07 Aug 2025

Iowa Bankers Association Launches New Campaign: "IOWA BANKS. Your Partner Through It All"

By Jenica Lensmeyer

JOHNSTON, IOWA (August 7, 2025) — The Iowa Bankers Association is proud to announce the launch of its new public image advertising campaign, "IOWA BANKS. Your partner through it all." This initiative spotlights the importance of having a strong, lifelong banking relationship at every stage of life’s journey.

07 Aug 2025

YWCA Quad Cities Offers Summer Pre-Apprenticeship Jobs Program for Youth

By Jenna Panicucci

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (August 7, 2025) — The YWCA Quad Cities is proud to continue its Pre-Apprenticeship Jobs Program for a second consecutive summer.

07 Aug 2025

UnityPoint Health — Robert Young Center Ribbon-Cutting September 4

By Deanna Jensen-Valliere

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 7, 2025) — UnityPoint Health — Robert Young Center will hold a ribbon cutting and tours to celebrate their new Davenport RYC location on Thursday, September 4, 10AM. The facility is located at 1704 E 54th Street in Davenport, Iowa.

07 Aug 2025

The Wonderful World of Wetlands ℅ Wapsi River Environmental Education Center

By Rebecca Baugh

DIXON, IOWA (August 7, 2025) — On Wednesday, August 20, 10AM, there will be a Wetlands and Watersheds Event held at the Wapsi River Environmental Education Center in Dixon, Iowa. This program is open to the public, all ages welcome.

06 Aug 2025

Center for Active Seniors Inc (CASI) Market Day Saturday, August 9

By Center for Active Seniors Inc

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 6, 2025) — Stop by CASI for a morning of shopping and fun with more than forty vendors.

CASI's Market Day features more than forty vendors with amazing products and services, including crafts, baked goods, clothes, towels, jewelry, plants, pens, woodworking, flower arrangements, 3D paper shadowboxes, Pampered Chef, birdhouses, lighthouses, wreaths, books, art, flea-market items, and more!

The Café will be open!

06 Aug 2025

Free Tropical Leis for First 1,000 Hawaiian Hog Customers at Pork Tent

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 6, 2025) — The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) is turning up the heat and the flavor at this year’s Iowa State Fair with the début of the Hawaiian Hog, a bold new sandwich that celebrates the versatility of pork and the creativity of Iowa’s pig farmers.

06 Aug 2025

Red Sand Project Meeting August 8 at Leach Park, Bettendorf, 12PM

By Elle Sweborg

BETTENDORF, IOWA (August 6, 2025) — It has been done in all fifty states and seventies countries with more than a million participants. It is a great summer activity.

06 Aug 2025

Disney on Ice Presents Mickey's Search Party This Winter at Vibrant Arena, December 4-7

By Stephani Nagle

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (August 6, 2025) — Disney on Ice Presents Mickey’s Search Party is bringing the magic to guests through dynamic moments that take place on the ice and in the air.

06 Aug 2025

Knox College Hosts Prestigious Summer Science Program

By Scott Holland

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (August 6, 2025) — This summer, the labs, observatory, and lecture halls of the Umbeck Science and Mathematics Center at Knox College are seeing a more than normal amount of use as Knox was chosen to be one of fourteen nationwide host sites for SSP International's prestigious Summer Science Program in the field of astrophysics.

05 Aug 2025

Bacon Buddies Show Brings Communities Together at the Iowa State Fair

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 5, 2025) — One of the most heartwarming traditions at the Iowa State Fair returns for its sixth year on Saturday, August 9. Sixteen Special Olympics Iowa athletes will take center stage in the Swine Barn for the Bacon Buddies® pig show, proudly showcasing their skills alongside Iowa’s 4‑H and FFA youth.

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