IOWA CITY, IA (February 25, 2020) — The University of Iowa's student-led Dance Marathon raised more than $2.8 million for the UI Stead Family Children's Hospital in its 26th year. Dance Marathon is the UI's largest student organization. It has raised more than $30 million since its first event in 1995.

Brock Cavett of Davenport, IA 52806

John Wells of Bettendorf, IA 52722

Joe Maas of Bettendorf, IA 52722

Mckenzie Gamble of Bettendorf, IA 52722

WASHINGTON DC (February 24, 2020) — Statement for the record by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley on Lithuanian and Estonian Independence Days:

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Today is Estonia’s 102nd Independence Day.

Lithuania celebrated 102 years of continuous statehood on the 16th and Latvia will in November.

This is significant not just because the Baltic states are close American allies with shared values.

BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA (February 24, 2020) — Dana Watkins from Rock Island, Illinois, earned Dean's List honors from Northwest Technical College in Bemidji, Minnesota, at the conclusion of the Fall 2019 semester.

To be eligible for the Dean's List, NTC students must be enrolled for at least 12 credits and earn a 3.5 GPA during the semester. A total of 116 students earned Fall 2019 Dean's List honors from the college.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (February 24, 2020) — The student(s) listed below graduated from Mount Mercy University in February 2020. A commencement ceremony will be held May 17, 2020, at the US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.