DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 15, 2022) — On July 1, 2022, two family-owned music stores with two-hundred years of combined experience will join together, expanding their services to musicians throughout the greater Quad Cities and surrounding areas.

IOWA CITY, IOWA (06/15/2022) — More than 1,000 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa named to the President's List for the 2022 spring semester.

President's-List status was earned by only 73 first-year undergraduates during the 2022 spring semester at Iowa; only 199 second-year students; only 285 third-year students; and only 464 fourth-year students.

The President's List was established in the fall of 1983 to recognize academic excellence.

DECORAH, IOWA (June 15, 2022) — Luther College is pleased to announce the names of the outstanding undergraduates who have been named to the Dean's List for the spring 2022 semester.

Local students include:

Aiden Michna of Moline

Daniel Benoit of Port Byron

Sammy Ferguson of Rapids City

Ethan Braun of Rock Island

Aislinn Geedey of Rock Island

Tyler DiFiore of Bettendorf

Abby Hamborg of Bettendorf

Sarah Schmidt of Bettendorf

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 15, 2022) — The Davenport Public Library will host presenters from QC Trails on June 22, Fairmount, 2PM.

The Quad Cities is full of trails but how do you find them? Join us for a presentation from QCTrails to learn about all the fabulous trails in our area!

This program is intended for adults.

Learn more, by visiting: https://davenportlibrary.libcal.com/event/9073845.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 14, 2022) — Governor Kim Reynolds has signed the following bills into law:

Front Row from Left: Ruth Ann Gallagher, Scott Community College, English Instructor; Jill Brodersen, Scott Community College, Mathematics Instructor; Susan Hess, Scott Community College, Associate Dean for Instruction and Student Services; Deb Goodall, 2020 Recipient, CE Program Manager and Dean; Jan Weis, Scott Community College, Special Needs Coordinator; Gale Roeder, 2021 Recipient, Manager of CE Community Programming.

LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA (June 14, 2022) — Chi Vu, a native of Rock Island, Illinois, is now serving as the president of the Augustana College Circle (chapter) of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society.

BEREA, OHIO (June 14, 2022) — The following local students have been named to the Dean's List for the Spring 2022 semester at Baldwin Wallace University, according to Provost Stephen D Stahl. The Dean's List recognizes students who earn a grade point average of 3.6 or higher while enrolled in twelve or more graded hours during the semester.

Alex Minyard of Milan (61264), a graduate of Rockridge High School majoring in theatre acting and directing.

TOPEKA, KANSAS (June 14, 2022) — Washburn University is pleased to announce its President's List honorees for the spring 2022 semester. To qualify for the President's List, a student must complete at least twelve hours of graded credits and earn a semester grade-point average of 4.0.

Sydney Murfin from Geneseo, Illinois, earned this honor for Spring 2022.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 14, 2022) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced $100 million in school safety funding to support Iowa’s 327 public school districts and 183 non-public and independent schools during a press conference with the Department of Public Safety, Department of Education and Homeland Security and Emergency Management.

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