MOLINE, ILLINOIS (May 5, 2025) MetroLINK — Channel Cat will host a ribbon-cutting on Friday, May 23, 2025, 10AM, to celebrate their Thirtieth Anniversary and the opening of the 2025 season!  The ribbon-cutting will be held at the John Deere Commons Dock, 1515 River Dr, Moline, Illinois.

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JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN (May 5, 2025) — Blain’s Farm and Fleet, a trusted Midwest retail destination since 1955, is marking its seventieth anniversary with two-day celebrations you won’t want to miss. The anniversary events will be packed with savings, giveaways, memorable experiences, and appreciation for the customers, associates, and communities who built the brand. The celebrations will occur May 9 and May 10 at the Clinton, Davenport, Muscatine, Geneseo, Moline, and Sterling locations.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 5, 2025) — The Quad Cities Community Foundation has announced the recipients of $754,894 in scholarship awards. The awards are made possible by the generosity of donors to scholarship funds at the Community Foundation.

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 2, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds has signed the following bills into law:

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (May 2, 2025) — Hy-Vee Inc announced today that it is teaming up again with basketball star Caitlin Clark to offer the exclusive Caitlin’s Crunch Time cereal, which will benefit the Caitlin Clark Foundation.

Previously, Caitlin’s Crunch Time cereal was only available in select Hy-Vee stores throughout Iowa, and stores very quickly sold out. This time, all Hy-Vee stores will offer the cereal across the Midwest for a limited time and while supplies last.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 2, 2025) — We are once again participating in Birdies for Charity, a major fundraiser for us. Thanks to you, last year we raised $21,252 through Birdies! All of your contribution — 100% — stayed in the Quad Cities and supported community programming for people of all ages and abilities in area schools, libraries, community centers, and of course on stages.

Did you know? Each year:

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 2, 2025) — On April 23, The Iowa Environmental Council (IEC) commented on the solicitation for stakeholder feedback on “WOTUS Notice: The Final Response to SCOTUS; Establishment of a Public Docket” from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 1, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds has signed HF 782, an Act relating to electronic devices in schools, including student access during instructional hours and school safety plans and including effective-date provisions.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 1, 2025) — For many who know him through his works and ideas, admirers of George Nakashima may think his definitive documentary would break down the design elements and trace the techniques that explain what he created. But his life's work was more a result of an esoteric collection of experiences; he became a lone seeker searching for meaning in life.

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