BELOIT, WISCONSIN (June 24, 2021) — After seeing their seven-game win streak snapped last night, the Quad Cities River Bandits flipped last night’s final to their advantage and topped the Beloit Snappers 4-3 at Pohlman Field.

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (June 24, 2021) — Amira Siddique of Moline, Illinois (61265), received the Eric Martin Berg Memorial from the Knox College Music Department at the end of the 2020-2021 academic year. The award is awarded to Knox students who are worthy non-music majors to pay for private music lessons. Siddique is majoring in Undecided and is a member of the Class of 2024.

Learn more about 2021 Academic Honors awarded by Knox College.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 24, 2021) — The Davenport Community School District website offers a wealth of free online educational resources, which can be found on the Summer Learning page at https://www.davenportschools.org/summer2021.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (June 24, 2021) — An anonymous donor recently contributed to help pay the tuition and fees of 26 Augustana College students.

QUINCY, ILLINOIS (June 24, 2021) — Quincy University released its Dean's List for the Spring 2021 semester. Honorees must earn a semester grade-point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) to be included in the biannual Dean's List. In total, 371 students received the honor during the Spring 2021 semester. A complete list of honorees is listed below:

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DES MOINES, IOWA (June 24, 2021)  Governor Kim Reynolds has announced additional support for child-

FAYETTE, IOWA (06/23/2021) Upper Iowa University (UIU) has once again been named a "Best for Vets" college by Military Times. UIU is ranked forty-eighth nationally and eighth in the Midwest region among non-profit four-year colleges and universities. UIU's Military and Veterans Service Center provides a relaxing space for veterans and military-affiliated students to study and connect with other students.

BELOIT, WISCONSIN (June 23, 2021) — Fresh off of their first sweep of the season, the Quad Cities River Bandits saw their season-best seven-game winning streak come to an end on Tuesday, as they fell to the Beloit Snappers by a score of 4-3 at Pohlman Field.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 23, 2021) — Teens (11-19) are invited to join Miss Amber and special guest, Emiko, on Zoom to learn how to be a Vtuber and create their own virtual avatar on Wednesday, June 30, 2PM! To get the best experience out of the workshop, attendees will want to download the free software called Vroid Studio: vroid.com/en/studio.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 23, 2021) — In fulfillment of a recommendation of the Governor’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board, Governor Kim Reynolds signed Executive Order 9 launching a task force to explore carbon sequestration and the opportunities it presents for further economic development in the state of Iowa. The Carbon Sequestration Task Force will be chaired by Gov Kim Reynolds. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig will serve as vice chair. The Executive Order can be found

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