29 Apr 2020

Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation Announces Additional COVID-19 Response Grants For Community Health Centers

By Ann Appleseth

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 29, 2020) — Community health and dental centers across Iowa were each awarded $20,000 for a total of $360,000 in COVID-19 response-grants from Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation. Funds awarded will help preserve access to care within Iowa’s safety-net infrastructure during this challenging time for many Iowans.

29 Apr 2020

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Launches Statewide Poll Worker Recruitment for June Primary

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 29, 2020) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces a new statewide initiative to recruit poll workers for the June 2 primary. Normally, Iowa poll-workers tend to come from age-groups that are more vulnerable to COVID-19. This June, Sec Pate asks younger Iowans to step up and serve.

29 Apr 2020

Bedtime Stories with Nonna Angie Photographs Presented by Davenport Public Library

By Brittany Peacock

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 29, 2020) — The Davenport Public Library is happy to announce another addition to our virtual storytimes: Bedtime Stories with Nonna Angie!

29 Apr 2020

$2,000 Quad City Promise Scholarship: Augustana’s Promise to Graduates of Quad City Area High Schools

By Kirby Stockwell

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (April 29, 2020) — Augustana's location in the Quad Cities has always been important. And, now more than ever, the college can play a pivotal role for local students as they look at their college options.

29 Apr 2020

Preserving Family Heirlooms: Books, Paper, and Photographs Presented by Davenport Public Library

By Brittany Peacock

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 29, 2020) — Celebrate Preservation Week by learning how to handle and care for family treasures to ensure that they are available for future generations to enjoy!

29 Apr 2020

Mikhayla Hughes-Shaw Recognized by The University of Iowa During Celebration of National Student Employee Week

By Rick Klatt

IOWA CITY, IOWA (April 29, 2020) — Step onto a Cambus on any given Wednesday, and the driver is likely wearing a Hawaiian shirt. It's a bright spot on often glum days as riders and drivers navigate the COVID-19 quarantine. UI student Bryan Mulrooney credits his closet for the idea.

29 Apr 2020

USDA To Implement President Trump’s Executive Order On Meat and Poultry Processors

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON DC (April 28, 2020) — US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue released the following statement after President Donald J Trump signed an Executive Order to keep meat- and poultry-processing facilities open during the COVID-19 national emergency.

29 Apr 2020

Additional COVID-19 Cases in Iowa, Additional Deaths Confirmed

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 29, 2020) — Today, The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 467 additional positive cases for a total of 6,843 positive cases. There have been an additional 1,047 negative tests for a total of 34,494 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs.

29 Apr 2020

Burying the Lede: Justin Amash Just Made History

By Thomas L Knapp

On April 28, US Representative Justin Amash (?-MI) launched a presidential "exploratory committee."  He wants to take on Republican incumbent Donald Trump and Democratic nominee-apparent Joe Biden this November as the nominee of the Libertarian Party. If this was a "straight news" story instead of an op-ed, the first paragraph above would be known as the "lede" — an introductory paragraph summarizing the most important facts the story covers.

29 Apr 2020

Electronic Organic Import Certificate Now Available

By USDA Agricultural Marketing Service

WASHINGTON DC (April 29, 2020) — The 2018 Farm Bill called for technological enhancements to improve the ability of the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to oversee imported organic products. The electronic organic import certificates envisioned in The Farm Bill will provide critical organic import-data and make it easier to monitor organic-imports.

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