth College communication studies professor Trudi Peterson has retired from teaching to become an asylum officer for the federal government

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (December 18, 2023) — For 25 years, Trudi Peterson has shaped Monmouth College students' lives. Now, the much-honored communication studies professor will look to do the same in another role for people who have turned to the United States for help.

18 Dec 2023

Iowa House Republicans Outline 2024 Session Priorities

By Melissa Deatsch

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 18, 2023) — The Iowa House Republican caucus outlined their priorities heading into the 2024 Legislative Session.  House Republicans are led by Speaker of the Iowa House Pat Grassley (R-New Hartford).

18 Dec 2023

Raccoon Motel: Steele Award Nominees Announced; Vote for Your Favorites Today

By Moeller Mondays

DAVENPORT, IOWA (December 18, 2023) — This is exciting as hell for us, gang! We have been asking for all of your input to put together the most comprehensive and inclusive list of deserving artists who released music in anytime in 2023. We listened and we crunched and we added a couple that we really believed in over the course of the last twelve months and we've distilled it all down to the Steele Awards nominees that we're announcing today for all to see!

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