BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA (March 24, 2022) — Gannen Hank from Bettendorf, Iowa, earned Dean's List honors from Bemidji State University in Bemidji, Minnesota, at the conclusion of the Fall 2021 semester.

To be eligible for the Dean's List, Bemidji State University students must be enrolled for at least twelve credits and earn a minimum of a 3.5 GPA during the semester. A total of 673 students earned Fall 2021 Dean's List honors from the university.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (March 24, 2022) — T-Mobile announces Rock Island as one of the 25 small towns winning Hometown Grants to jumpstart vital community-development projects to re-energize these towns and build upon what makes them unique. Rock Island’s $50,000 grant will go towards installing field-lighting for youth baseball diamond and multi-purpose field to complete renovation of historic Douglas Park to provide recreation and sports opportunities for the community.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 24, 2022) — Governor Kim Reynolds announced the State of Iowa is donating 146 protective helmets and 714 ballistic vests to Ukraine. The donations are excess expired equipment from the Iowa Department of Public Safety and eighteen other law enforcement agencies across the state.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 24, 2022) — Scott County Auditor Kerri Tompkins announced today that her office has discovered an error in one version of the Candidate’s Guide to the Primary Election issued by the Iowa Secretary of State. “The original version of the Guide stated the last day for county candidates for the primary election to file nomination papers is Wednesday, March 30, 2022, by 5PM,” Tompkins said. “The correct date is Friday, March 25, 2022, by 5PM.,” she said.