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Introducing The Hawk Eye s Citizen Scholar Class of 2021 The Hawk Eye Each year, The Hawk Eye asks schools in southeast Iowa and west central Illinois to nominate three students for the Bill Mertens Citizen Scholar Award. While eachnominee is worthy of the Citizen Scholar title, only one from each school can be selected for a chance at a $1,000 scholarship, named for The Hawk Eye s late publisher who established it in 2001, the third year of the Citizen Scholars program. The winner will be announced May 30. The minimum requirement for consideration was a 3.5 grade-point average. Nominees also were expected to demonstrate a four-year career of active engagement in the life of their school and community through participation and leadership in extra-curricular activities, as well as participation in events and organizations beyond their classroom walls in the places where they live. ....
The Hawk Eye Not even COVID-19 could stop families from around Des Moines County from its annual tradition of presenting livestock to be judged and sold. As the first day of budget season winded down, the board of supervisors heard from members of the Des Moines County Fair Board about their proposed budget. It s a family thing, supervisor Jim Cary told members of the fair board. It is family-oriented and has been since I ve been around. In a normal year, the fair would have been filled to the brim with campers and children presenting their 4H projects. But in 2020, nothing was normal. ....