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Muscatine foundation awards annual Initiative Awards

MUSCATINE, Iowa – The Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine has announced the 2025 recipients of its Initiative Awards. The honors recognize the good work of fellow citizens and charitable organizations who are making a difference in Muscatine County. The 2025 award…

ARA honors 2025 Rental Hall of Fame inductees

Two rental industry leaders have been selected as the newest inductees into the Rental Hall…

Iowa Attorney General Bird warns of holiday season scams

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is urging Iowans to be vigilant…

Free Cooking series returns to UnityPoint in January

UnityPoint Health will offer its free, interactive cooking series, “Cooking with Heart,” starting in January…

Unity Point Cooking with Heart

WIU launches fully online Information Systems degree

Western Illinois University’s School of Computer Sciences will offer a fully online Bachelor of Science…

Made Market returns Dec. 5, 6 for holiday shopping extravaganza

Made Market  will return this weekend at The Bend XPO, 922 Mississippi Parkway, East Moline, …

River Action opens nominations for the 2026 Eddy Awards

River Action is accepting nominations for the 26th Annual Eddy Awards, which celebrate exceptional contributions…

ITC Midwest donates $20,000 to River Bend Food Bank

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa  — ITC Midwest recently donated $20,000 to the River Bend Food Bank…

Thomson prison cited by OSHA after staff drug exposures

THOMSON, Illinois – A federal government agency has issued citations following drug exposure incidents at…

Knox College partners with Russell, RATIO on $10M renovation

GALESBURG, Illinois — Knox College announced the launch of a new $10 million building renovation…

Geneseo Christmas Walk marks 40th year 

GENESEO, Illinois — The Geneseo Chamber of Commerce has announced the schedule for its 2025…

Hy-Vee ham giveaway event set for Tuesday in East Moline

A ham give-away event – called Hams for the Holidays – will be 11 a.m.…

Lee CEO: Revenue down, but progress being made

Davenport-based newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises is showing progress for future growth in the company’s “digital…

Deere Q4 net income drops amid challenges, uncertainties

John Deere today reported a net income of $1.065 billion, or $3.93 per share, for…

layoffs Deere & Co. earnings

WQPT to air star-studded public television tribute Nov. 27

WQPT PBS will premiere a new three-hour program, “WE 🖤 PUBLIC TELEVISION!” at 7 p.m.…

Figge Art Museum to host winter art market Sunday,  Nov. 30

The Figge Art Museum will host its annual Winter Art Market on Museum Store from…

Bank of America Feed Hungry River Bend Food Bank EBT SNAP