PELLA, IOWA (July 28, 2022) — Terence Kleven, the Jacob and Gela Schnucker Sessler Endowed Chair of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Central College, obtained an extension of the Fulbright US Scholar Program award he received to conduct research in Arabic political philosophy at the University of Jordan in Amman, Jordan.

LECLAIRE, IOWA (July 27, 2022) — Almost every community across the country has some sort of big summer event that includes carnival rides, great food, live entertainment, parades, and fireworks. The cities of LeClaire, Iowa and Port Byron, Illinois are no exception, but these two beautiful towns have a unique three-day event that is unlike any other festival in the USA. It’s called Tug Fest and it runs August 11-13, 2022.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 27, 2022) — Governor Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of David May as a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.

May, of Polk City, received his law degree from Drake University Law School and his undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has been serving on the Iowa Court of Appeals since 2019. Judge May also served as a district judge in the Fifth Judicial District.

NORTH LIBERTY, IOWA (July 27, 2022) — The Corridor Business Journal (CBJ) today announced details of its first annual Diversity, Inclusion, and Impact Symposium, to be held August 17 at the Hyatt Regency Coralville.

Presented in partnership with GreenState Credit Union, the Symposium will educate and inspire business and community leaders with nationally known speakers and best practices on the critical topics of diversity, equity, inclusion and engagement (DEI&E).