DES MOINES, IOWA (January 18, 2022) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate honored a former Urbandale High School student on Tuesday for her efforts in helping classmates register to vote. Sec Pate presented the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) John Lewis Youth Leadership Award to Monica Lewandowski.

LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA (January 18, 2022) — Zach Wemhoff, a native of Davenport, was recently initiated into the Simpson College Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society. The Society welcomed 626 new initiates from 23 universities during December 2021.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (January 17, 2022) — High-school students graduating in spring of 2022 are encouraged to apply for Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF)’s $2,500 scholarship, awarded to 27 eligible Iowa high-school seniors and renewable for four years, up to $10,000.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 17, 2022) — The snow leopard is an elusive predator, living at altitudes of up to 18,000 feet in one of the world’s harshest environments. Join us Saturday, January 22, 2PM, and hear from The Snow Leopard Conservancy as they share stories and images from photographers and conservationists who have traveled to the high mountains of Asia.