27 Jun 2023

BISSELL Pet Foundation: “Empty the Shelters” Summer National Event

By Brittany Schlacter

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 27, 2023) — As our nation’s shelters are overburdened due increased owner surrenders and longer stays for pets, BISSELL Pet Foundation is teaming up with MetLife Pet Insurance to prompt a national call for adoption with its Summer National “Empty the Shelters” reduced-fee adoption event.

27 Jun 2023

St Ambrose University Unveils New Logo, Anchored in Rich Tradition with Focus on Future

By Jackie Celske

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 26, 2023) — St Ambrose University (SAU) proudly unveiled a revitalized institutional logo today in the first stage of its new brand and visual identity rollout.

27 Jun 2023

Rhythm City Welcomes The Oak Ridge Boys on Friday, September 1

By Samuel Naab

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 27, 2023) — We are excited to announce that The Oak Ridge Boys will perform as a part of their Front Porch Singin’ Tour in the Event Center on Friday, September 1, 8 PM. Tickets will be available online at rhythmcitycasino.com or at The Market at Rhythm City for $35, $45, $55, $60, and $65 plus applicable online/phone ticketing fee.

26 Jun 2023

Lauren Plumley of Geneseo, Illinois, Named to Spring Deans' List at University of Nebraska-Lincoln

By Sean Hagewood

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA (June 26, 2023) — Lauren Anne Plumley of Geneseo, Illinois, has been named to the Deans' List at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the spring semester of the 2022-23 academic year.

Plumley, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering, was named to the Dean's List for the College of Engineering.

More than 6,400 students at Nebraska were named to the Deans' List for the spring semester.

26 Jun 2023

New Report Analyzes Expansion of CAFOs in Iowa's Floodplains

By Michael Schmidt

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 26, 2023) — This week, the Iowa Environmental Council (IEC) and Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC) published Animal Feeding Operations in Iowa’s Floodplain: A Risk to Iowa’s Waters, a report that details animal feeding operation (AFO) construction and expansion in Iowa’s 100-year floodplain.

26 Jun 2023

Elizabeth Howard of Muscatine, Iowa, Graduates from the University of Mississippi

By Jacob Batte

UNIVERSITY, MISSISSIPPI (June 26, 2023) — Elizabeth Howard of Muscatine, Iowa, is among the more than 3,100 students who earned their degrees from the University of Mississippi in May 2023.

Howard, who majored in Mathematics, received a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Liberal Arts.

26 Jun 2023

Liberty Communications Continues Local Investment Amidst Exponential Growth

By Brandy Marquez

 

WEST LIBERTY, IOWA (June 26, 2023) — Liberty Communications  Corp. may be one of Eastern Iowa’s fastest growing broadband companies, but it hasn’t lost sight of its roots.

26 Jun 2023

Illinois Wesleyan Announces Spring 2023 Dean's List

By Julia Perez

BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS (June 26, 2023) — Illinois Wesleyan University's Dean's List for the spring semester of the 2022-23 academic year consisted of 731 students from 30 states and 29 countries. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must earn a GPA of 3.50 or better during the semester, based on 4.0 for straight As.

The following local students made the list:

Heather Dietrich of Geneseo, Illinois, a senior majoring in Nursing

26 Jun 2023

Aunt Hattie’s Fanciful Emporium Unveils New Mural on Cody Road

By Cindy Bruhn

LECLAIRE, IOWA (June 26, 2023) — Aunt Hattie’s Fanciful Emporium will officially introduce a new mural with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, 5:15PM. The LeClaire Chamber of Commerce ceremony will take place in front of the mural, which is located on the south side of the building at 110 South Cody Road.

26 Jun 2023

Three Big Lottery Prizes Won This Weekend in Iowa

By Mary Neubauer

CLIVE, IOWA (June 26, 2023) — Three big lottery prizes all were won this weekend in Iowa. The first was a $1 million Mega Millions® prize in that game’s Friday drawing, followed by an InstaPlay jackpot of nearly $400,000 and a Powerball® prize of $2 million, both won on Saturday.

The winning streak demonstrates the random nature of lottery games, and the key detail emphasized by the Iowa Lottery: You never know when or where the next big winner will hit.

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