GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (September 30, 2025) — Only two years into its existence, Knox College's Chicago Term: Life, Work, and Culture in the Second City has become a successful short-term, summer immersion program. This July and August, twelve students spent three weeks in Chicago, engaging in internships, neighborhood tours, museum visits, and city-based experiences as part of a fully immersive course.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (September 30, 2025) — Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences has promoted Dave Williams MBA to the role of director of development and planned giving.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (September 30, 2025) — Bettendorf School District will host a Scholarship Night on Monday, October 7, at Bettendorf High School, welcoming students in grades eight through twelve and their families from across the Quad Cities community.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 30, 2025) — Happy Joe’s Pizza and Ice Cream is building momentum with the addition of four seasoned leaders to its executive team: Abby Rock as vice presi

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 30, 2025) — Drake University was ranked the top private school in Iowa for the third year in a row by 

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 23, 2025) — Tapestry Farms invites the community to gather under the autumn sky for its first-ever Harvest Moon Celebration, an evening of music, poetry, and traditional Arabic sweets in support of refugees rebuilding their lives in the Quad Cities.

The event will take place on Tuesday, October 7, 7PM, at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 121 W 12th Street, Davenport.

As part of a September day spent working with area high school students, Tim Pahel led the college's choral students in a selection. The Fall Choir Concert will be held October 4

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (September 29, 2025) — The Fall Choir Concert and the first Maple Leaf Community Concert Series event of the season are both on tap for early October at Monmouth College. Both concerts will be held in the Kasch Performance Hall of Dahl Chapel and Auditorium.

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA (September 29, 2025) —Gold stars were awarded to cadets and students at The Citadel who achieved a 3.7 grade-point average or higher in the spring 2025 semester.

Cadets and students who achieve gold star recognition are also placed on The Citadel's Dean's List.

The following local students were awarded gold stars for spring 2025 at The Citadel:

Colton Pilgrim of Blue Grass, Iowa

Peyton Pilgrim of Blue Grass, Iowa

CLEAR LAKE, IOWA (September 29, 2025) — Internationally-acclaimed YouTube artist Mike Massé, known for his powerful “epic acoustic classic rock,” will make his Iowa début at the world-famous Surf Ballroom on Sunday, October 19. The event will feature a free concert and the filming of Massé’s new music video for an acoustic cover of Don McLean’s legendary anthem, “American Pie.”

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (September 29, 2025) — Knox College began the 2025-26 academic year welcoming more than 340 new students, one of the largest classes in College history, representing 32 states and 20 countries.

"A third of our incoming class are international students," Knox College President C Andrew McGadney shared during welcoming remarks on Tuesday, September 9.

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