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The America’s Farmers Grow Communities program, sponsored by Bayer Fund, partners with farmers to provide grants to local nonprofits to help their communities.Through the program, farmers enroll for the chance to direct a $2,500 donation to a local eligible nonprofit organization of their choice. The America’s Farmers programs have given more than $57 million to rural America since 2010.

The following student(s) graduated during Mount Mercy University's Summer 2020 session on June 7, 2020.Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mount Mercy's 1,800+ students come from around the globe, creating a vibrant, diverse and open-minded campus community. Popular undergraduate majors include business, nursing, criminal justice, education and social work.

The early bird catches the worm… And there are plenty of birds waiting to be photographed in your local Benton County park! Until Wednesday, July 29, you can participate in our bird-friendly photography contest, Birds of Iowa!To enter a photo into the contest, add it as a comment to their Facebook post announcing the event which can be found here.

During the 2020 IMS President's Inaugural Reception and Awards Program on Friday, July 10, the Iowa Medical Society awarded the following individuals and organizations for their commitment and dedication to the medical community. The Washington Freeman Peck Award: awarded to Accessibility for All - an organization based in Cedar Rapids that works to increase access to the political process for people with disabilities, their advocates, and allies.

 Payton Haefner, a graduate of Vinton-Shullsburg High School, has been awarded the Fareway Family Scholarship through the Iowa Grocers Education Foundation for the 2020-2021 academic year. Haefner was chosen for the $2,000 scholarship from an applicant pool of more than 400 students.  IGEF scholarships are awarded based on academic merit to sons and daughters of full-time employees whose firms are members of the Iowa Grocery Industry Association, a state trade association that represents the food industry, including chain and independent supermarkets, convenience stores, suppliers, wholesalers, brokers, manufacturers and distributors.

For the first time in its 168-year history, University of Dubuque held virtual commencement ceremonies to celebrate the accomplishments of over 350 graduates on May 16, 2020. Among those from Garrison,  Emily Reisch, Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business Administration.Since the campus could not gather in-person because of the pandemic, UD officials held virtual commencements for undergraduate and graduate students in the Class of 2020 on the original date for May Commencement.

The following students were named to Mount Mercy University's Spring 2020 Dean's List. Students with a semester grade point average of 3.60 or better and who are graded for six or more semester hours are eligible for inclusion on the Dean's List.See names below!Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mount Mercy's 1,800+ students come from around the globe, creating a vibrant, diverse and open-minded campus community.

Clarke University in Dubuque, Iowa, extends a warm congratulations to the following Class of 2020 graduate, from Newhall, Sarah Elizabeth Cotton, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Nursing, summa cum laude.Due to COVID-19, the 2020 Commencement is planned for Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 10 a.m. in the Robert and Ruth Kehl Center.Founded in 1843 by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Clarke University is located near the Mississippi River in Dubuque, Iowa.

Mass Times at the Queen of Saints cluster for July—December 2020Saturday 4 pm St. Patrick, Watkins or St. John, Blairstown               6 pm IC, Van HorneSunday   8 am St. Paul, Newhall             10 am St.

 University of Dubuque congratulates the following students on being appointed to the Spring Semester 2020 Academic Dean's List.Shellsburg,  Hannah HesselingVinton,  Brock Radeke and  Luke RadekeTo be named to the dean's list, a student must earn a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale for that semester.