PLATTEVILLE, WISCONSIN (February 10, 2022) — The University of Wisconsin-Platteville announced its Chancellor's List, honoring those with perfect 4.0 grade-point averages for the Fall 2021 semester.

Students from this area who earned the 4.0 grade-point average include:

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, MAJOR, CAMPUS

Bettendorf, IA

Macey McKinnon, Biology, UW-Platteville

Cordova, IL

Aleck Reece, Mechanical Engineering, UW-Platteville

Grand Mound, IA

IOWA CITY, IOWA (February 10, 2022) — More than 150 current University of Iowa students served in leadership positions for the 28th annual student-led Dance Marathon which generated more than $1.3 million for the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital.

The final tally raised by the students was $1,361,184.28, a total which pushed the amount of support generated by Dance Marathon over the course of its history to more than $33 million.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (February 10, 2022) — The Rock Island Coalition of African American Stakeholders insists that the City of Rock Island return the African American Civil Rights Grant to the federal government for the following reasons:

COAL VALLEY, ILLINOIS (February 10, 2022) — One of Niabi Zoo’s best-known residents, Savanna, a nineteen-year-old female African Lion, was humanely euthanized due to complications caused by breast cancer and progressive kidney failure. Director Lee Jackson stated, “This is never an easy decision. The Zoo’s keeper staff, veterinary team, and managers, in the end, had to consider her welfare and best quality of life.

PLATTEVILLE, WISCONSIN (February 10, 2022) — The University of Wisconsin-Platteville awarded diplomas to more than 600 students from its three campuses for the fall of 2021. The ceremonies were held inside Williams Fieldhouse on the UW-Platteville campus.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (February 10, 2022) — TaxSlayer Center Executive Director Scott Mullen has announced that the arena, in partnership with Arconic and Genesis Health System, will host a major fundraising event on Friday, March 4, 7PM, featuring members of the legendary Quad City Mallards Championship Teams facing their arch-rivals, the Flint Generals. The match-up is a resumption of a long-time heated rivalry billed as Heroes v Villains of the United Hockey League.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (February 9, 2022) — The results are in, and the members of Ascentra Credit Union have raised more than $23,000 through the credit union’s Ride 50 auto-loan promotion during the 2021 holiday season. Beginning in October 2021, Ascentra members who qualified for an auto loan or refinance received $50 to help with holiday spending, as well as a $50 donation to the Salvation Army in their community.

IOWA CITY, IOWA (February 9, 2022) — More than 900 current University of Iowa students participated in the 28th annual student-led Dance Marathon, generating more than $1.3 million for the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital.

The final tally raised by the students was $1,361,184.28, a total which pushed the amount of support generated by Dance Marathon over the course of its history to more than $33 million.

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 9, 2022) — The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is urging lawmakers to pass sensible legislation that would put Iowans back to work. NFIB, which represents nearly 11,000 small-business owners across the state, supports HF2279, which should be up or a vote on the House floor.

Upper Iowa University President William R Duffy II (left) congratulated UIU alumnus Foster Cass on his 103rd birthday at the World War II veteran's Los Alamitos, California, home

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