WASHINGTON DC (August 5, 2020) — Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley and Joni Ernst (both R-Iowa), longtime champions for Iowa’s farmers and renewable-fuel industry, voted against Mark Menezes, nominated to be Deputy Secretary of Energy.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 4, 2020) — Back by popular demand, the Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP), a division of the Quad Cities Chamber, has organized its third Downtown Davenport Drive-Thru, a local dining-and-shopping event featuring specials at multiple downtown businesses from 1-4PM, Saturday, August 8.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (August 4, 2020) — The Reverend Melinda Pupillo has accepted the position of Campus Chaplain and Director of Spiritual Life following Rev Richard Priggie’s retirement after 21 years at Augustana. She is currently ending her service as Pastor of Holden Village, a remote Lutheran Christian retreat center in Washington’s Cascade Mountains.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (August 3, 2020) — For 17 years, Midwest Hope and Healing offered encouragement and comfort to more than 3,800 breast cancer patients with the distribution of their signature healing baskets. Through the generosity of donors, Midwest Hope and Healing established a grantmaking fund at The Moline Foundation to continue their legacy of caring for those newly-diagnosed.