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Mount Mercy University congratulates May 2025 graduates
The following students graduated from Mount Mercy in May. Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mount Mercy University is the regional Catholic, Mercy University that promises students of diverse ...
Hawkeye Community College Launches New Business Administration Associate Degree
Hawkeye Community College is excited to announce a new Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Business Administration, designed specifically for working adults looking to advance in their career...
LaPorte City Public Library July Newsletter
Summer Library Challenge
As Library Staff enter the second month of the Library’s summer programming called Level Up at
Your Library, please drop by the Library to register, as this year’s pro... What We're Reading: The Bright Years
I just started reading 'The Bright Years' by Sarah Damoff and am quite taken with this debut novel."Ryan and Lillian Bright are deeply in love, recently married, and now parents to a baby girl, George... What We're Reading: The Sunflower House
Imagine a telephone call at two a.m. from a hospital emergency room! George and Katrine are startled awake by the news that Katrine's 86-year-old mother has fallen, spraining her wrist. This occu... From T-Ball to Tuition: Invest in Your Child’s Future with ISave 529
As Iowa ballfields fill with the sounds of summer cheers and the crack of bats, State Treasurer Roby Smith is encouraging Iowa families to think beyond the game and take a step toward a child’s futu...
Wartburg students named to dean’s list
Wartburg College has recognized 501 students on its winter term dean's list. Those honored include Ella Hayden and Alison Newton, of Blairstown.The list honors students who earned a cumulative grade-p...
Upper Iowa University releases dean’s list
Upper Iowa University released its dean’s list for the 2025 spring semester.Chase Wickwire, of Belle Plaine, was among the students that earned a minimum 3.50 grade-point average....
Roadside Chat - Your Dad Called - What's Your Tire Pressure?
Still looking for Father’s Day gift ideas? The clock is ticking, so here’s a thought if your daddio likes to kick the tires and dispense vehicle maintenance advice – even if you didn’t ask. In... What We're Reading: Horse
A child's yellow vest with $750 cash sewn into the lining...A neglected painting set on the curb at a neighborhood rummage sale...A large equine skeleton stored in the archives of the Smithsonian. In ...