Monmouth College has received a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to help U.S. teachers instruct their students about everyday life in ancient Greece. The grant was the brainchild of Monmouth classics professor Bob Simmons and Louisiana high school classics teacher Nathalie Roy. The NEH grant will fund Simmons’ and Roy’s application […]
Ameren Illinois donated $15,000 and provided energy savings incentives to help a rural community re-open a grocery store and give residents access to sustainable, local food options closer to home, a news release says. The support was provided to Cornerstone Community Wellness, a nonprofit organization that launched a fundraising effort to acquire and remodel the […]
The Western Illinois University Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minor (DREAMers) Scholarship asks for help to fulfill a crowdfunding campaign. “DREAMers need your support,” said WIU Assistant Director of Annual Giving Mac Price. “Hard-working DREAMer WIU students are barred from traditional forms of financial aid due to their status. The WIU DREAMer Scholarship seeks […]
Muscatine is one of 11 communities throughout Iowa that have been chosen to receive the 2024 Iowa Thriving Communities designation by the Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA). The award recognizes the commitment Muscatine hasmade to attract housing opportunities for Muscatine’s workforce, a news release says. “Receiving the inaugural Thriving […]
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) was in Muscatine recently to check on a report of dead fish in the Muscatine Slough, according to a Friday news release from the City of Muscatine. After taking water samples and checking for other issues in the slough, the DNR has concluded that the fish kill is […]