DES MOINES, IOWA (January 6, 2022) — The Iowa Business Council (IBC) has released its fourth-quarter Economic Outlook Survey for 2021. The report measures member-expectations for sales, capital spending, and employment for the next six months. If the index measures above fifty, sentiment is positive. The fourth-quarter survey's overall economic outlook index is 68.86.

SEARCY, ARKANSAS (January 6, 2022) -- The following students are among more than 1,200 Harding University students included on the dean's list for grades achieved during the fall 2021 semester.

Kendra Degner, a Sophomore stuyding elementary education, of Muscatine (52761)

BETTENDORF, IOWA (January 6, 2022) — There is always a flurry of excitement and activity on the first day back from winter break. There was also anxiety with families traveling and gathering for the holidays this year, but Rivermont's new Test-to-Stay program alleviated those fears.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (January 5, 2022) The Storm returns to the TaxSlayer Center this weekend for the first time in three weeks to battle the first place Huntsville Havoc on Friday and Saturday. It is the two team’s first matchup of the season. The Storm has picked up points in nine of its last ten games and holds a league best 9-2-1 record on home ice.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 5, 2022) — Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP) will host Icestravaganza, presented by Rubberstamps.net, beginning at 5PM, Friday, January 14, through 10PM, Sunday, January 16, at the Freight House and LeClaire Park in downtown Davenport. The free-to-attend event features beautiful ice-carvings (36,000 pounds' worth) on display all three days. This year’s ice-sculpture theme is “Zoo Animal Safari.”

Esther White is pictured during her Monmouth teaching days with education department colleagues George Arnold (left) and Frank Sorensen

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (January 5, 2022) — On December 31, two very accomplished, long-lived women with the surname White died — actress Betty White, who passed away just weeks before her 100th birthday, and Monmouth College emerita professor of education Esther White, who was 101.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 5, 2022) — The first film of the 2022 QC Environmental Film Series Picture of His Life, will be shown at the Figge Art Museum at 2PM, January 23, 2022.

CHADRON, NEBRASKA (January 5, 2022) — Chadron State College has announced the names of 324 students on the Fall 2021 President's List, with a 4.0 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale. To qualify, students must have completed 45 credit hours, be enrolled in 12 credit hours of coursework, be seeking their first Bachelor's degree, and have no incomplete grades during the semester.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 5, 2022) Governor Kim Reynolds and the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) have announced the latest recipients of the Empower Rural Iowa Broadband Grants Program.

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