21 Jan 2020

Keith Urban Announced for the Iowa State Fair Grandstand

By Mindy Williamson

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 21, 2020) — Four-time GRAMMY award winner and reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year, Keith Urban, will take the stage on Saturday, August 15, 2020 at 8PM at the Iowa State Fair. Urban last performed at the Iowa State Fair in 2010. Up and coming country artist Russell Dickerson will kick off the concert. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 24, 2020, at 10AM.

21 Jan 2020

Ben Lussman of Muscatine, Iowa, Named to Dean's List at University of Wisconsin-Stout for Fall 2019

By Merit Pages

MENOMONIE, WISCONSIN (January 21, 2020) — The following students from the area have been named to the University of Wisconsin-Stout Dean's List for the fall 2019 semester.

The award, formerly known as the Chancellor's Award, is presented to students who have a grade-point average of 3.5 or above.

21 Jan 2020

Climate Conversation at the Brown and Black Forum

By Katy Siddall

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 21, 2020) — Today and over the weekend climate advocates in Des Moines, Iowa, participated in the Brown and Black Forum, the nation’s oldest minority-focused presidential forum.   

21 Jan 2020

Best LEAP Day Ever at Heritage Center

By Stacey Ortman

DUBUQUE, IOWA (January 21, 2020) — University of Dubuque Heritage Center continues its seventh annual Live at Heritage Center Performing Arts Series with the Golden Dragon Acrobats at 7:30PM, Saturday, February 29, in John and Alice Butler Hall.

20 Jan 2020

Monmouth College Convocation Celebrates King's Bravery, Strength, Action, and Love

By Duane Bonifer

 

MONMOUTH, ILL. (January 20, 2020) — The keynote speaker at Monmouth College's convocation celebrating the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr requested a few words from the Dahl Chapel and Auditorium audience for what he called his "lay-up line" — an opening exercise that warmed him up for the event as he constructed an impromptu poem using those words.

20 Jan 2020

Monmouth Students Study Wildlife, Mayan Ruins on "Eye-Opening" Trip to Belize

By Duane Bonifer

 

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (January 20, 2020) — In one respect, Monmouth College biology professor James Godde saved the best for last for the 27 students who accompanied him and two other faculty members on a two-week study-abroad trip in January to the Central American countries of Belize and Guatemala.

20 Jan 2020

Keep Iowa Beautiful Photography Contest Winners

By Bill Jackson

IOWA FALLS, IOWA (January 20, 2020) — Keep Iowa Beautiful (KIB) announced the winners of the 10th Keep Iowa Beautiful Photography Contest aimed at raising awareness of Iowa's natural and environmental beauty. KIB wants to learn what resonates with Iowans based on the photographs they share through this annual photography contest.

20 Jan 2020

The Black Jacket Symphony Presents Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon" at The Paramount Theatre of Cedar Rapids on March 11, 2020

By Kelly Logue

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (January 20, 2020) — The Black Jacket Symphony to perform on March 11, 2020, at the Paramount Theatre of Cedar Rapids. This show is all ages and begins at 8:00PM with doors opening at 7PM.

20 Jan 2020

Heritage Center Acoustics to Shine with Russian State Orchestra

By Stacey Ortman

 

DUBUQUE, IOWA (January 20, 2020) — University of Dubuque Heritage Center continues its seventh annual Live at Heritage Center Performing Arts Series with the Siberian State Symphony Orchestra at 7:30PM, Thursday, February 27, in John and Alice Butler Hall.

20 Jan 2020

Final Focus on Rural America Poll Shows a Tight Race

By Katy Siddall

ALBIA, IOWA (January 20, 2020) — Focus on Rural America Co-Founders former Lieutenant Governor Patty Judge and Jeff Link released the results of their latest poll on a conference call with reporters Monday morning.

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