BETTENDORF, IOWA (October 19, 2022) — Come meet your Candidates as a group of three local non-profit organizations will be hosting a series of two Scott County Candidate Forums in 2022. The final Forum will convene Saturday, October 22, at the Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency located at 

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (October 19, 2022) — The Iowa Women’s Foundation has announced the six recipients of its Core Grant program. The $150,000 grant program funds organizations across the state that address one of the barriers to women’s economic self-sufficiency that the Iowa Women’s Foundation has identified, which are child-care, housing, employment, education and training, mentorship, and transportation.

Each organization will receive $25,000.

The recipients are:

LECLAIRE, IOWA (October 18, 2022) — This Thursday, October 20, 2022, Root 67 — a new retail development owned by Kimberly and Rodney Collier in LeClaire — is opening! Come check out the building housing Buttercupp Candles, Nest — A Modern General Store, Cody Rose Flower Company, and THE Collective (opening in November).

JOHNSTON, IOWA (October 18, 2022) — Join Iowa PBS in-person or virtually on November 15 at 6PM for a Pop-Up Film Series event recognizing National Diabetes Month. This screening and conversation will focus on the importance of diabetes education and management and provide the opportunity for an open conversation.