03 May 2022

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Presenting Catt Award to West Marshall, Collins-Maxwell, Ballard, and Ar-We-Va High Schools This Week

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 3, 2022) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate will present the 2022 Carrie Chapman Catt Award to four high schools this week. The award goes to any school that registers at least 90% of eligible students to vote. All four schools surpassed the mark during the 2021-22 school year.

This is Ballard High School’s third time winning the award. West Marshall, Collins-Maxwell and Ar-We-Va are each qualifying for the first time.

03 May 2022

Linda Wilson of Davenport, Iowa, Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

By Marla Elsea

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (May 3, 2022) — Linda Wilson of Davenport, Iowa, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Wilson was initiated at Kansas State University.

03 May 2022

Home Research Program Coming to the Davenport Public Library

By Brittany Peacock

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 3, 2022) — The Davenport Public Library will host a researching your home program on May 18, Main Virtual, at 6:30PM.

Are you a homeowner curious about your home’s past? Consider attending this program!

03 May 2022

Wartburg Wind Ensemble to perform May 15 in DeWitt

By Emily Christensen

WAVERLY, IOWA (May 3, 2022) — The Wartburg College Wind Ensemble will perform at 2PM, Sunday, May 15, at Central DeWitt High School as part of its 2022 American Heartland Tour.

Freewill donations will be accepted, with all proceeds benefiting future Wind Ensemble tours.

Local performers with the Wind Ensemble are:

02 May 2022

Summer Conference Offers Entrepreneurship Training and Resources for Veterans

By Samantha Dilocker

AMES, IOWA (May 2, 2022) — Are you a Veteran planning to start or grow your own small business? There are a few basic things you must know to get started down a path to success.

02 May 2022

Gov Kim Reynolds Signs Several Bills into Law

By Alex Murphy

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 2, 2022) — Governor Kim Reynolds signed the following bills into law:

02 May 2022

Davenport Public Library to Host a Program about Ulysses S Grant

By Brittany Peacock

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 2, 2022) — The Davenport Public Library to host a program on Ulysses S Grant on May 17, Eastern Virtual, at 6:30PM.

Ulysses S Grant comes to life in this informative, humorous, and touching portrayal. Meet the victorious General whose strategy and tenacity won the Civil War, the President who struggled to rebuild his country after the war, and the husband and father whose final efforts were devoted to the financial support of his wife and family.

02 May 2022

Be Downtown Event Features Bands, Bags, Bites, and Beverages June 4

By Jennifer Walker

BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 2, 2022) — The Downtown Bettendorf Organization (DBO) presents the free outdoor event Be Downtown, 9:30AM-10PM, Saturday, June 4, 2022, in the lot at 15th and State Streets. This family-friendly event will feature multiple bags tournaments with cash prizes, live outdoor music, food trucks, children’s activities, and more.

02 May 2022

Big Bike Give on May 24 Raises Money for Trails and Bicycle Non-Profits in Iowa

By Mark Wyatt

CORALVILLE, IOWA (May 2, 2022) — The Iowa Bicycle Coalition is leading a day of philanthropy called Big Bike Give. The goal is to create a state-wide peer-to-peer philanthropic campaign uniting bicycle and trail non-profits in Iowa. The inaugural Bike Bike Give is scheduled for May 24, 2022, and will take place on the website www.bigbikegive.org.

02 May 2022

Monmouth College Dedicates Champion Miller Center for Student Equity, Inclusion, and Community

By Duane Bonifer

The ribbon is cut Friday afternoon, April 29, to dedicate the Monmouth College Champion Miller Center for Student Equity, Inclusion, and Community. From left: Co-Dean of Students Michelle Merritt; trustee Harvey Echols ('81); President Clarence Wyatt; Gabriela Madu ('23); Elizabeth Guzman ('24); Mark Thigpen ('22); Director of Student Equity, Inclusion, and Community Regina Johnson ('01); and the Rev Charles Burton ('92)

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