MOLINE, ILLINOIS (December 23, 2025) — The Quad City Storm took three of six possible points on its three-game road trip, capping off the weekend with a 4-2 win over the Macon Mayhem. The win for the Storm was its fifth in the month of December and the team has now tallied points in six of its last seven games.

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA (December 23, 2025) — Dylan Parrott of Long Grove was among 1,175 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during commencement exercises December 19 and 20 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Parrott earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the College of Business.

Chancellor Rodney D Bennett presided over the ceremonies.

The graduates are from 44 countries, 39 US states, and 140-plus Nebraska communities.

NORTH LIBERTY, IOWA (December 23, 2025) — Iowa Donor Network has selected April Wilson of Denver, Iowa, and Natalie McCleary of Fruitland, Iowa, to be honored on the 2026 OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade® Float in Pasadena, California on January 1. McCleary, who passed away in 2022, became an organ donor whose gifts transformed six lives. She will be honored with a floragraph portrait placed on the float.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (December 23, 2025) — Augustana College and UnityPoint Health Trinity College of Nursing and Health Sciences have signed a definitive agreement to strengthen the future of health care education in the Quad Cities through the acquisition of Trinity College's academic programs and operations by Augustana College.