WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN (June 10, 2020)  The following students were named to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Dean's List for the 2020 spring semester:

STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN (June 10, 2020) The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point honored more than 2,660 undergraduate students for attaining high grade-point averages during the spring semester of the 2019-2020 academic year.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (June 10, 2020) — Nothing about Spring, 2020 has been usual for graduating seniors and college students. So, when 29 scholarship recipients were asked to participate in a Zoom conference call today, they didn’t know what to expect. However, excited cheers and applause broke out as the students found out during the call that the celebration included a $1,000 scholarship award from The Moline Foundation.

WEST BRANCH, IOWA (June 10, 2020) Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Herbert Hoover National Historic Site is increasing recreational access and services.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (June 10, 2020) — Six public sculptures in Bettendorf and four in Rock Island will be moving out and replaced with new ones over the next two weeks, starting tomorrow. Each city has elected to keep a sculpture from last years’ selection for another year. Quad City Arts has facilitated the leasing and installation of public sculpture in the Quad Cities since 2002.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 10, 2020)  Gilda’s Club Quad Cities and Iowa Cancer Specialists will host a free virtual workshop for people living with cancer and their loved ones entitled Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Treatments and Side Effects. Designed to help people understand and manage the physical and psychological side effects of treatment, the workshop will take place on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, 5:30-7PM, via Zoom.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 10, 2020) ― Attorney General Tom Miller joined a coalition of 51 attorneys general filing the third lawsuit stemming from an antitrust investigation into a widespread conspiracy by generic drug manufacturers to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrain trade for generic drugs sold across the United States.

WASHINGTON DC (June 10, 2020) Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) sent a letter to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue requesting that the Packers and Stockyards Division publicly release findings from its investigation into beef pricing margins following the fire at Tyson’s plant in Holcomb, Kansas.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (June 10, 2020) — The Quad Cities Chamber has partnered with Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) to offer ten students limited, no-cost access into their Manufacturing Awareness Program “25 in 25.”

The 90-day free online-training program provides full access to self-paced learning modules for exploring and earning certifications toward a career in manufacturing. It includes 25 different courses, each lasting no more than one hour.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (June 10, 2020) The Iowa Health Care Association (IHCA) Foundation has launched a new crisis-relief fund to support Iowa's senior health-care workers in preventing and mitigating the spread of COVID-19.

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