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Four Western Illinois School of Agriculture Students Awarded Scholarships

January 7th, 2023
Four Western Illinois School of Agriculture Students Awarded Scholarships

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – Four new students in Western Illinois University’s School of Agriculture have been awarded Growing Agricultural Science Teachers (GAST) scholarships to begin their education at Western. The scholarships, based on financial need, are awarded to incoming freshmen or transfer students who have declared agricultural education as their major. Each of the students began classes at WIU in Fall 2022. The four students awarded scholarships include: • Avery Isringhausen, of Vandalia, IL, who was awarded a $1,500 scholarship • Laurel Keyt, a transfer student from Hanna City,... Read More

Davenport West Students And Teacher Heading to Kenya Next Week

January 7th, 2023
Davenport West Students And Teacher Heading to Kenya Next Week

A group of four Davenport West students, led by their teacher, Mr. Greg Smith, are headed to the eastern Kenyan village of Muamba next week to implement a student-designed water filtration system that will help bring clean drinking water to an estimated over 22,000 people. West students taking the engineering, design and development capstone class have worked on the project for roughly six years. Students finished the model for the fully functioning water filtration system last year. The one built in Kenya will be roughly five times the size of the school’s model, bringing clean drinking water... Read More

‘In Living Color’s’ Tommy Davidson Coming To Iowa’s Rhythm City This Weekend

January 6th, 2023
'In Living Color's' Tommy Davidson Coming To Iowa's Rhythm City This Weekend

Tommy Davidson will perform at Iowa’s Rhythm City Casino on Saturday, January 7, 2023 with two shows at 6:30 PM and 9 PM. Tickets are $30 plus applicable online/phone ticketing fee. Must be 21+ to attend show. The star of In Living Color, The Proud Family and more, Tommy Davidson’s exceptional range has earned him a reputation as an extraordinary performer. Ticketing fees are waived when tickets are purchased at The Market Gift Shop inside Rhythm City Casino Resort.  Read More

Visit Iowa’s German American Heritage Center For Free This Weekend

January 6th, 2023
Visit Iowa's German American Heritage Center For Free This Weekend

German Heritage Center’s annual community open house is Saturday and Sunday January 7th and 8th, 2023. Enjoy free admission to the museum all weekend. See all of their current exhibits and their historic building! Current Exhibitions: *The White Rose: Student Resistance Against Hitler, Munich 1942/43 *Preserving a Dyeing Art: German Blueprint *The German Immigrant Experience Plus a temporary exhibition curated by the St. Ambrose University Museum Studies Exhibitions class, featuring items from our own collection. Learn more here: https://facebook.com/events/s/community-open-house-free-admi/3490340741197854/  Read More

Looking For Fun In Illinois And Iowa This Weekend?

January 6th, 2023
Looking For Fun In Illinois And Iowa This Weekend?

Looking for fun in Illinois and Iowa this weekend? Check out our Weekend in 2 Minutes podcast! This week: Lots of live music, a fish swap, fitness at the skybridge and more going on this weekend in your Weekend in 2 Minutes!  Read More

What Are The Cheesiest Hit Songs Of All Time?

January 6th, 2023
What Are The Cheesiest Hit Songs Of All Time?

I used up almost all my sister’s voicemail the other day. It couldn’t be avoided. There was something of vital importance I had to share with her. Taco’s “Puttin’ on the Ritz” was on the radio and the event had to be recorded for posterity. Especially the part where the robotic voice says “super duper.” You get the feeling that’s the part where the producers were trying not to cackle in Taco’s face. I’m a sick man, I know. But what afflicts me is a malady that most of us share — a love of cheesy pop songs. Not bad pop songs,... Read More

How Many Candidates Will Interview For Western Illinois Director of Institutional Research?

January 5th, 2023
How Many Candidates Will Interview For Western Illinois Director of Institutional Research?

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – One candidate will interview Friday, Jan. 6, for the position of Western Illinois University Director of Institutional Research. Alan J. Simmons, research director for the Center for State Policy and Leadership at the University of Illinois Springfield, will be on the Macomb campus Friday, Jan. 6. An open session, in person and over Zoom, will be held from 1:20-1:50 p.m. in Stipes Hall, room 120. The Zoom portion of the meeting can be found at wiu.zoom.us/j/99535751534. Simmons has served as the research director for the Center for State Policy and Leadership at the University... Read More

Midwest Sluggers Hosting Trivia Night At Highland Park Bowl

January 5th, 2023
Midwest Sluggers Hosting Trivia Night At Highland Park Bowl

Save the Date! Saturday, January 28th 2023 8U ‘14 Midwest Sluggers will be hosting Trivia Night at Highland Park Bowl from 5pm-9pm! Bring your friends! Team cost is $80 a table, 8 maximum players. We will have tickets available for raffle baskets. All proceeds will go toward our Spring and Summer tournament costs. Come out and Support your Midwest Sluggers 8U team! Sign up below using our google form, you can register individually or as a team! https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLScZzhoEUeJ…/viewform  Read More

Genesis Physical Therapy clinics in Aledo, Eldridge and DeWitt Recognized For Excellence

January 5th, 2023
Genesis Physical Therapy clinics in Aledo, Eldridge and DeWitt Recognized For Excellence

Genesis Physical Therapy clinics in Aledo, IL and DeWitt and Eldridge, IA have been named 2022 Human Experience (HX) Guardian of Excellence Award ® winners by Press Ganey, the global leader in healthcare experience solutions and services. This award is part of Press Ganey’s annual ranking of the top hospitals and health systems in the country, according to their performance in patient experience. As a winner of the Press Ganey HX Guardian of Excellence Award ® , Genesis Physical Therapy clinics in Aledo, DeWitt, and Eldridge are in the top 5% of healthcare providers in delivering patient experience... Read More

Mercer County and Sherrard schools see the impact of enhanced mental health services

January 5th, 2023
Mercer County and Sherrard schools see the impact of enhanced mental health services

QUAD CITIES, Iowa / Illinois—Since taking over as director of the Mercer County Mental Health Action Program (MHAP) one year ago, Krissy Dixon, RN, has seen just how needed her team and the services it provides are for students and families at Mercer County and Sherrard schools. That team—Dixon herself and two highly skilled full-time mental health case managers who help connect students to the support they need—exists thanks in no small part to the Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation, which made a three-year, $156,000 grant to MHAP last year. “Because of Looser-Flake, what we have right... Read More