LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA (April 13, 2022) — Emma Horsfield, a native of Bettendorf, Iowa, was recently initiated into the Emory University Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society. The Society welcomed 578 new initiates from 25 universities during March 2022.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 12, 2022) — Eighteen co-sponsors representing State-wide Disability Rights, Latinx, LGBTQ, and mental-health organizations are partnering with Disability Rights Iowa to host an in-person presentation in Des Moines from Dior Vargas. In-person satellite viewings of Dior’s Keynote take place in Sioux City, Mason City, Dubuque, Fairfield, Davenport, and Council Bluffs.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 12, 2022) — Thousands of students across Iowa made their voices heard about the upcoming election when they cast ballots in Secretary of State’s Paul Pate’s Iowa Youth Straw Poll today. Students in K-12 schools were invited to vote for their preferred candidates in Iowa’s congressional and gubernatorial races. Candidates submitted video messages tailored toward students.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 12, 2022) — Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement today in response to President Biden’s announcement of unrestricted year-round E15 sales for 2022:

“Thank you to the Biden Administration for this very welcome news. While there is more to be done from the Administration to address high energy and fuel prices, unrestricted access to E15 is a great first step.

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (April 12, 2022) Andrew Simonson of Dewitt, Iowa, is among the University of Utah's largest-ever cohort of graduate students recognized in the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP). Simonson, who is studying chemical engineering and earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Utah, received a GRFP award.

In total, twenty University students received GRFP awards and eleven received honorable mentions.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 12, 2022) — The Davenport Public Library joins the latest trend in Libraries by offering a Seed Library at their Main location!

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 12, 2022) — Gilda’s Club Quad Cities announces a partnership with local health systems to bring support and services to a greater number of people impacted by cancer in our community.

WAVERLY, IOWA (April 12, 2022) — Georgia Nissen, of Eldridge, Iowa, was one of three Wartburg College students inducted into the Sigma Pi Sigma physics honor society in April.

Sigma Pi Sigma was founded in 1921 to honor outstanding scholarship in physics, to encourage interest in physics at all levels, and to promote an attitude of service in its members. More than 90,000 scholars have been inducted into the honor society.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 12, 2022) — Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a proclamation relating to the weight-limits and hours of service requirements for the transportation of crop-inputs for planting season.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (April 12, 2022) — Midwest Writing Center (MWC) and the SPECTRA Reading Series are hosting a showcase of local poets and writers at Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave, Rock Island, on Thursday, April 28. This is in celebration of National Poetry Month, which is held by the Academy of American Poets each year and is “the largest literary celebration in the world.”

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