07 Apr 2025

Quad Cities Storm Opens Home Portion of SPHL's President's Cup Playoffs April 10

By Brian Rothenberger

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (April 7, 2025) — The Quad City Storm will battle the Peoria Rivermen in Round One of the SPHL’s President’s Cup Playoffs beginning Thursday, April 10.

The game dates and times are as follows:

Game N°1: Thursday, April 10 — Quad City @ Peoria — 7:15PM

Game N°2: Friday, April 11 — Peoria @ Quad City — 7:10PM

Game N°3: Sunday, April 13 — Quad City @ Peoria — 3:15PM (if necessary)

04 Apr 2025

US Health and Human Services (HHS) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Hold First Public MAHA Event, Outline Vision for Healthier America

By US Department of Agriculture

WASHINGTON DC (April 4, 2025) — US Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr and US Department of Agriculture Secretary (USDA) Brooke L Rollins Thursday collaborated on their first Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) event during a visit to Ferdinand T Day Elementary School in Alexandria, Virginia, where they participated in a healthy snack time with students and met facility staff.

04 Apr 2025

Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) Calls for Resolution to Trade Conflict

By Sydney Garrett

JOHNSTON, IOWA (April 4, 2025) — President Trump announced his global tariff plan during his “Make American Wealthy Again” event on April 2. The plan includes adding a universal tariff of 10% on all US trading partners, effective on midnight, April 5, and roughly sixty of the US’s top trading partners will be subject to higher rates, effective on midnight, April 9. In response, Stu Swanson, Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) President, released the following statement:

04 Apr 2025

Hannah Gault of Moline, Illinois, Named Academic All-District at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

By Angela Kelm

WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN (April 4, 2025) — Hannah Gault, a Elementary Middle Education major from Moline, Illinois, at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, is one of fourteen student-athletes from Warhawk teams who were named Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) for the 2024-25 winter season.

The CSC Academic All-District teams recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in competition and in the classroom.

04 Apr 2025

Duck Creek Tire and Service Groundbreaking April 14

By Deanna Jensen-Valliere

BETTENDORF, IOWA (April 4, 2025) — Duck Creek Tire and Service will host a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the addition of a second location on Monday, April 14, 1PM. The groundbreaking will take place at 5632 Forest Grove Dr in Bettendorf, Iowa.

04 Apr 2025

“Cinderella” Continues Monmouth College's Partnership with BCA, Community, and Kids

By Barry McNamara

When Monmouth College staged a collaborative production of "The Little Mermaid" in 2023, several of the roles were played by children from the community

04 Apr 2025

American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Announces Michael Ben-Avie as the Recipient of the 2025 Terrel L Rhodes Game Changer Award

By David Tritelli

WASHINGTON DC (April 4, 2025) — The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has announced Michael Ben-Avie as the 2025 recipient of the Terrel L Rhodes Game Changer Award. The award recognizes his transformative leadership in general education, pedagogy, and assessment and his pivotal role in developing and advancing the AAC&U VALUE Scoring Collaborative, a groundbreaking system for assessing student learning at scale within and across institutions.

04 Apr 2025

Happy Joe’s Pizza and Ice Cream Rises in Pizza Marketplace’s Top 100 Movers and Shakers

By Jay Brasher

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 3, 2025) — Happy Joe’s Pizza and Ice Cream continues its momentum as the popular chain once again earned a spot on Pizza Marketplace’s yearly list of the “Top

04 Apr 2025

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins Announces Sweeping Reforms to Protect National Forests and Boost Domestic Timber Production

By US Department of Agriculture

WASHINGTON DC (April 4, 2025) — US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins issued a Secretarial Memo to establish an “Emergency Situation Determination” on 

04 Apr 2025

Quad Cities Community Foundation Launches Training Program to Strengthen Non-Profit Boards

By Melanie Jones

BETTENDORF, IOWA (April 4, 2025) — The Quad Cities Community Foundation’s Center for Nonprofit Excellence has announced the launch of its new Board Governance Series, a dynamic and flexible training opportunity designed to empower current, new, and aspiring non-profit board members and leaders.

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