23 Oct 2025

Halloween and Dementia: What Family Caregivers Need to Know

By Sandy Silverstein

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK (October 23, 2025) — Spooky sights, scary sounds, and costumed strangers are staples of Halloween, but these can create unique challenges for individuals living with dementia. With October 31 approaching, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is offering tips to family caregivers to help loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related illnesses celebrate Halloween in a safe, dementia-friendly manner.

23 Oct 2025

Sarina (Lily) Jorgensen Joins Des Moines University Clinic — Physical Therapy

By Denise Lamphier

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (October 23, 2025) — Sarina (Lily) Jorgensen PT DPT, has joined the providers at the Des Moines University Clinic — Physical Therapy. Jorgensen will bring a wealth of experience to the clinic, located at 3200 Grand Ave. at the DMU32 Health and Business Complex in Des Moines.

23 Oct 2025

Can You Keep ⁴ ₄ Time? Four Concerts Set for Monmouth Campus in Ten-Day Span

By Barry McNamara

Aria Nouveau will present the next Maple Leaf Community Concert Series event at 7PM, October 29, in the Kasch Performance Hall of Monmouth College's Dahl Chapel and Auditorium

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (October 23, 2025) — Up for a good challenge? No less than four concerts are on tap in the Kasch Performance Hall of Monmouth College's Dahl Chapel and Auditorium during a ten-day span from October 24 through November 2. Can you attend them all?

23 Oct 2025

2025 Rock Island County Tentative Multiplier Announced

By Maura Kownacki

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (October 23, 2025) — Rock Island County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, director of the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR).

23 Oct 2025

Local Muscatine Student Performs with Andrea Bocelli During "Hope Transforms" Campaign Launch at Belmont University

By Jasmine Simmons

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE (October 23, 2025) — As one of the more than fifty Belmont University orchestra students and members of the student performance group Chorale, Olivia Bastin experienced a once-in-a-lifetime opport

23 Oct 2025

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and Iowa Election Security Team Remind Iowans of the Safeguards in Place to Protect the Integrity of Your VotePress Release Title

By Ashley Hunt Esquivel

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 23, 2025) — As the 2025 City-School Election approaches, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and members of Iowa’s election security team are reinforcing Iowa’s election security with voters. Thanks to numerous safeguards in place to protect the integrity of Iowa elections, Iowa remains a top-ranked state for election administration.

23 Oct 2025

Gov Kim Reynolds Calls on Congressional Democrats to Reopen Government Now, Avoid SNAP Disruption for Thousands of Iowans

By Mason Mauro

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 23, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced she has directed the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services to convene regular calls with Iowa’s food banks, and is now reviewing the state’s food-insecurity-response plan used during the COVID-19 pandemic to prepare for the potential delay of SNAP benefits if Senate Democrats don’t vote to end the government shutdown before November 1.

22 Oct 2025

Wapsi River Environmental Education Center: Halloween Hike

By Rebecca Baugh

DIXON, IOWA (October 22, 2025) — On Saturday, October 25, 6:30PM, there will be a Halloween Hike held at the Wapsi River Environmental Education Center in Dixon, Iowa.

22 Oct 2025

Modern Companies Ribbon-Cutting November 13

By Deanna Jensen-Valliere

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 22, 2025) — Modern Companies will hold a ribbon-cutting on Thursday, November 13, 2:30PM. The new facility is located at 6105 N Brady St in Davenport, Iowa.

Modern Companies opens new location in the Quad Cities, strengthening regional workforce and industry partnerships.

22 Oct 2025

Des Moines University and Beloit College Launch Partnership to Expand Health Sciences Pathways for Students

By Denise Lamphier

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (October 22, 2025) — Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences and Beloit College, a private liberal-arts institution in Beloit, Wisconsin, have entered a new partnership that opens doors for Beloit students seeking graduate-level health sciences programs at DMU.

Effective October 2025, Beloit students who meet academic benchmarks will be eligible for guaranteed interview opportunities at DMU in the following programs:

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