ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 20, 2021) — Augustana’s enrolling class of 2025 — a class that applied to college during an unprecedented year interrupted by pandemic-related closures and quarantines — is an impressive one and its composition has set new levels of diversity for the college.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 20, 2021) Working with local beer brewer Twin Span Brewing, the RIA Federal Credit Union is relaunching its special label RIA beer. The beer is called the RIA IPA and it is an India Pale Ale. A donation of $2 from every can/pint will help to fund the Honor Flight of the Quad Cities (HFQC).

GOSHEN, INDIANA (May 20, 2021) — Goshen College recently recognized 173 undergraduate students for excellence in academics on the spring 2021 Dean's List.

Anna McVay, a Senior Sustainability Studies major from Geneseo, was recognized for academic excellence on the spring semester Dean's List at Goshen College. She is a graduate of Geneseo Central School.

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 20, 2021) – Governor Kim Reynolds has signed the following bills into law:  

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 20, 2021) — Scott County Democratic Party Chair Elesha Gayman has announced that the party will take steps to force a special election to fill the vacancy created by the early retirement of Scott County Auditor Roxanna Moritz. “Six months ago.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 20, 2021) — Each year, the Jaycees of the Quad Cities honors local community members who are making a positive impact in our area. This year, with the current restrictions and mandates in place, the annual Community Awards Celebration looked much different. With just the Jaycees Board of Directors and award winners in attendance, a live-stream of the event on 19 May was presented to the general public and Jaycees members.

MARSHALL, MISSOURI (May 19, 2021) - Dr Diane Bartholomew, vice president of academic affairs for Missouri Valley College, has announced the Spring 2021 Dean's List. The requirements for the Dean's List are a 3.3 or higher grade-point average; at least 12 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:

EVANSVILLE, INDIANA (05/19/2021) -- James Guest of Bettendorf, Iowa, a student at the University of Evansville (UE), earned Dean's List Honors for the Spring 2021 semester. Guest is studying Theatre at UE.

To merit the honor of being placed on the Dean's List each semester, a student must carry a full academic load of 12 hours or more and earn a grade-point average of 3.5 or above.

McPHERSON, KANSAS (May 19, 2021) — McPherson College, a four-year private college located in central Kansas, announces the names of students earning degrees and graduating from the college in May.

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PELLA, IOWA (May 19, 2021) — Jenna Decker of Geneseo, Illinois, was one of 41 Central College students in the Class of 2021 to graduate with Alpha Zeta Mu honors.

Students that graduate with these honors must be full-time students, complete at least three semesters at Central and achieve a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.8 on a 4.0 scale.

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