DES MOINES, IOWA (July 8, 2021) — Attorney General Tom Miller announced a resolution of his lawsuit against the Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma, that will require the Sacklers to pay more than $4.3 billion for prevention, treatment and recovery efforts across the country.

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (July 8, 2021) — Anania Williams, a native of Davenport, Iowa (52803), has been named to Emerson College's Dean's List for the Spring 2021 semester. Williams is majoring in Musical Theatre and is a member of the Class of 2022. The requirement to make Emerson's Dean's List is a grade-point average of 3.7 or higher.

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MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (July 8, 2021) — Lewis Gould, a retired visiting distinguished professor of history at Monmouth College, has been named the inaugural recipient of an award that recognizes distinguished contributions to research and education about America's first ladies.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 8, 2021) — The FRIENDS of the Davenport Public Library Bookstore at the Eastern Ave Library (6000 Eastern Ave) will be holding a buy one get one free sale on Saturday, July 24, 10AM-1PM. Plus, all items at the Eastern Ave Bookstore will be 50 cents, and under that day only, with special items for sale, including over 500 comic books at $1.00 each, or 20 for $10, and many beautiful book sets.