22 Jul 2025

Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) Announces Final List of Spring 2025 Graduates

By Jimmy Hart

MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE (July 22, 2025) — Middle Tennessee State University is congratulating the students who received their degrees at its spring 2025 commencement ceremonies, including Simon Wilson Bahoun of East Moline, Illinois, who earned a Bachelor of Science in Integrated Studies.

MTSU's commencement events were held in early May inside Murphy Center to confer degrees on its newest alumni.

22 Jul 2025

Quad Cities Scores Major Win with 2028 NCAA Wrestling Championship Selection

By Lindsey Row MBA

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (July 22, 2025) — The NCAA has awarded the Division III Wrestling Championships to the Quad Cities for the 2027-28 season. The championship, hosted by Visit Quad Cities in partnership with Augustana College, will take place March 10-11, 2028, at Vibrant Arena at The MARK in Moline, Illinois. Early projections show the championship is expected to generate nearly $1 million in direct economic impact for the Quad Cities region.

22 Jul 2025

Red Cross Designates Hy-Vee as Partner of the Year

By Emily Holley

The Partner of the Year award was presented to Aaron Wiese, President of Hy-Vee, by Jill Orton, American Red Cross Region CEO, Neal Bohnet, American Red Cross Regional Chief Development Officer and Liz Karim, American Red Cross Regional Philanthropy Officer

21 Jul 2025

Davenport City Administrator Doug Maxeiner Announces Resignation

By Denise Hnytka

DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 21, 2025) — Davenport City Administrator Doug Maxeiner has announced he will resign from his position, citing significant health issues. In a letter to Mayor Mike Matson, Maxeiner wrote his last day would be October 1, 2025.

21 Jul 2025

Iowa Corn Farmers Advocate for Policy Priorities at Corn Congress

By Sydney Garrett

JOHNSTON, IOWA (July 18, 2025) — Earlier the previous week, Iowa Corn Growers Association® (ICGA) farmer-leaders attended the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Corn Congress meetings to advocate for key agricultural issues and priorities.

21 Jul 2025

Campbell Brock of Port Byron, Illinois, Helps Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) Space Raiders at NASA Competition

By JoEllen Burdue

A team of students from Milwaukee School of Engineering competed in the NASA Lunabotics Competition hosted by NASA's Artemis Program at Kennedy Space Center

21 Jul 2025

Peyton DeVinny Joins Des Moines University (DMU) Clinic as Certified Athletic Trainer

By Denise Lamphier

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (July 21, 2025) — Des Moines University Clinic — Physical Therapy is pleased to announce the appointment of Peyton DeVinny MS LAT ATC as a certified athletic trainer. DeVinny brings a robust background in athletic training and a commitment to athlete well-being to the DMU Clinic.

21 Jul 2025

Monmouth College's Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity Earns a National Chapter Award of Distinction from North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC)

By Barry McNamara

Although this award photo was taken in 2024, it accurately captures the ZBT chapter's enthusiasm for this year's honorChapter president Cameron Shook is pictured in the center (yellow tie), while past president Corey Pevitz is lower right

21 Jul 2025

Knox College Students Named to Spring 2025 Dean's List

By Merit Pages

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (July 21, 2025) — High-achieving students were named to the Knox College Dean's List for the 2025 Spring Term. To be named to the Dean's List, a student must have earned at least 2.5 credits in the term, with a grade-point average of 3.6 or better (on a 4.0 scale).

This spring, 420 students earned Dean's List honors.

Riley Colclasure of Moline (61265)

Colton Degen of Moline (61265)

Lyn Kress of Rock Island (61201)

21 Jul 2025

Quad Cities Karaoke Championship 2025 Heats Up with August Qualifiers

By Christopher Pierce

DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 21, 2025) — The Quad Cities Karaoke Championship (QCKC) 2025 is in full swing as the competition powers through its final round of fifty qualifiers across 25 local bars, culminating in a thrilling lineup of events throughout August.

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