DUBUQUE, IOWA (May 4, 2026) — Five University of Dubuque students connected by an English major or minor shared their unique perspectives at the Sigma Tau Delta 2026 Convention during a roundtable session about the convention’s common reader, Salvage the Bones.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 4, 2026) — Tickets will be available online at rhythmcitycasino.com or at The Market at Rhythm City for $71.20, $81.90, $92.60, $103.30, and $114.00, this includes tax and an online/phone ticketing fee. The online/phone ticketing fee is waived when you purchase tickets at The Market Gift Shop inside Rhythm City Casino Resort. Venue presale will start May 7, 10AM.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 4, 2026) — The Quad Cities community is invited to participate in Bike to Work Week, taking place from May 11 to May 15. Cities and community organizations, in partnership with the Quad Cities Bicycle Club, are encouraging commuters to swap their cars for bicycles, in order to promote healthier lifestyles, a greener future, and more livable communities.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (May 4, 2026) — Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences honored 48 individuals, including thirteen veterans, at this year's Body Donation Remembrance Ceremony. The annual service took place at 10:30AM, Saturday, May 2, in the Olsen Center at the DMU 32 Health and Business Complex in Des Moines.

DMU faculty, staff, students, and families gathered to remember those who generously donated their bodies to advance medical education.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 4, 2026) — This Mother’s Day Tapestry Farms is offering a collection of products that reflects the spirit, creativity, and depth of motherhood: handmade Dubai chocolate and flower arrangements, created by refugee neighbors building new lives in the Quad Cities.

DYERSVILLE, IOWA (May 4, 2026) — The Living Liver Foundation, in partnership with Iowa Donor Network (Team Iowa) and the Field of Dreams Movie Site, will host the annual Living Donor Awareness Softball Game on Saturday, May 9, 2026, in recognition of National “Wanna Have a Catch Day.”

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA (May 4, 2026) — Olivia Lynn Hansen of East Moline is among 102 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students who will be recognized as Chancellor's Scholars during the undergraduate commencement ceremonies May 9 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Hansen is an animal science (pre-veterinary medicine) major in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. Parents are Ken and Shari Hansen.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 4, 2026) — The Quad Cities Community Foundation has announced the recipients of $856,327 in scholarship awards, the largest total dollars awarded in the organization’s sixty-plus-year history. The awards are made possible by the generosity of donors to scholarship funds at the Community Foundation.

“Behind every scholarship is a personal motivation,” said Sue Hafkemeyer, President and CEO of the Community Foundation.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 4, 2026) — Bettendorf High School Activities Director Zach Shay is proud to announce the hiring of Ben Uker as the new Head Coach of the Bettendorf Wrestling program pending School Board approval. Coach Uker brings an exceptional background of competitive success, high-level coaching experience, and a deep commitment to developing student-athletes both on and off the mat.

From left, Cohen Ledet, Kaden Olsen, and Cadan De Jong showed off their project, which is titled "Development of a Portable Livestock Watering Station for Pasture and Pen Use." Not pictured is the fourth member of their team, Ian Rowland

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