DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 7, 2021) — Progressive Action for the Common Good announces that the third annual Earth Day Fair will be held at the Freight House Farmers Market on Saturday, May 22, 9AM- 2PM. Although Earth Day was April 22, the Fair was postponed due to the possibility of flooding. The Fair is co-sponsored by the Freight House Farmers Market and WVIK.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 6, 2021) — Augustana reignites the annual Summer Academy program geared towards introducing high-school students to college- level courses.

Augustana's Summer Academy will run from July 12-August 13, 2021, for rising high school juniors and seniors. Upon successful completion of the course, students will receive one college credit.

IOWA CITY, IOWA (May 6, 2021) — The University of Iowa is synonymous with health-care. Consider UI Health Care, the state's only comprehensive academic medical center, with an adult tertiary-care hospital and children's hospital and a network of 200-plus outreach clinics and programs. Improving human health is a focus across our eleven colleges and numerous research institutes. Our alumni provide health care services in communities near and far.

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 6, 2021) — The number of initial unemployment claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, April 25, and Saturday, May 1, was 3,375, a decrease of 580 from last week’s adjusted numbers.