PELLA, IOWA (February 23, 2023) — Heather Burr Isaacson, a 1997 Central College graduate, will speak at the college's Commencement ceremony at 2PM, Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium. Isaacson's passion to support students and help them attain a college education inspires all who hear her journey and successes.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (February 23, 2023) — Where the Watch Tower Plaza once stood in southwest Rock Island now stretches a 23-acre vacant lot. Just across the street from the lot — which was cleared in 2015 to make way for a Walmart Supercenter that never came, displacing a supermarket, a drug store, a salon, and other local retailers — a non-profit called Positive Brothers United (PBU) is bringing new resources to community members in the area.

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 23, 2023) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) recently announced its 2022 top mortgage lenders and Realtors®. The awards were given to the lending institutions, loan originators and Realtors® who assisted the most homebuyers through IFA programs in 2022.

DECATUR, ILLINOIS (February 22, 2023) — Millikin University is pleased to announce the names of the outstanding undergraduates who have been named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2022 semester.

Students who attempt twelve graded credits during a fall or spring semester and earn a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher earn Dean's List honors. Students earning a perfect 4.00 grade-point average on twelve graded credits attempted earn High Dean's List honors.