23 Nov 2021

Iowa Corn to Host Crop Fairs Across the State

By Brandi Strautman

JOHNSTON, IOWA (November 23, 2021) — The Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board (ICPB) will be offering a series of crop fairs hosted at local venues across Iowa which will provide corn farmers valuable insights and information to operate their businesses through today’s volatile farm economy.

23 Nov 2021

Quad City Storm's Three-Game Weekend (11/18-20)

By Brian Rothenberger

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (November 23, 2021) — The Quad City Storm collected five of six possible points on this past weekend’s three-game road-trip. 

22 Nov 2021

Davenport School Board Receives Numerous Awards

By Katherine Bauer

back row — Directors Karen Kline-Jerome, Bruce Potts, Kent Paustian, Vice President Linda Hayes and Director Allison Beck

front row — Superintendent TJ Schneckloth, IASB Associate Executive Director of Board Leadership and Legal Services Lou Ann Gvist, and Davenport School Board President Dan Gosa.

22 Nov 2021

Upper Iowa University to Offer New Tuition Rate for Active-Military Graduate Students

By Andrew Wenthe

FAYETTE, IOWA (November 22, 2021) — Active military personnel wishing to pursue a master's degree at Upper Iowa University (UIU) will soon benefit from a $250 per credit-hour tuition-rate. The new course rate for graduate students begins with Session 3 courses January 10. UIU undergraduates, who are active in the military, continue to also receive a $250 per credit hour rate.

22 Nov 2021

Iowa American Lung Association Awarded $422,155 for Diesel Emissions Reduction Project

By David W Bryan

LENEXA, KANSAS (November 22, 2021) — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced November 18 that the Iowa American Lung Association was awarded a $422,155 grant to reduce emissions from five diesel engines in two fleets operating in 24 Iowa and Missouri counties.

22 Nov 2021

The Black Box Present “Christmas Carol: On the Air”

By Black Box Theatre

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (November 22, 2021) — Christmas comes to the Black Box Theatre as they present A Christmas Carol: On the Air, featuring the classic Dickens story amongst the trappings of a 1940’s radio show. The cast includes Kayla Jo Pulliam Mendoza, Wendy Czekalski, Matt Walsh, Renaud Haymon, Scott Tunnicliff, Scot Gehret, Patrick Gimm, Patti Flaherty, Dee Canfield, Tom Vaccaro, and Adrienne Jane Evans.

22 Nov 2021

Upper Iowa University Extends Military Family Grant to Graduate Studies

By Andrew Wenthe

FAYETTE, IOWA (November 22, 2021) — One year after unveiling its Military Family Grant to benefit undergraduates of the entire military family, Upper Iowa University (UIU) has extended the tuition assistance to graduate students.

20 Nov 2021

AAA Activates "Tow to Go" for Thanksgiving

By Meredith Mitts

BURNSVILLE, MINNESOTA (November 20, 2021) — AAA Tow to Go is back just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday, serving as the last line of defense to keep impaired drivers off the road.

19 Nov 2021

Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 3.9 Percent in October

By Jesse Dougherty

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 19, 2021) — Iowa’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment-rate dropped to 3.9 percent in October, down from 4.0 percent in September and 4.2 percent one year ago. The US unemployment-rate fell to 4.6 percent.

The number of unemployed Iowans decreased to 64,700 in October from 66,200 in September.

19 Nov 2021

Monmouth College Names Award-Winning Music Educator John Eckstine Director of Athletic Bands

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (November 19, 2021) — Veteran music educator John Eckstine has been named director of the Monmouth College athletic bands.

Eckstine brings more than three decades of experience and awards to the position, most recently serving as athletic director/dean of students at Pendleton County Middle/High School in Franklin, West Virginia.

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