NORTH LIBERTY, IOWA (April 27, 2022) — Iowa Donor Network has been designated a Tier 1 organization — the highest possible rating — for efficiency and optimization by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Of 57 organ donor organizations nationwide, fewer than half (20) have achieved this level of excellence.

HAMILTON, NEW YORK (April 27, 2022) — McKena Mathews, a member of the Colgate University Class of 2022, has earned the Fall 2021 Dean's Award with Distinction.

Mathews is a Sociology major from Moline, IL (61265), and is a graduate of Moline Senior High School.

Students who receive a term grade-point average of 3.6 or higher while completing at least three courses during the Fall 2021 semester earn the Dean's Award with Distinction.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (April 27, 2022) Construction to remove the “bullseye” configuration of the QC Airport’s airfield has begun. This $10 million dollar project is funded 100% by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The project involves shortening the general aviation runway by 1,500 feet and creating a new parallel taxiway to the airport’s primary 10,000-foot commercial runway.

COAL VALLEY, ILLINOIS (April 27, 2021) — The Niabi Zoo is excited to announce the birth of two Fennec Foxes ( Vulpes zerda). Fennec foxes are native to the Sahara and Sinai deserts of North Africa, and are active hunters of small mammals and reptiles. Fennec foxes are the smallest of all fox species and are known for their unusually large ears that serve to both locate prey underground and to dissipate heat from their bodies in the harsh desert environment.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 27, 2022) — The Davenport Public Library to host NAMI to present Journaling for Mental Wellness on May 12, Fairmount Virtual, at 6:30PM.

Did you know that writing benefits your mental health? Join us for this unique program about writing for your mental health.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 27, 2022) — Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement April 26 in response to

Monmouth College President Clarence R Wyatt opens the College's 2022 Honors Convocation ceremony, held Tuesday in Dahl Chapel and Auditorium. It was the first time the academic ceremony had been held in-person since 2019

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 27, 2022)  No classes were held Tuesday, April 26, at Monmouth College, but there was no shortage of learning being done as academic achievements of all disciplines were celebrated and on display all over campus.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 27, 2022) – Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement on April 26 in response to the legislature passing 

MARION, ILLINOIS (April 27, 2022) — Landmarks Illinois has launched a new grant program focused on preserving historic places in Southern Illinois in partnership with Banterra Bank, the largest, locally-owned bank in the region.

JOHNSTON, IOWA (April 27, 2022) — Iowa PBS will hold an Iowa Press Debate for the US Senate Democratic Primary on Thursday, May 19, at Iowa PBS studios in Johnston. The hour-long debate will begin at 7PM.

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