COAL VALLEY, ILLINOIS (September 4, 2023) — Zoopocalypse is a family-friendly 5K Fun Run! This inaugural event is a fun(d)raiser to bring the Grizzly Bear to the zoo. Looking forward to seeing you as a runner/walker/screamer. Wear a costume if you like.  If you are not a runner/walker/screamer. . . please volunteer as a Zoobie Zombie staged in the zoo to make this event a nighttime success!

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA (August 15, 2023) — A grant awarded by AAA — The Auto Club Group Foundation will allow SAFE (Seatbelts Are for Everyone) Iowa the opportunity to continue their work with young drivers (ages fourteen to seventeen) across the state of Iowa. The $10,000 grant has already made impact in the growth of the program over the past year. Growing the number of participating schools from four in 2021 — nineteen in 2023.

COAL VALLEY, ILLINOIS (July 17, 2023) — The Niabi Zoo is excited to welcome its newest inhabitants to the Quad Cities: Three African Painted Dogs Lycaon pictus. This incredible species is a native of the grasslands of East Africa, and has never been housed at the Niabi Zoo before. African Painted Dogs are highly intelligent and social keystone species in Africa. Like North American Wolves, play a critical role in the health of their ecosystem.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (July 5, 2023) — The Iowa Hotel and Lodging Association (IHLA) has announced that Lowell Scott, Owner/Operator of the Holiday Inn Des Moines Airport/Conference Center, has joined the advocacy group’s Board of Directors.