BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 23, 2022) Growing up, Yuliana Marceleno Lopez never lost sight of the sacrifices her family had made to give her the opportunities she had. “I always felt a sense of pressure to be someone greater because I saw my parents struggle,” said Lopez, whose family came to Davenport from Guanajuato, Mexico.

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 23, 2022) — The Iowa Attorney General’s Office will host mobile offices and give presentations around the state this summer to assist Iowans with consumer protection issues, including providing information on how to spot and protect themselves from fraud.

MUSCATINE, IOWA (May 23, 2022) — The artist William Havlicek describes his series “The Sanctuary of the Sun: Seasons and Time” as “a poetic eulogy to Iowa’s seasonal changes, ochre harvests, russet woods, and silent streams.” Selections from the series will be on exhibit in the historic house at the Muscatine Art Center from June 2 through September 11, 2022.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 23, 2022) — Quad Cities Interfaith and NAACP of Illinois are partnering to bring a non-partisan Candidate Forum to Rock Island County June 14 at the Martin Luther King Jr Community Center (630 9th Street Rock Island Street, IL, 61201). This forum will be for both the Rock Island County Sheriff election as well as the Illinois House of Representatives District 72 election.

MARSHALL, MISSOURI (May 20, 2022) — Dr Diane Bartholomew, vice president of academic affairs for Missouri Valley College, has announced the Spring 2022 Dean's List. The requirements for the Dean's List are a 3.3 or higher grade-point average; at least twelve graded hours for the semester and no "D," "F," or "Incomplete" grades for the semester. The following student from the area was named to the Dean's List:

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, CLASS YEAR, MAJOR

Rock Island, IL

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 20, 2022) — It was a huge week of announcements and there are many more big ones to come next week so make sure you're following us on Instagram so you never miss out on the goods (raccoonmotel/moellernights). We announced a Morgan Wade show last week that was our second-fastest sell out after our three nights with Orville Peck last summer.

ATCHISON, KANSAS (May 20, 2022) — Benedictine College has recognized those students who have distinguished themselves academically during the last semester, which ended May 10, 2022.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 20, 2022) — The Quad City Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce Chelsea Sammons as the new Director of Education and Community Engagement.

DE PERE, WISCONSIN (May 20, 2022) — The following student(s) have been named to the 2022 spring semester Dean's List at St Norbert College.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME

Bettendorf, IA

Marianna Novak

A minimum 3.5 grade-point average is required for academic eligibility.

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 20, 2022) — Iowa’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.0 percent in April — down from 3.3 percent in March and from 4.5 percent one year ago. The US April unemployment rate remained at 3.6 percent.

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