PELLA, IOWA (April 23, 2020) — Central's annual Scholarship Celebration was scheduled for Thursday, April 23, but was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The event gives student scholarship recipients the opportunity to personally thank and share dinner with donors who help make their Central education possible. More than 700 students would have been recognized this year in PH Kuyper Gymnasium.

The following students from your area were:

LENEXA, KANSAS (April 23, 2020) — Today, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a total of $300,000 to 10 Iowa school districts to replace 15 older diesel school-buses.

WASHINGTON DC (April 23, 2020) — A bipartisan group of senators is today urging the Treasury Department to extend the safe harbor provisions for both the energy-production tax-credit and the energy investment-tax credit to accommodate the significant development slowdowns resulting from the COVID-19 public health crisis.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 23, 2020) — In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Attorney General Tom Miller and a bipartisan coalition of 34 attorneys-general recommended actions to help homeowners in letters sent Thursday to the Federal Housing Finance Administration and the Department of Housing a

IOWA CITY, IOWA (04/23/2020) — Dexter Golinghorst of Walcott, Iowa (52773) was among the students to be presented one of the University of Iowa's most prestigious awards at a virtual edition of the annual Finkbine Dinner presented on the Hancher-Finkbine website earlier this month.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 23, 2020) — The number of initial claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, April 12, and Saturday, April 18, was 27,912. There were 26,192 initial claims by individuals who work and live in Iowa, and 1,720 claims by individuals who work in Iowa and live in another state.

The number of continuing weekly unemployment claims was 151,846.

Unemployment insurance benefits payments totaled $48,091,551.28 for the same week.

WASHINGTON DC (April 23, 2020) — On April 22, the Social Security Trustees released their annual report, showing that Social Security faces a precarious and worsening financial situation — even before accounting for the current public health crisis.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 23, 2020) — During it’s 45 year tenure, The Libertarian Party of Iowa has been a consistent voice of liberty and freedom, fighting on behalf of Iowans for self-ownership, self-governance, and individual rights. Because of the spread of COVID-19, many Iowan’s ability to vote for the candidate of their choice on the ballot this November appears to be in jeopardy. 

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 22, 2020) — Midwest Food Bank has been awarded a grant of $300,000 from The Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund (ICRF) to support food procurement and distribution across Illinois. “This grant will support Midwest Food Bank’s ongoing efforts to distribute food to our non-profit partners across the state, “says Monica Scheuer, Executive Director, Midwest Food Bank — Peoria Division “Our primary concern is ensuring local food pantries have full shelves as they face the additi

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 22, 2020) — The Davenport Public Library may be closed, but we are dedicated to providing online programming to keep us connected. Our newest addition to our virtual book clubs is Book Chatters, an online book club for adults who love talking about books!

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