02 May 2022

Davenport Public Library to Host a Program about Ulysses S Grant

By Brittany Peacock

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 2, 2022) — The Davenport Public Library to host a program on Ulysses S Grant on May 17, Eastern Virtual, at 6:30PM.

Ulysses S Grant comes to life in this informative, humorous, and touching portrayal. Meet the victorious General whose strategy and tenacity won the Civil War, the President who struggled to rebuild his country after the war, and the husband and father whose final efforts were devoted to the financial support of his wife and family.

02 May 2022

Be Downtown Event Features Bands, Bags, Bites, and Beverages June 4

By Jennifer Walker

BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 2, 2022) — The Downtown Bettendorf Organization (DBO) presents the free outdoor event Be Downtown, 9:30AM-10PM, Saturday, June 4, 2022, in the lot at 15th and State Streets. This family-friendly event will feature multiple bags tournaments with cash prizes, live outdoor music, food trucks, children’s activities, and more.

02 May 2022

Big Bike Give on May 24 Raises Money for Trails and Bicycle Non-Profits in Iowa

By Mark Wyatt

CORALVILLE, IOWA (May 2, 2022) — The Iowa Bicycle Coalition is leading a day of philanthropy called Big Bike Give. The goal is to create a state-wide peer-to-peer philanthropic campaign uniting bicycle and trail non-profits in Iowa. The inaugural Bike Bike Give is scheduled for May 24, 2022, and will take place on the website www.bigbikegive.org.

02 May 2022

Monmouth College Dedicates Champion Miller Center for Student Equity, Inclusion, and Community

By Duane Bonifer

The ribbon is cut Friday afternoon, April 29, to dedicate the Monmouth College Champion Miller Center for Student Equity, Inclusion, and Community. From left: Co-Dean of Students Michelle Merritt; trustee Harvey Echols ('81); President Clarence Wyatt; Gabriela Madu ('23); Elizabeth Guzman ('24); Mark Thigpen ('22); Director of Student Equity, Inclusion, and Community Regina Johnson ('01); and the Rev Charles Burton ('92)

29 Apr 2022

Davenport Central High School Senior Wins $20K College Scholarship

By Mike Vondran

Maitreyi Shrikhande and her parents, Malavika and Devendra Shrikhande

29 Apr 2022

Rihlen Mital of De Witt, Iowa, Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

By Marla Elsea

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (04/29/2022) — Rihlen Mital of De Witt, Iowa, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Mital was initiated at University of Maryland Global Campus.

29 Apr 2022

Upper Iowa University Summer Orientation, Advising, and Registration (OAR) Days Begin May 13

By Andrew Wenthe

FAYETTE, IOWA (April 29, 2022) — The summer OAR (Orientation, Advising and Registration) Day season begins at Upper Iowa University's Fayette, Iowa, Campus Friday, May 13. This year's schedule includes both in-person and virtual one day events.

29 Apr 2022

QC Made Tour of Linwood Mines/Davenport Public Library

By Brittany Peacock

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 29, 2022) — Get out and enjoy what our community has to offer on May 16 at 6PM.

Linwood Mining has been in the QC since 1944 and is one of the largest limestone mining operations in the country. Join us at Linwood Mining (10954 – 110th Ave, Buffalo, Iowa) to learn how it helps make the QC great.

29 Apr 2022

Annette Baker of Davenport, Iowa, to Perform with Warburg College's Opera Workshop

By Emily Christensen

WAVERLY, IOWA (April 29, 2022) — The Wartburg College Opera Workshop will present two one-act operas, "Trial by Jury" and "The Old Maid and the Thief," on May 6 and 7.

Annette Baker, of Davenport, Iowa, will play Angelina the Plaintiff in "Trial by Jury."

The operas will begin at May 6, 7:30PM, and May 7, 3PM, in McCaskey Lyceum. All tickets are $10 general admission or free for Wartburg students with an ID.

29 Apr 2022

Upper Iowa University Commencement Ceremonies May 7

By Andrew Wenthe

FAYETTE, IOWA (April 29, 2022) — Approximately 350 students will be recognized for earning their respective degrees during Upper Iowa University's (UIU) in-person commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 7, at Harms-Eischeid Stadium in Fayette, Iowa. Joining the graduates in celebrating their latest accomplishments will be UIU administrators, faculty, staff, alumni, family and friends.

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