DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 22, 2022) — The 2022 Alternating Currents festival will showcase 120+ live performances, film screenings, and art-related events from Thursday to Sunday, August 18-21, at more than 25 venues between two Downtown Quad Cities: Davenport and Rock Island.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 21, 2022) — The Iowa Environmental Council (IEC) published a report today outlining the nearly $100 million in public tax-dollars allocated by Iowa legislators since 2013 for water-quality improvements for Iowa.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (July 21, 2022) — Quad Cities Interfaith's Annual Fundraising Breakfast will be hosted on August 18, 7-8AM, at the Muslim Community of the Quad Cities 2115 Kimberly Road, Bettendorf, Iowa. For the first time, after two years of virtual and On-The-Go breakfast fundraisers, we are back in person.

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (July 21, 2022) — Autumn Kelly of Davenport has made Emmanuel College's Dean's List for the Spring 2022 semester. To earn a spot on the Dean's List, Emmanuel students must achieve a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher for a sixteen-credit semester.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 21, 2022) — The Davenport Public Library will be hosting two English/Spanish Bilingual Storytimes in August on Monday, August 1, Fairmount, 10AM, and Tuesday, August 16, Fairmount, 6PM.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 21, 2022) — Hy-Vee has announced it has joined a statewide coalition to end human trafficking in Iowa. The Iowa Businesses Against Trafficking (IBAT) initiative is spearheaded by Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate. Hy-Vee and Sec Pate’s office are working together to raise awareness about this form of modern-day slavery and finding ways to prevent human trafficking.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 21, 2022) — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller called on legislators to pass bills to prevent fentanyl-related deaths.

“We know that many of the overdose deaths are accidental, often because people are unaware they’ve ingested a dose of fentanyl,” AG Miller said. “We have tools available that could reduce these deaths, but we must first change Iowa’s laws.”

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 21, 2022) — Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) have announced $4.65 million in grant funding for the following three projects through Destination Iowa. The $100 million program, announced in April, invests in transformational attractions that will bolster the quality of life in Iowa communities, enhance tourism and attract new residents.

DUBUQUE, IOWA (July 21, 2022) — Loras College has announced the names of students who earned a Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in 2021-2022.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, DEGREE, MAJOR(s), HIGH SCHOOL (if listed)

Bettendorf, IA

Evelyn G D'Antico, Bachelor of Arts, Marketing and Business Administration, Pleasant Valley High School

Eric J Hradek, Bachelor of Arts, Kinesiology, Bettendorf High School

Davenport, IA

MARION, IOWA (July 21, 2022) — Trees Forever is hosting an informational session for community leaders to learn about its carbon-crediting program and how carbon credits can be used to generate revenue for their Iowa or Illinois towns. The session will be held Tuesday, August 2, Noon, via a virtual Zoom meeting.

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