QUAD CITIES (July 15, 2019) — Bring the entire family to a free "Dance Me a Story: Exploring Literature Through Ballet" program this summer! Imaginations come to life as we read s story, turn on the music, grab a costume, and DANCE!

 

We will be at the following locations this summer:

 

Musser Public Library on July 15, 22 and 29 and August 5 at 10:30AM

Sherrard Public Library on July 17 at 11AM

DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 15, 2019) — Per Mar Security Services and Marc Klaas of the non-profit KlaasKids Foundation will host a KlaasKids Print-AThon to promote and educate families about child safety and fingerprint and photograph children at no cost.

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA (July 15, 2019) — The Quad Cities River Bandits scored five runs in the fourth inning to grab the lead and then held off the South Bend Cubs late in a 6-4 win on Sunday afternoon at Four Winds Field. Ramiro Rodriguez and Freudis Nova each pounded three hits, including an RBI double, to lead the Bandits offense.

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA (July 13, 2019) — The South Bend Cubs used a walk-off two-run home run from Brennan Davis in the bottom of the tenth inning to hand the Quad Cities River Bandits their first extra-inning loss of the 2019 season on Saturday night at Four Winds Field. The River Bandits entered the bottom of the frame with a 4-3 lead when Davis went the other way off of Hunter Martin for the decisive long-ball.

It's hard to believe we need to have this conversation in this day and age. But if we don't keep having it, at some point we might not be allowed to have it. Question: What is free speech? Or, rather what is NOT free speech?

COMSTOCK PARK, MICHIGAN (July 12, 2019) — The Quad Cities River Bandits scored a pair of runs in three different innings to erase an early deficit and beat the West Michigan Whitecaps 6-2 in the rubber match of a three-game set at Fifth Third Ballpark. The River Bandits took two of three games in the series to win their 18th series of the season.

Q: How serious is the crisis at the southern border?

A: Illegal border-crossings are at the highest level in recent history. This fiscal year, immigration officials are on track to apprehend more than one million migrants crossing illegally into the country — more than double the volume of previous years. In May, more than 144,000 migrants were apprehended at the southern border.

WASHINGTON DC (July 12, 2019) — Today, Representative Dave Loebsack released the following statement on the House passage of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included provisions he authored. Rep Loebsack, a former member the House Armed Services Committee, helped incorporate several provisions in this year’s legislation that will help create jobs here at home, increase defense research, and strengthen the Rock Island Arsenal.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (July 12, 2019) — Twenty Iowa students have been awarded the 2019 Iowa Health-Care Association (IHCA) Foundation scholarship. Scholarship winners will receive $1,500 to continue their health-care education at an accredited school of nursing, long-term care or health administration program, or physical/occupational therapy program.

ST LOUIS, Mo. (July 12, 2019) — Maryville University has named the following students to the Deans' List for the Spring 2019 semester. Maryville undergraduate students are eligible for the Deans' List when they complete at least 12 Maryville University credit hours in a semester with a minimum of a 3.5 grade-point average on a 4.0 (perfect) scale. You can view the full list at maryville.edu/deans-list. HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME

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