DES MOINES, IOWA (January 13, 2020) — Even though its name is synonymous with dental health, Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation is shifting its funding strategy beginning in 2020 to create stronger ties between oral health and overall health.

 

DES MOINES — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has appointed Jennifer Easler as consumer advocate for regulated utility issues.  

Easler replaces Mark Schuling, who retired January 10. Schuling had served as consumer advocate since January 2011.  

LENEXA, KANSAS (January 13, 2020) — An Iowa City, Iowa, company that operates a limestone quarry has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $33,500 to settle alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identified the alleged violations when it conducted an inspection at the company’s quarry in April 2019.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 13, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds encourages employers, recruiters, and human-resource managers to attend the Employer and Reentry Roundtable on January 29 at the Anamosa State Penitentiary. Iowa Department of Corrections and Iowa Workforce Development will co-host the roundtable to highlight opportunities available with hiring returning citizens. The event starts at 12:30PM.  

DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 13, 2019) — The Rock Island Art Guild, a volunteer-run organization founded in 1955, promotes and fosters the appreciation of the visual arts in the Quad Cities. Beginning Saturday, the Guild’s 41st juried exhibition will be installed in the Figge Art Museum’s fourth-floor gallery.

AMES, IOWA (January 13, 2020) — More than 2,200 graduates received degrees from Iowa State University. Commencement ceremonies were held December 20 (graduate) and 21 (undergraduate).

Jose Rosa, professor of marketing and John and Deborah Ganoe faculty fellow in the Ivy College of Business, spoke at the graduate ceremony. Alumnus Daniel Houston, chairman, president and CEO of Des Moines-based Principal Financial Group, gave the undergraduate address.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (January 13, 2020) — The community is invited to celebrate this year's Martin Luther King Jr Day at Monmouth College.

The College will commemorate King's legacy with a convocation at noon on January 20 in Dahl Chapel and Auditorium. The event — which will feature a keynote by nationally known poet and spoken-word artist Harold Green of Chicago — is free and open to the public.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 13, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds will deliver her Condition of the State Address on Tuesday, January 14, 2020.

RIVER FALLS, WISCONSIN (January 13, 2020) — The University of Wisconsin-River Falls fall semester Dean's List honoring 1,755 students has been released by Registrar Kelly Browning.

To be named to the Dean's List, a full-time undergraduate must earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 on a scale of 4.0, or midway between an "A" and "B" average. Area students are listed below by hometown, name, and major.

HOMETOWN, STATE, ZIP CODE, NAME, MAJOR

GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA (January 13, 2020) — Alexis Sweat, a Junior Science Education major from Moline, was among over 900 Bob Jones University students named to the Fall 2019 Dean's List.

The Dean's List recognizes students who earn a 3.00-3.74 grade point average during the semester.

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