ADELPHI, MARYLAND (June 20, 2023) — University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) graduated nearly 3,400 students in the 2023 spring semester. Students from all fifty states, four US territories, and 22 countries earned UMGC degrees.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (June 20, 2023) — Wisenheimer, long form improvisation returns to the Black Box Theatre stage Friday, June 23, 7:30PM, with special guest Zach Vaughan.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 20, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds will depart for a two-week long trade mission to Italy, Kosovo, and Israel aimed at expanding trade, developing business-growth opportunities, and renewing Sister State Agreements.

She will be joined by First Gentleman Kevin Reynolds, Iowa Economic Development Authority Director Debi Durham, and Iowa National Guard Adjutant General Stephen Osborn. The mission concludes on Saturday, July 1.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (June 20, 2023) — The Quad City Botanical Center is turning 25 years old on June 20, 2023. The Center opened on June 20, 1998, at 2525 4th Avenue, Rock Island, IL, 61201.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 20, 2023) — The annual bi-state Red, White and Boom in downtown Davenport and Rock Island returns this year on July 3, 2022. Family-friendly activities will take place that evening in Davenport and Rock Island. At 9:30PM, fireworks will be shot, in sync to music broadcast on 97X, from two barges in the middle of the Mississippi River.

ELMIRA, NEW YORK (June 20, 2023) — Shayan Pasha of Bettendorf, Iowa, was among the 2023 Elmira College graduates recognized with multiple honors and prizes, including summa cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum laude honors, and induction into Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest national honors organization.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 20, 2023) — Capitol Theatre, located at the heart of the historic 103-year-old Kahl Building in downtown Davenport, Iowa, has announced its first concert, alongside a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the reopening of one of the Midwest’s oldest art houses.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place on Wednesday, July 12, 3PM CST, as scheduled by the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 19, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds and the Department of Management’s Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) have announced a new broadband grant opportunity for internet service providers. $148,960,000 is available through Empower Rural Iowa Broadband Grant Program with funding from the Capital Projects Fund (CPF) administered by the US Department of Treasury.

MAQUOKETA, IOWA (June 19, 2023) — It is with great pleasure we announce The Voy 61 Drive-In Theatre, south of Maquoketa, Iowa, will be offering a FREE showing of Shift: The RAGBRAI Documentary on Tuesday, July 18. The entrance gate will open at 7:30pm and the FREE showing will begin at 9PM.

IOWA CITY, IA (06/15/2023), JUN 15, 2023 — In May more than 6,500 University of Iowa undergraduate, graduate, and professional students received their degrees. These Hawkeyes have engaged, excelled, and stretched to reach their goals.

Kayla Kruse of Bettendorf, IA) [College: Carver College of Medicine; Degree: Doctor of Medicine; Major: Medicine]

Michael Garneau of Bettendorf, IA) [College: Carver College of Medicine; Degree: Doctor of Medicine; Major: Medicine]

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