PELLA, IOWA (September 15, 2022) — Raja Chari, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronaut and commander of the NASA SpaceX Crew-3 mission, will present at 7PM, Thursday, September 22, Douwstra Auditorium, on Central College's campus.

ANKENY, IOWA (September 15, 2022) — Nathan Nolte, biofuels sales manager for Ag Processing Inc, has been elected by his peers to serve as the chair of the Iowa Biodiesel Board.

The board of directors elected Nolte during the Iowa Biodiesel Regional Annual Meeting, held this week in Ankeny, Iowa.

United Way Quad Cities’ president and CEO Rene Gellerman

PRINCETON, IOWA (September 15, 2022) — Princeton Recreation Trails is hosting their 9th annual 5K Walk and Run, “I’m running to support my community and raise money for the Mississippi River Trail,” says Tara Flesch, Race Director.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 15, 2022) — Before the pandemic, in any given year, one in five people in the United States reported having a mental-health condition. Mental-health experts suggest the figure is now two in five, or even higher. Every year, NAMI Greater Mississippi Valley, the local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, brings together hundreds of people to raise mental health awareness and funds through NAMIWalks. This year’s walk is Saturday, September 17.

FAYETTE, IOWA (September 14, 2022) Dr Melinda Heinz, UIU associate professor of psychology, recently returned from a trip to Ireland where she conducted research as part of the Fulbright Scholar Program. Back in April of 2021, the US Department of State and the J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced that Dr Heinz, had been named a Fulbright US Scholar.

EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS (September 14, 2022) — Last week was the first week of fall semester classes for college students across the state — including 30 students enrolled in the Augustana Prison Education Program (APEP) inside East Moline Correctional Center. The program is the first Second Chance Pell Experimental Site in the state of Illinois to draw upon Second Chance Pell awards from the US Department of Education.

MOUNT PLEASANT, IOWA (September 14, 2022) — Primae Voces (PREE-meh VO-chess), Latin for the “first voices” is a highly-selective vocal-chamber ensemble comprised of students from all academic divisions. Vocalists are selected by audition, each year from the membership of the IW Choir. DeWayne Frazier, University Provost, said, "Iowa Wesleyan has a storied history with its music program and the choral area has long been one of the highlights of this tradition.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 14, 2022) — A new event in a newly created space is coming to downtown Davenport. German Fest will be held 6–10PM, Friday, October 14, 2022, in Kaiserslautern Square (K-Square), 119 E 3rd St. The event is co-produced by the German American Heritage Center (GAHC) and Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP).

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (September 14, 2022) — During his Wiswell-Robeson Lecture on Monday evening at Monmouth College, veteran agriculture media broadcaster Mike Adams spoke directly to the consumers in the audience — those who consume information and those who consume food.

In other words, Adams had separate messages for everyone in the College's Dahl Chapel and Auditorium about the state of the media today and about how important agriculture is to our daily lives.

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