25 Jan 2023

In Its 43rd Year at Monmouth College, Great Decisions Will Again Discuss Russia and Ukraine

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (January 25, 2023) — A year ago, Monmouth College kicked off its annual series of Great Decisions discussions with a very timely talk on Russia. A few weeks later, the nation had gone to war with Ukraine.

25 Jan 2023

Iowa Credit Union Foundation Invested Over $155,000 to Support Financial Well-Being of Iowans in 2022

By Natalie Mahoney

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 25, 2023) — The Iowa Credit Union Foundation (ICUF), the philanthropic arm of the Iowa Credit Union League, invested more than $155,000 in mission-aligned initiatives in 2022 to help champion financial well-being for all. Throughout 2022, ICUF strengthened its impact through expanded programming and continued support for credit union members and state-wide community organizations. Highlights of ICUF’s impact include:

25 Jan 2023

Environmental Groups Applaud Iowa Regulators' Order to Make Public Midamerican Energy's Secret Planning Studies

By Kerri Johannsen

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 25, 2023) — On January 19, 2023, the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) issued an order in MidAmerican Energy’s Wind PRIME proceeding to make public two generation-planning studies that MidAmerican has aggressively and repeatedly sought to keep secret from regulators and the public.

25 Jan 2023

Quad Cities Community Foundation Grants $300,000 for Reducing Gun Violence

By Quad Cities Community Foundation

Left to right: Kelly Thompson, Tee LeShoure, Dwayne Hodges, Nicole Cisne Durbin, Chief Jeffrey Bladel, Mayor Mike Matson, Sarah Ott, and Sue Hafkemeyer

25 Jan 2023

Iowa State University Announces Fall 2022 Dean’s List

By Angie Hunt

AMES, IOWA (January 25, 2023) — More than 10,200 Iowa State University students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the fall semester 2022 Dean's List.

Students listed below are from your area.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, CLASS YEAR, CURRICULM

Bettendorf, IA

John Rocco D'Antico, 1, Mechanical Engineering

Julia Jean Fiedler, 2, Elementary Education

Sarah Elizabeth Kustes, 2, Psychology

25 Jan 2023

Gov Kim Reynolds Signs Students First Act into Law

By Kollin Crompton

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 25, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds has signed HF68 into law amid hundreds of supporters in the Iowa State Capitol.

24 Jan 2023

Attorney General Brenna Bird Joins Lawsuit Against Biden Administration’s Illegal Parole Action

By Alyssa Brouillet

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 24, 2023) — Attorney General Brenna Bird has joined a multistate lawsuit against the Biden Administration, challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) “parole” program that authorizes hundreds of thousands of aliens to illegally cross the United States’ border.

24 Jan 2023

Rep Eric Sorensen Launches 2023 Valentines for Veterans Drive

By Thomas Falcigno

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (January 24, 2023) — Representative Eric Sorensen (IL-17) announced the launch of his Valentines for Veterans drive. Residents, schools, and organizations in Illinois’ 17th Congressional District are invited to create handmade Valentine’s cards and deliver them to Rep Sorensen’s district office in Rock Island starting on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, through Thursday, February 9, 2023, at 5PM CT.

24 Jan 2023

Iowa Attorney General Bird Announces Additional Staff Appointments

By Alyssa Brouillet

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 24, 2023) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has announced three new members to her team. AG Bird named David Faith for Deputy Attorney General for Agency Counsel, Ed Bull for Assistant Attorney General and Chief of the Health and Human Services Section, and Press Secretary Alyssa Brouillet to serve in the Attorney General’s office.

24 Jan 2023

Applications for More Than 70 Scholarships Totaling Over $500,000 Due February 15

By Melanie Jones

BETTENDORF, IOWA (January 24, 2023) — Sometimes, as she thinks about her future, Lila Teitle thinks of Jayne Lee Andreseen (below). She never knew Jayne, who passed away in 2005 at the age of thirteen after a courageous battle with a rare form of pediatric cancer. But as the most recent recipient of the Jayne Lee Andreesen Memorial Scholarship, she carries Jayne’s story forward with her.

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