DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 12, 2022) — Scott County Auditor, Kerri Tompkins announced today that the filing period for candidates for non-party political organizations (NPPOs) and candidates nominated by petition for the upcoming General Election, held on November 8, 2022, has been modified to run from Monday, August 8, to Wednesday, August 31, 5PM. Non-party political organizations in Iowa include the Libertarian Party and the Green Party.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (July 12, 2022) — Owen Jones of Bettendorf, Iowa, earned the distinction of Faculty Honors for Spring 2022 at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have earned a 4.0 academic average for the semester.

The Georgia Institute of Technology, or Georgia Tech, is a top-ten public research university developing leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 12, 2022) — Governor Kim Reynolds has joined with state health and safety officials to warn Iowans about the growing threat of illicit fentanyl and counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl.

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK (July 12, 2022) — Gabriel Stropes of Milan, Illinois (61264), was named to the Dean's List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the Spring 2022 Semester. Stropes is in the mobile app development program.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 12, 2022) — The Davenport Public Library will be hosting a program for Entrepreneurs on Thursday, July 14, Eastern and Virtual, 1PM.

FAYETTE, IOWA (July 11, 2022) — Upper Iowa University (UIU) will bring a new major into the fold in the fall of 2022. The supply-chain management undergraduate program will provide student opportunities in a growing, in-demand profession and prepare students for career growth and development opportunities.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 11, 2022) — If you want to be part of the popular ancestry search trend, you may not need to look any further than the Library. The Davenport Public Library is now a FamilySearch Affiliate Library, which means it has access to more genealogy resources to help you make more family discoveries. FamilySearch is a world leader in family history.

WAVERLY, IOWA (July 11, 2022) — Samuel Reyes of Davenport, Iowa, was one of four Wartburg College students to present his ovarian cancer research at the 2022 annual meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

The 2022 biochemistry graduates presented "Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Promotes Membrane Protrusive Activity in Ovarian Cancer Cells."

OXFORD, OHIO (July 11, 2022) — Mariani of Bettendorf, Iowa (52722), was among more than 3,700 students from Miami University who received degrees during the in-person spring commencement May 14-15, 2022.

Mariani graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Zoology, Individualized Studies.

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