22 Nov 2021

Iowa American Lung Association Awarded $422,155 for Diesel Emissions Reduction Project

By David W Bryan

LENEXA, KANSAS (November 22, 2021) — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced November 18 that the Iowa American Lung Association was awarded a $422,155 grant to reduce emissions from five diesel engines in two fleets operating in 24 Iowa and Missouri counties.

22 Nov 2021

The Black Box Present “Christmas Carol: On the Air”

By Black Box Theatre

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (November 22, 2021) — Christmas comes to the Black Box Theatre as they present A Christmas Carol: On the Air, featuring the classic Dickens story amongst the trappings of a 1940’s radio show. The cast includes Kayla Jo Pulliam Mendoza, Wendy Czekalski, Matt Walsh, Renaud Haymon, Scott Tunnicliff, Scot Gehret, Patrick Gimm, Patti Flaherty, Dee Canfield, Tom Vaccaro, and Adrienne Jane Evans.

22 Nov 2021

Upper Iowa University Extends Military Family Grant to Graduate Studies

By Andrew Wenthe

FAYETTE, IOWA (November 22, 2021) — One year after unveiling its Military Family Grant to benefit undergraduates of the entire military family, Upper Iowa University (UIU) has extended the tuition assistance to graduate students.

20 Nov 2021

AAA Activates "Tow to Go" for Thanksgiving

By Meredith Mitts

BURNSVILLE, MINNESOTA (November 20, 2021) — AAA Tow to Go is back just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday, serving as the last line of defense to keep impaired drivers off the road.

19 Nov 2021

Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 3.9 Percent in October

By Jesse Dougherty

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 19, 2021) — Iowa’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment-rate dropped to 3.9 percent in October, down from 4.0 percent in September and 4.2 percent one year ago. The US unemployment-rate fell to 4.6 percent.

The number of unemployed Iowans decreased to 64,700 in October from 66,200 in September.

19 Nov 2021

Monmouth College Names Award-Winning Music Educator John Eckstine Director of Athletic Bands

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (November 19, 2021) — Veteran music educator John Eckstine has been named director of the Monmouth College athletic bands.

Eckstine brings more than three decades of experience and awards to the position, most recently serving as athletic director/dean of students at Pendleton County Middle/High School in Franklin, West Virginia.

19 Nov 2021

Iowa Opens Applications for Employer Innovation Grants

By Jesse Dougherty

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 19, 2021) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced a $1.2 million Future Ready Iowa grant opportunity for employers who are developing workforce solutions.

19 Nov 2021

Quad Cities Youth Participate in Youth Robotics Competition at the Putnam Museum

By Pat Barnes

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 20, 2021) — Dozens of Iowa youth will take part at an internationally-based robotics competition, FIRST® LEGO® League (ages 9 to 14), hosted by the Quad Cities Engineering and Science Council along with Iowa State University College of Engineering at the Putnam Museum and Science Center.

18 Nov 2021

Google Launches New Features to Help Combat Food-Insecurity Crisis

By Jessica Maldonado

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA (November 18, 2021) — One in eight people will experience food insecurity in America during their lifetimes, and the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic crisis that followed has exacerbated hunger across the country. Here in Iowa, the search interest for “food pantry near me” went up 50% this year and search interest in SNAP reached an all-time high in Iowa in January 2021.

18 Nov 2021

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller Joins Nationwide Investigation into Instagram’s Impact on Young People

By Ashlee Kieler

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 18, 2021) — Attorney General Tom Miller has joined a nationwide investigation into Meta Platforms Inc., formerly known as Facebook, for providing and promoting Instagram to children and young adults despite knowing that such use is associated with physical- and mental-health harms.

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