INDIANOLA, IOWA (July 1, 2022) — Simpson College (simpson.edu) announced that 159 students made the President's List for the Spring 2022 semester. Students named to the President's List achieved a 4.00 grade-point average. The following local students were named to the President's List:

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (July 1, 2022) — Jack Kosakowski, President and CEO of Junior Achievement USA®, announced this week that Dougal Nelson, President and CEO, has been nominated for the 2022 Karl Flemke Pioneer Achievement Award.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 1, 2022) — The Davenport Public Library will be hosting an English/Spanish Bi-lingual Storytime on Thursday, July 7, Fairmount, 1PM.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (July 1, 2022) — Jack Kosakowski, President and CEO of Junior Achievement USA®, announced this week that Dougal Nelson, President and CEO, has been nominated for the 2022 Karl Flemke Pioneer Achievement Award.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (July 1, 2022) — The African American Museum of Iowa’s $5M capital campaign was mentioned in a segment on Late Night with Seth Meyers on NBC.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (June 30, 2022) — The following student(s) made Mount Mercy University's Spring 2022 Dean's List.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME

Bettendorf, IA

Erin Vincel

Clinton, IA

Sydney Kaup

Shannon Miller

Alexis Wauford

De Witt, IA

Rachel Zimmer

Eldridge, IA

Joseph Mcnealey

Nathan McNealey

Le Claire, IA

Katherine Garner

LeClaire, IA

Lauren Frederick

Moline, IL

Valentin Mignake

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 30, 2022) — The Davenport Public Library will be welcoming Nahant Marsh two presentations on Thursday, July 7, Eastern, 10AM and 11AM.

All-Ages:

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (June 30, 2022) — WQPT will air a number of documentaries by area filmmakers during July.  “One of the best parts of my job is working with filmmakers and finding documentaries that tell our area’s stories,” said Lora Adams, Director of Marketing and Local Content for the station.

TAMPA, FLORIDA (June 30, 2022) — Cody Sohalski of Bettendorf, Iowa, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Management BS.

The commencement ceremony included 1,713 undergraduate and graduate candidates. The ceremony included remarks by alumni and brothers, Javier Baldor ('89), CEO of BST Global, and Carlos Baldor ('87), president and chief technology officer of BST Global and the student challenge speaker.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 30, 2022) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces the cost of fees for businesses filing with his office will be reduced, beginning July 1. Uniform Commercial Code filings will be cut in half and Biennial Report fees for most entities will be reduced by $15.

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