DES MOINES, IOWA (September 16, 2025) — Drake University is pleased to announce that it welcomed a highly-diverse group of 829 newly enrolled Associate, Bachelor, and transfer students this fall. This is a 12.5% increase from fall 2024 with students hailing from 31 states and 28 countries.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA (September 24, 2025) — Dunn Brothers Coffee, the nearly forty-year-old Minneapolis-based brand, is brewing up an enticing offer for guests on National Coffee Day, Monday, September 29.

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (September 24, 2025) — On a warm, sunny September Monday, Knox College opened its 188th academic year with its annual Opening Convocation on the South Lawn of Old Main. The crowd included staff, faculty, returning students, and more than 340 new students from 32 states and twenty countries.

Business major and Student Senate President Manavi Subba ('26) opened the ceremony, reflecting on her growth at Knox and the importance of learning with others.

MUSCATINE, IOWA (September 24, 2025) — The Muscatine Art Center is excited to welcome back esteemed art scholar and presenter Carol Ehlers on Thursday, September 25, 5:30-6:30PM, for her presentation “Marvin Cone and Grant Wood: Their Life, Artworks, and Friendship.” The lecture is part of a series of events and workshops commemorating the new exhibition at the Muscatine Art Center, “Midwest Icons: Grant Wood, John Steuart Curry, and Thomas Hart Benton,” now on display in the Stanley Gallery.