DES MOINES, IOWA (April 12, 2021) — Governor Kim Reynolds has signed the following bills into law:

IOWA CITY, IOWA (April 12, 2021) — The Henry Fund, the University of Iowa's graduate student-managed investment fund, recently was named the top fund in its class based on its performance in 2020.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (April 12, 2021) The board of directors of the Quad City Botanical Center announces Ryan Wille’s appointment as executive director. Wille assumes the leadership position from Ami Porter, who started at the Center in 1998 and is retiring.

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (April 9, 2021) — The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Courtney Flickinger of Bettendorf (52722) at Western Illinois University

Shannon Strombeck of Davenport (52806) at Western Illinois University

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 9, 2021) Quad-Cities schools want to make sure students have access to promising employment tracks. Two upcoming events will present exciting options for students to explore.

 

Volunteer RN Stephanie Wagner administered the one-shot Johnson and Johnson vaccine to Upper Iowa University Vice President for External Affairs Andrew Wenthe during the Thursday, April 8, vaccination clinic at UIU's Fayette, Iowa, Campus.

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (April 8, 2021) — Rock Island County has been issued a final property-assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 8, 2021) — A Texas company has agreed to refund money to any Iowa truck drivers who paid $149 to submit federal documents that can be filed for free.

JOHNSTON, IOWA (April 8, 2021) — Join Iowa PBS virtually on Saturday, May 1 at 10 a.m. for a preview of the newest puppet series coming to PBS KIDS, Donkey Hodie. Inspired by Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Donkey Hodie and her pals will empower kids to dream big, work hard and never give up.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 8, 2021) — To honor and celebrate Quad Citizens who have stepped up to support the community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Figge Art Museum is offering free admission to all essential workers from April 11-17, 2021.

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