DES MOINES, IOWA (February 24, 2021) — Governor Kim Reynolds has signed the following bills into law:

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 23, 2021) — Governor Kim Reynolds announced applications are now open for the Future Ready Iowa Summer Youth Internship Pilot Program Grant, a funding opportunity to provide high-school youth with internship opportunities that allow them to explore and prepare for high-demand careers, to gain work experience, and to develop personal attributes necessary to succeed in the workplace.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (February 23, 2021) — The Quad City Engineering and Science Council (QCESC) on February 25, 2021, will recognize the following professionals for outstanding achievements in their field.

QCESC 2021 Junior Engineer of the Year: Matthew Wold

Matthew Wold is an Engineering Supervisor for Automation Systems at John Deere Product Development Center, Silvis, IL.

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 23, 2021) — Iowans spoke out against cuts to unemployment being proposed in the Iowa House and Senate. These Iowans oppose SSB 1172 and HSB 203, which would institute a one-week waiting-period, reduces benefits for many families on unemployment, and cuts thirteen weeks from the number of weeks that someone who is the victim of a plant- or business-closing can collect.

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN (February 23, 2021) — The following individuals from your area have been named to the Dean's List at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for the Fall 2020 semester.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, PROGRAM

Bettendorf, IA

Megan Greenley, Architecture Undergraduate

Moline, IL

Jordan Vollmer, Health Sciences Undergraduate

This Friday, the Performing Arts Program at Central High School in Davenport, IA, will present Clue: High School Edition. The play will be performed as a video on the Broadway on Demand streaming platform. To watch the show, simply click on this link at 7 p.m., Feb. 26: https://www.broadwayondemand.com/not-live/5pbLoFRyFtsW-clue-high-school-edition--davenport-central-high-school?channel=live-productions

BETTENDORF, IOWA (February 22, 2021) — United Way Quad Cities announced $149,107 in federal funds to non-profits, faith-based organizations, and government agencies that provide emergency food, shelter, and rental assistance to meet the emerging needs of residents in Scott or Rock Island counties.

 

Dr Carlos Vargas, President of Southeast Missouri State University

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI (February 22, 2021) — The following students have been named to the fall 2020 President's List at Southeast Missouri State University.

Elissa Moylan of Bettendorf, IA.

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 22, 2021) – Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement following the announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that it will defend the Tenth Circuit Court’s ruling on small refinery exemptions:

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 22, 2021) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces Rivermont Collegiate School has qualified for the 2021 Carrie Chapman Catt Award by registering more than ninety-percent of eligible students to vote. The award is named after the famous Iowan who was instrumental in securing passage of the 19th Amendment, granting women access to the ballot box.

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