07 Oct 2003

MED-FORCE Introduces New Helicopter

By Joe Collins
• MED-FORCE began a new era in air-ambulance service with the recent unveiling of a new helicopter. Quad City Helicopter EMS has purchased a new, lighter helicopter that combines advanced design and avionics with outstanding maneuverability and a unique rotor system that makes the Eurocopter EC135/T2 the quietest helicopter in its class.
30 Sep 2003

Local Artist Receives International Award

By Joe Collins
• Bettendorf artist Steve Sinner won a special citation and trophy in the 2003 International Cheongjui Craft Biennale held in September in Cheongjui, South Korea. His winning work, entitled Dancers & Warriors II, is a 27-inch-by-9¼-inch-diameter maple vessel featuring figures of dancers and warriors in silver leaf and patina.
23 Sep 2003

Scott County Updates Property Tax System

By Joe Collins
• A major property-tax-system conversion is currently underway in Scott County involving multiple county departments and offices and an outside vendor, Incode-CMS from Ames. Scott County is converting from a 30-year-old in-house-developed property-tax system to a third-party computer-application system based on current technology and computer programming.
16 Sep 2003

Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau Adds to Web Site

By Joe Collins
• The Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau (QCCVB) has added new features to its Web site at (http://www.visitquadcities.com) to provide more information. These new developments provide an extra convenience to travel writers and journalists as well as tourists coming to the Quad Cities area.
09 Sep 2003

Bettendorf Approves Stormwater Tax

By Joe Collins
• The Bettendorf City Council has unanimously approved establishing a stormwater utility to pay for a federally mandated stormwater- discharge permit. The federal government now requires municipalities to regulate the amount of pollution discharged in stormwater and monitor and inspect facilities that release stormwater.
02 Sep 2003

Habitat ReStore Gets New Look

By Joe Collins
• The Habitat ReStore is now presenting an improved image to the community, thanks to the work of two young Quad Cities artists. Earlier this summer, Nancy Foster, a ReStore director, approached students employed in the Quad City Arts Metro Arts program.
26 Aug 2003

Breast Cancer Foundation Announces National Scholarship

By Joe Collins
• The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has announced a scholarship program for students who have lost a parent to breast cancer. The program will award five scholarships of up to $10,000 annually for up to four years toward the completion of a baccalaureate degree.
19 Aug 2003

Bettendorf Public Library Earns State Accreditation

By Joe Collins
• The State of Iowa has announced that the Bettendorf Public Library Information Center has met the conditions for state accreditation. The library will receive an official certificate of accreditation that is valid until June 2006.
12 Aug 2003

Public Input Needed for River Plan

By Joe Collins
• After more than a decade of research and analysis, the Restructured Upper Mississippi River & Illinois Waterway System Navigation Study is nearing completion. Public participation now and at upcoming public meetings is key to developing a plan to ensure the Mississippi and Illinois rivers continue to be nationally treasured ecological resources, as well as effective transportation systems.
05 Aug 2003

Republican Legislators Sue Vilsack

By Joe Collins
• Iowa Republican legislative leaders have filed a lawsuit against Governor Tom Vilsack, challenging his use of a line-item veto on economic-development legislation approved earlier this year. The lawsuit in Polk County District Court, which names House Majority Leader Christopher Rants and Senate Majority Leader Stewart Iverson as plaintiffs, stems from Vilsack's June 19 selective veto of income-tax cuts, changes in the worker's compensation system, and limits on some jury awards.

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