24 Sep 2020

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, 48 AGs Reach $60 million Settlement over Surgical-Mesh Devices

By Lynn Hicks

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 24, 2020) — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced a settlement by 48 states and the District of Columbia with C R Bard Inc and its parent company, Becton, Dickinson, and Co, requiring payment of $60 million for the deceptive marketing of transvaginal surgical-mesh devices.

24 Sep 2020

Five Members of Monmouth College's Class of 2020 Featured in Art Exhibit in Everett Gallery

By Duane Bonifer

 

This work by Gabrielle Nance is one of several than can be viewed online, and there are also of plenty of works in the "2020 Senior Art Exhibition" that are on display in Monmouth College's Everett Gallery in Hewes Library.

24 Sep 2020

Iowa Workforce Development Reports Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed for Week of 13-19 September 2020

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 24, 2020) — The number of initial claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, September 13, and Saturday, September 19, was 6,601.

23 Sep 2020

Gov Kim Reynolds Announces Coronavirus Relief Fund Employer Innovation Fund Grant Awards

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 23, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds announced awards to 65 applicants for the

23 Sep 2020

Announcing Iowa Poetry Association Contest Winners

By Marilyn J Baszczynski

IOWA FALLS, IOWA (September 23, 2020) — The Iowa Poetry Association will soon release its 75th Anniversary Edition of Lyrical Iowa, the annual anthology comprised of poems by Iowa writers of all ages.

22 Sep 2020

Quad City Arts Annual Call for Proposals Now Open

By Dawn Wohlford-Metallo

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (September 22, 2020) — Quad City Arts invites artists residing within a 250-mile radius of Rock Island, Illinois, to submit a proposal for a gallery exhibition during 2021-22. Selected artists will be paired with one or two additional artists for a 2-month long exhibition between July 2021 through August 2022 in one of our two large exhibit spaces.

22 Sep 2020

Quad City Botanical Center Announces 9/26/20 Pop-Up Plant Sale and Online Bulb Sale

By Melanie Shields

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (September 22, 2020) — The Quad City Botanical Center is hosting a pop-up plant sale this Saturday, September 26, 10AM-5PM. There is no RSVP or entry fee required to shop the sale. Members and guests paying general admission are welcome to explore the grounds during their visit.

22 Sep 2020

2020 Upper Mississippi River Webinar Series

By Carol Downey

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 22, 2020) — Join River Action this fall to hear some of the speakers that were planning to join us this fall at the Upper Mississippi River Conference which was cancelled due to the pandemic. These webinars will be hour-long sessions and will feature a live question-and-answer session with the featured speaker.

22 Sep 2020

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Spring Graduates 2020

By Carrie Heibler

STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN (September 22, 2020) — The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point conferred degrees on more than 1,100 graduates for the spring 2020 semester.

The graduate list included the following local students:

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, DEGREE, MAJOR (if listed), HONORS (if listed)

Morrison, IL

Ashley Damhoff, Bachelor of Science, Biology

Tampico, IL

22 Sep 2020

Iowa PBS to host Iowa Press Debates: 3rd Congressional District

By Susan Ramsey

JOHNSTON, IOWA (September 22, 2020) — Iowa PBS will hold an Iowa Press debate for the 3rd Congressional District on Monday, October 5, at Iowa PBS studios in Johnston. The hour-long debate will begin at 8PM.

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