Talon Hunter ('27), shown here during the Wind Ensemble concert in October, and his bandmates will be playing some funkier selections when the Jazz Ensemble presents its fall concert November 14

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (November 10, 2025) — The fine arts will step to the forefront at Monmouth College in mid-November.

The Monmouth College Jazz Ensemble will present its fall concert at 7:30PM, November 14, in the Kasch Performance Hall in Dahl Chapel auditorium.

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (November 10, 2025) — Christopher Bliss of Park View, Iowa, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at University of Maryland Global Campus.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (November 10, 2025) — The Quad City Storm is proud to host its annual Hockey is for Her game this Saturday, November 15, against the Evansville Thunderbolts.

Puck drop is at 7:10PM.

Girls ages sixteen and under get a free ticket to the game with the purchase of an adult ticket at the Vibrant Arena Box Office.

A dollar from every ticket sold will be donated to local girls youth hockey programs.

ALEDO, ILLINOIS (November 10, 2025) — On Friday, February 6, 2026, the parking lot of the Aledo VFW will once again become an overnight shelter–but only for one night of the year. Participants in Mercer County’s Night in a Car event will experience what it’s like to live out of a vehicle, bringing attention to the hidden crisis of rural homelessness while raising funds for the Mercer County Emergency Housing Fund.

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (November 6, 2025) — Knox College recently announced enhancements to their Prairie Promise comprehensive aid program, effective for the incoming fall 2026 class.

From Left to Right: Maxine Lathrop, Kirsten Cortez, Maya Griffin, Lauren Howe, Carthage alumna Kassia Schraufnagel, Savannah Reisner, Sarah Kersten, Sophia Perez, Brookelyn Velmont, and Fiona Walker

KENOSHA, WISCONSIN (November 6, 2025) -- Carthage College student Savannah Reisner from Geneseo, Illinois, attended the Society of Women Engineers regional conference hosted at Marquette University in September 2025.

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN (November 6, 2025) — Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative and Farmers for Sustainable Food announced today the launch of EmPower+, a program that connects farmer-led innovation directly to environmental goals of the dairy value chain.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (November 5, 2025) — Hy-Vee is showing its appreciation to the nation’s veterans and active-duty military members with its annual Veterans Day Breakfast.

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 5, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced that the state has submitted its application for the Rural Health Transformation Program, a federal funding init

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (November 5, 2025) — Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences and Regis University, a Jesuit Catholic university in Denver, Colorado, have entered a new partnership that opens doors for Regis students in its Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences program who are seeking graduate-level health sciences education at DMU.

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