26 Oct 2020

Gov Kim Reynolds Announces COVID-19 County Fairs Relief Program

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 26, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) has announced the launch of the new Iowa County Fairs Relief Program. The program will provide short-term relief to eligible county and district fairs for the purpose of continuing or resuming operations in the context of the public health emergency.

23 Oct 2020

US Department of Labor Notifies Iowa Workforce Development That, Due to Economic Recovery, State Extended Benefits Program Will End October 31, 2020

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 23, 2020) — Due to Iowa's economic recovery, the US Department of Labor has notified Iowa that it has "triggered off" of the unemployment Extended Benefits (EB) program, making Iowans no longer eligible for the program. This means Iowa's insured unemployment rate has averaged below 5% for the last 13 weeks. 

23 Oct 2020

Upper Iowa University Receives $134,000 to Improve Internet Connectivity for Students

By Karl Easttorp

FAYETTE, IOWA (October 23, 2020) — Upper Iowa University (UIU) is among 43 Iowa colleges and universities awarded nearly $4.4 million to increase internet connectivity for students in the 2020-21 school year.

23 Oct 2020

Free Non-Violence Training and Planning Responses Regarding Any Failure to Accept Election Results

By Richard D Hendricks

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 23, 2020) — One Human Family QCA (OHF) will offer two non-violence trainings and scenario discussions on Zoom in advance of the November 3 elections: Monday, October 26, 7PM, and Tuesday, October 27, 2PM. 

22 Oct 2020

Iowa Workforce Development Reports Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed for Week of 11 – 17 October 2020

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 22, 2020) — The number of initial claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, October 11, and Saturday, October 17, was 4,662. There were 4,019 initial claims by individuals who work and live in Iowa, and 643 claims by individuals who work in Iowa and live in another state. The number of continuing weekly unemployment claims was 41,967, a decrease of 4,442 from the previous week.

22 Oct 2020

Monmouth Professors' Interdisciplinary Research Studies How Foreign Media is Covering Election

By Duane Bonifer

 

Top: Monmouth College communication studies professor Robert Hinck. Below: Monmouth data science professor Robert Utterback 

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (October 22, 2020) — How Russian, Iranian, and Chinese media are covering the US presidential election is the topic of a recent research article by a pair of Monmouth College faculty.

22 Oct 2020

Nearly $4.4 Million Awarded to Iowa Colleges and Universities to Expand Student Access to Technology, Increase Internet Connectivity

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 22, 2020) — The state of Iowa and the Iowa Department of Education has announced 43 Iowa colleges and universities have been awarded nearly $4.4 million to increase internet connectivity for students in the 2020-21 school year.

22 Oct 2020

Girls State Volleyball Championships on Iowa PBS

By Susan Ramsey

JOHNSTON, IOWA (October 22, 2020) — As Iowa girls battle for a ticket to the state volleyball tournament, Iowa PBS is preparing to provide live coverage of the championship action, heartache, and victories. 

22 Oct 2020

Quad Cities Telemarketers Ordered to Pay $820,000 for Scams

By Lynn Hicks

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 22, 2020) — A Scott County judge has ordered a Quad Cities-based telemarketing operation to pay a judgment of more than $820,000 for defrauding small-business owners in at least 13 states.

District Judge Mark Fowler found in the ruling that Misty Barnes, Paul Michael Barnes, and their businesses had committed 19 violations of the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act.

21 Oct 2020

Local Students Enroll in the Honors College at The University of Utah

By Morgan Aguilar

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (October 21, 2020) — The Honors College at the University of Utah welcomed 2,321 students for the Fall 2020 semester, including the following local students:

Max Schultz of Milan, whose major is listed as Health, Society and Policy HBS, Biology BS; and

Margo Lelonek of Rock Island, whose major is listed as Geoscience HSG.

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