16 Apr 2020

Additional COVID-19 Cases in Iowa, Additional Deaths Confirmed

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 16, 2020) — Today, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 146 additional positive cases for a total of 2,141 positive cases. There have been additional 660 negative tests for a total of 18,543 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs.

According to IDPH, an additional 7 deaths were also reported, 175 are currently hospitalized, and 987 Iowans have recovered.

16 Apr 2020

Gov Kim Reynolds Signs New Proclamation Continuing State Public Health Emergency Declaration, Requiring Additional Protective Measures in RMCC Region 6

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 16, 2020) — Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed a new proclamation continuing the State Public Health Emergency Declaration and implementing additional measures to protect residents, workers, and the public in RMCC Region 6.

16 Apr 2020

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Named to Task Force Focused on Post-Pandemic Economic Re-Opening

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (April 16, 2020) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and Senate president pro tempore, will join the bipartisan task force focused on safely re-opening America following the current public health crisis. The task force includes Democrat and Republican members of both the US Senate and House of Representatives.

16 Apr 2020

Davenport Public Library Announces "QC Life in the New Normal" Writing Project

By Kathryn Kuntz

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 16, 2020) — The Davenport Public Library needs your help in preserving real-time reflections about life in the Quad Cities during the COVID-19 era.

Submit a 200-500-word writing piece about how you're coping. For example, adults may submit essays, short stories, or other creative-writing pieces. Kids and students may want to send in diary entries.

Writing prompts include: What am I grateful for? Who have I come to admire? How have I changed?

16 Apr 2020

FDA Encourages Recovered Patients to Donate Plasma for Development of Blood-Related Therapies

By David Arvelo

WASHINGTON DC (April 16, 2020) — As part of the all-of-America approach to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the US Food and Drug Administration has been working with partners across the US government, academia, and industry to expedite the development and availability of critical medical products to treat this novel virus.

16 Apr 2020

Shopping for Food During the COVID-19 Pandemic — Information for Consumers

By David Arvelo

 

16 Apr 2020

Monmouth College's Class of 2019 Finds Success in Job Market, Grad School, Professional School

By Duane Bonifer

 

MONMOUTH, ILINOIS (April 16, 2020) — Members of the Monmouth College Class of 2019 are excelling in the workplace and in the next stage of their educational careers.

16 Apr 2020

Central College Temporarily Waives ACT/SAT Testing Requirements

By Jeff Bersch

PELLA, IOWA (April 16, 2020) — Central College has announced it has temporarily waived ACT or SAT testing requirements for students applying for admission in Fall 2020.

The change in policy was made because testing for the ACT and SAT has been suspended nationally because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Central only requires students submit high school transcripts.

16 Apr 2020

Iowa Workforce Development Reports Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed for Week of 5-11 April 2020

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 16, 2020) — The number of initial claims in Iowa reported by the US Department of Labor, filed between Sunday, April 5, and Saturday, April 11, was 46,356. There were 43,862 initial claims by individuals who work and live in Iowa, and 2,494 claims by individuals who work in Iowa and live in another state.

The number of continuing weekly unemployment claims is 128,819.

16 Apr 2020

Quad Cities Disaster Recovery Fund Nears $1 Million in Donations and Pledges

By Quad Cities Community Foundation

BETTENDORF, IOWA (April 15, 2020) — A second round of grants have been awarded to Quad Cities-area nonprofits supporting the community’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Every single dollar granted has been made possible from donations to the Quad Cities Disaster Recovery Fund at the Quad Cities Community Foundation.

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