Peter Pan, Wendy, John, Michael, and Tinkerbell arrive in Neverland

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (April 23, 2025) — Dena Williams-Newby of Rock Island, Illinois, 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 Western Illinois University.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (April 23, 2025) — Augustana College is leading a collaboration with the City of Rock Island, businesses and citizens to spur mixed-use retail, residential, and neighborhood improvements in the College Hill District. The effort aims to create a more vibrant, walkable, and economically-dynamic neighborhood that serves both Rock Island residents and Augustana students.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (April 22, 2025) — The Coleman Foundation is pleased to announce its appointment of Nora Garcia as its new Executive Director, effective July 7, 2025. Garcia was chosen through an extensive national search by the Foundation’s Board of Directors, with the assistance of Russell Reynolds Associates.

ARNOLDS PARK, IOWA (April 22, 2025) — According to Ralph Kluseman, President of the Board of the Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Music Association, “We are proud to present the eleventh annual “Iowa Rocks Talent” competition. This is a statewide competition for Iowa’s young musicians to showcase the music they love and to compete for a grand prize of recording time at a major Iowa recording studio.”

FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA (April 22, 2025) — US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced $340.6 million in US Department of Agriculture disaster assistance to deliver relief to farmers, ranchers, and rural communities impacted by natural disasters that have caused devastation across the country.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (April 22, 2025) — Augustana College and Palmer College of Chiropractic will formally sign a new dual-degree agreement at 2PM on Thursday, April 24, establishing an accelerated pathway for students to earn a Bachelor of Arts in kinesiology from Augustana and a Doctor of Chiropractic from Palmer.

ARNOLDS PARK, IOWA (April 22, 2025) — The Iowa Rock 'n Roll Music Association is proud to present the 2025 “Rock the Roof Concert Series, with ten evening concerts in various venues located in Arnolds Park Amusement Park. All shows have a general admission price of $10. With an Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Music Association membership, the ticket price is $5.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 22, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds has signed SF 619, a disaster assistance bill, into law. 

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 22, 2025) — In a report issued Monday, April 21, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office has concluded that the March 6, 2025, fatal shooting of David Robert Plagmann by a Shelby County deputy was legally justified.

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