20 Jan 2023

Linn County Sheriff Brian Gardner to Serve as 2023 ISAC President

By Rachel Bennett

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (January 20, 2023) — Linn County Sheriff Brian D Gardner will serve as the 2023 President of the Iowa State Association of Counties (ISAC). President Gardner began his term on January 1, 2023. He and other members of the ISAC Board of Directors and Executive Committee were sworn in by former Linn County Recorder and ISAC Past President Joan McCalmant during the Association’s January board meeting.

20 Jan 2023

Coe College Announces Fall 2022 Dean's List

By Natalie Milke

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (January 20, 2023) — Coe College has named 119 of its highest-performing students to the Dean's List for the Fall 2022 term. To be named to the Dean's List, a student must earn at least a 3.5 grade-point average for the term and rank in the top 10% of the student body. Area students named to the Dean's List include:

Crystal Burke of De Witt

Adam Ekstrom of Davenport

Faith Resnick of Bettendorf

Natalie Thede of Davenport

20 Jan 2023

Niabi Zoo Celebrates the Birth of Its First African Cape Porcupine

By Lee Jackson

COAL VALLEY, ILLINOIS (January 20, 2023) — The Niabi Zoo is excited to announce the birth of an African Cape porcupine. Cape porcupines are native to the dry woodland areas of South Africa, and are endearing favorites among zoo visitors.

20 Jan 2023

Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Remains at 3.1 Percent in December, Capping Strong Year of Recovery

By Jesse Dougherty

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 20, 2023) — Iowa’s unemployment rate remained at 3.1 percent in December, down from 3.9 percent a year ago, while the U.S. unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in December.

20 Jan 2023

St Ambrose University Announces Busy Civil Rights Week

By Jackie Celske

DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 20, 2023) — The St Ambrose University office of Student Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion invites you to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr and his fight to end racism and inequality. Join the St Ambrose community as we commemorate the Civil Rights movement through the following schedule of campus events. For more information, visit SAU Civil Rights Week 2023.

20 Jan 2023

Burlington Civic Music Presents “Cocktail Hour: The Show” by Ballets with a Twist, April 12, 7:30PM

By Kathleen Dalton

BURLINGTON, IOWA (January 20, 2023) — Cocktail Hour: The Show, by New York City-based Ballets with a Twist, will make its Iowa début at Burlington Memorial Auditorium on Wednesday, April 12, 7:30PM. This pop-infused performing arts experience brings the Manhattan, Martini, Bloody Mary, and more to life with an innovative mix of charismatic choreography, toe-tapping music, and glamorous costume design. You’ve never seen cocktails like these!

20 Jan 2023

Ngonyo Mungara of Muscatine, Iowa, Named to University of Iowa Dean's List for 2022 Fall Semester

By Rick Klatt

IOWA CITY, IOWA (January 20, 2023) — Ngonyo Mungara of Muscatine, Iowa, was among the more than 7,500 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa named to the Dean's List for the 2022 Fall semester.

Mungara is a fourth-year student in Iowa's Ciollege of Education and is majoring in Education Studies and Human Relations.

20 Jan 2023

Gov Kim Reynolds Announces New Staff to Administration

By Alex Murphy

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 20, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced additional staff to join her current administration.

19 Jan 2023

2022 Fall Semester Dean's List Honorees at University of Iowa Announced

By Rick Klatt

IOWA CITY, IOWA (January 19, 2023) — More than 7,500 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the Dean's List for the 2022 fall semester. Dean's List status was earned by only 2,427 first-year undergraduates during the 2022 fall semester at Iowa, only 1,768 second-year students, only 1,503 third-year students, and only 1,845 fourth-year students.

Guidelines for inclusion on the list are:

19 Jan 2023

Knox College Welcomes the Community to International Fair 2023

By Mitch Prentice

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (January 19, 2023) — Knox College is proud to invite the community to International Fair 2023, presented by the Knox College International Club. This year's event, on Saturday, January 28, will be the first time the event is open to the public since 2019. Everyone is invited to campus to enjoy the wide range of cultural displays.

The theme of this year's fair is "Weddings Around the World." Please plan to join us for any of these events:

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