JOHNSTON, IOWA (August 16, 2022) — Join Iowa PBS for in-person premieres of two documentaries from the new series, Governors of Iowa. These programs follow the personal journeys of both Robert D Ray and Harold Hughes and, more importantly, their impact on the State of Iowa.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (August 16, 2022) — ComedySportz Quad Cities is re-launching at The Spotlight Theatre’s new Spotlight Studio this November.

ComedySportz is a fast-paced, all-ages improvisational comedy show that uses audience suggestions in a highly-competitive “game” between a red team and a blue team. The teams compete for the most laughs. There is no script or plan prior to each performance resulting in non-stop laughs for the players and audience.

WACO, TEXAS (August 16, 2022) — More than 4,800 Baylor University students have been named to the Dean’s Academic Honor List for the Spring 2022 semester.

HOMETOWN, STATE; ZIP CODE, NAME, COLLEGE

Davenport, IA

52803, Sarah Mcvey, College of Arts and Sciences

52807, Aaron Roehr, Hankamer School of Business

Sherrard, IL

61281, Emma Hofmann, College of Arts and Sciences

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 16, 2022) — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller applauds the 

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 16, 2022) — The Iowa Architectural Foundation (IAF) is pleased to announce that it has selected Laura Porter as its new Foundation Director. Porter will replace Claudia Cackler, who has led the foundation for the past six and a half years. Brian Crichton, who headed the search committee, stated, "We are so pleased to have found Laura Porter to take the reins of the Iowa Architectural Foundation.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK (August 15, 2022) — US journalists and attorneys who visited WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange filed suit today against the Central Intelligence Agency and Michael Pompeo, former CIA director, as well as the Spanish security firm Undercover Global and its former CEO, David R Morales Guillen, for violating the plaintiffs' constitutional rights.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (August 15, 2022) Coe College has announced the addition of Donald Jaamal as the college’s Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Title IX Coordinator. Jaamal will serve as Coe’s lead diversity officer. He was appointed by Coe College President David Hayes (’93) after an extensive national search and will be a member of Coe’s senior staff.

Wendy Weber, professor of mathematics, will lead Central's new mathematics data-science track

PELLA, IOWA (August 15, 2022) — Central College has added two new data-science areas of emphasis beginning Fall 2022 — one with a focus in mathematics and the other in computer science.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (August 10, 2022) — The Young Emerging Writers (YEW) Summer Internship Program will host a release party for the latest issue of the Program’s literary magazine, The Atlas, on Thursday, August 18 at Rozz-Tox in Rock Island. The event will also be streamed to Midwest Writing Center’s YouTube and Facebook Live pages.

PEORIA, ILLINOIS (August 15, 2022) — Marc Gaskin of Long Grove, Iowa (52756), was recognized by Bradley University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Gaskin was awarded the Bradley Concerto/Aria Competition Award for saxophone.

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