06 Dec 2021

Central College Student Clayton Hunn of Muscatine, Iowa, Performs in "Evening of Flute and Percussion"

By Emily Hawk

PELLA, IOWA (December 6, 2021) — Central College student Clayton Hunn of Muscatine, Iowa, performed in "Evening of Flute and Percussion" on Wednesday, December 1, in Douwstra Auditorium on Hoekstra Family Stage.

Hunn, Class of 2022, is a member of Percussion Ensemble at Central.

06 Dec 2021

Book Due Nearly a Half-Century Ago Returned to Monmouth College Library by Alumnus Living in Orland Park

By Duane Bonifer

More than 49 years after his original due date at Monmouth College, Battles on the Monsoon is put in its proper place by Hewes Library Director Sarah Henderson

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (December 6, 2021) — John Carlson and his 1974 Monmouth College classmate Lynette Johnson Carlson have been married for 46 years.

06 Dec 2021

Gov Kim Reynolds Awards $4 Million in Career Academy Grants to Prepare More Students for High-Demand Fields

By Alex Murphy

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 6, 2021) — Gov.

06 Dec 2021

Gov Kim Reynolds Appoints Clinton Boddicker as District Court Judge

By Alex Murphy

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 6, 2021) — Governor Kim Reynolds announced her appointment of Clinton Boddicker as a district court judge in Judicial Election District 8B on Friday, December 3.

03 Dec 2021

“Novel concept” Allows Monmouth College Students to Work as Short-Term Substitute Teachers

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (December 3, 2021) — Monmouth College's educational studies department is already on top of a major issue, helping prepare its graduates to work in rural school districts, where there has been a shortage of teachers.

03 Dec 2021

Quad Cities Youth Participate in Youth Robotics Competition at the John Deere Pavilion

By Pat Barnes

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (December 3, 2021) — Twenty-one teams will take part at an internationally based robotics competition, FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge (ages 9 to 14), hosted by the Quad Cities Engineering & Science Council at the John Deere Pavilion in downtown Moline.

03 Dec 2021

Gov Kim Reynolds Signs Harvest Proclamation

By Alex Murphy

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 3, 2021) — Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a proclamation relating to the weight limits and transportation of grain.

02 Dec 2021

Monmouth College Alumni Hope High-Tech Jobs Will Lead to Economic Growth in Aledo

By Duane Bonifer

Pictured from left are Shayne Sendera ('21), Kyle McEwen ('13), Mitchell Perez ('21), and Kenzi Lafferty ('19)

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (December 2, 2021) — Monmouth College graduates have a presence up the road from campus in Aledo, and there's room for more.

02 Dec 2021

Grace Stephan of Davenport, Iowa, Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

By Marla Elsea

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (December 2, 2021) — Grace Stephan of Davenport, Iowa, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Stephan was initiated at The University of Kansas.

02 Dec 2021

Upper Iowa University Introduces New “Peacock Promise” Tuition Award

By Andrew Wenthe

FAYETTE, IOWA (December 2, 2021) — A new "Peacock Promise" tuition award at Upper Iowa University (UIU) will make college free for many Iowa students. Beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year, the Peacock Promise will eliminate tuition for any eligible student for the Iowa Tuition Grant. The Peacock Promise turns the $6,800 Iowa Tuition Grant into a $32,589 tuition award for eligible students new to UIU's Fayette Campus.

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