04 Aug 2022

Iowa Health Care Association Foundation Awards 78 Scholarships to Help Iowans Wanting to Work in Long-Term Care

By Lori Ristau

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (August 4, 2022) — The Iowa Health Care Association (IHCA) Foundation has announced the winners of its 2022 health-care scholarship programs. This year, the IHCA Foundation awarded 78 scholarships totaling over $105,000 to assist Iowans who want to advance their health-care education and work in long-term care.

04 Aug 2022

Floatzilla Volunteers Needed

By Kathy Wine

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 4, 2022) — River Action is seeking volunteers to help out with the 13th annual Floatzilla. Floatzilla is the largest paddle-sports festival on the Mississippi River, where participants launch from various locations in the Quad Cities and attempt to break the world record for largest flotilla at Sunset Park, Rock Island, IL.

04 Aug 2022

Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) Receives $100,000 Grant from Arconic to Promote Advanced Manufacturing in the Quad Cities

By Johnna Kerres

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 4, 2022) — Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) has been awarded a $100,000 grant from Arconic Foundation, the independently-endowed philanthropic arm of Arconic Inc, to create promotional content designed to showcase advancing manufacturing careers in the Quad Cities.

04 Aug 2022

College Planning Program at the Davenport Public Library

By Brittany Peacock

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 4, 2022) — The Davenport Public Library will be hosting Lupe Hernandez, Student Success Advisor with the Iowa College Access Network on Tuesday, August 16, Eastern, 6PM.

03 Aug 2022

Carlie Blazek of Muscatine, Iowa, Named to Spring 2022 Dean's List at University of Northern Colorado

By Deanna Herbert

GREELEY, COLORADO (August 3, 2022) — Over 1,800 students have been named to the 2021-22 Dean’s List at the University of Northern Colorado.

The following students have been named to the Dean's List of Academic Distinction.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME

Muscatine, IA

Carlie Blazek

Students who received this distinction earned a combined GPA of 3.75 or higher during at least two academic semesters and completed a minimum of 24 semester hours.

03 Aug 2022

Through Outreach and Partnerships, Monmouth College's Educational Studies Department is Moving Learning and Literacy Forward

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (August 3, 2022) — While Monmouth College's educational-studies department makes great use of the school's educational farm, it has no use for a silo. Over the past several months, the department has increased its partnerships with local schools and community organizations, working together with them to help educate the next generation of students.

03 Aug 2022

Local Students Named to Spring 2022 Dean's List at University of Maryland Global Campus

By Bob Ludwig

ADELPHI, MARYLAND (August 3, 2022) — More than 9,300 University of Maryland Global Campus students were named to the Dean's List for the spring semester. To be eligible for the honor, a student must complete at least six credits during the term, earned a grade-point average of at least 3.5 for the term, and maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.5 at UMGC.

Brian A Hankins, Moline

Lenore Marshall, Rock Island

Rihlen Mital, Dewitt

Nicholas Tilley, DAVENPORT

03 Aug 2022

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller Urges Federal Trade Commission to Address Deceptive “Dark Patterns” in Digital Advertising

By Ashlee Kieler

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 3, 2022) — Attorney General Tom Miller has called on the Federal Trade Commission to strengthen and update its guidance on digital advertising disclosures. AG Miller, along with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, led a coalition of seventeen attorneys-general in recommending improvements to address the emergence of deceptive design tactics known as “dark patterns” in the online and digital marketplace.

02 Aug 2022

Quad City Balloon Fest at Rhythm City Casino

By Johnathan Condit

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 2, 2022) — The Quad-Cities Hot Air Balloon Festival and Rhythm City® Casino Resort are proud to bring you the Annual Quad City Balloon Fest. This year’s event will be hosted onsite at Rhythm City Casino in Davenport, Iowa, on Friday, August 12, and Saturday, August 13. Gates open at 4PM Friday and 3PM Saturday. Admission is free but donations are appreciated and will benefit the Shriners Hospital for Children.

02 Aug 2022

Gov Kim Reynolds Announces New Statewide Broadband Map, Requests Public Input

By Alex Murphy

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 2, 2022) — Governor Kim Reynolds and the Department of Management Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) has announced the release of a new broadband map of Iowa, reporting the conditions of broadband availability in accordance with federal grant guidelines at over one million locations throughout the state.

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