19 Feb 2018

Gov. Reynolds orders state flags at half-staff to honor school shooting victims

By Brenna Smith

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered all state flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff effective immediately until sunset on Monday, February 19, 2018, to honor the murdered and injured in Wednesday’s tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The governor’s order is issued in conjunction with President Donald Trump’s order to lower all United States flags to half-staff for the same length of time.

19 Feb 2018

Gov. Reynolds, Lt. Gov. Gregg announce new suspicious activity reporting campaign

By Brenna Smith

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg announced on Monday the launch of a new campaign to educate Iowans on the importance of reporting suspicious activity.

19 Feb 2018

Registration Now Open for 19th Annual Gilda's Run for Laughs

By Stevie Lorenz

Gilda’s Club Quad Cities hosts 19th annual Gilda’s Run for Laughs Presented by UnityPoint Health - Trinity on Saturday, April 28

19 Feb 2018

The Machine Shed Restaurant Celebrates its 40th Anniversary

By Gretchen McLaughlin

The Machine Shed Restaurant is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. The Machine Shed opened its first location in 1978 on the outskirts of Davenport, Iowa. Starting with only 100 seats, and a powerful commitment: “Dedicated to the American Farmer.” That five-word dedication meant working hard to have a restaurant that wasn’t just ‘farm themed’ but something that farmers could be proud of. The Machine Shed now has six locations across the Midwest. The food is made from scratch, daily.

19 Feb 2018

46th Annual Illowa Orchid Spring Show at the Quad City Botanical Center

By Quad City Botanical Center
19 Feb 2018

Register Now for QCESC Annual STEM Banquet February 22nd Public Welcome

By The Quad City Engineering & Science Council (QCESC)
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN for our QCESC Annual STEM Banquet
19 Feb 2018

“Know Your Rights” Lecture Series at the Davenport Library

By PR & Marketing Team Davenport Public Library

Presented in partnership with the Davenport Civil Rights Commission, the Davenport Library will host a series of lectures on “Know Your Rights”.  The lectures will be held weekly through March at Fairmount (3000 Fairmount Street) beginning Tuesday, March 6 at 6:30pm. The schedule of lectures is:

19 Feb 2018

Special program Tuesday for Teen Video Makers at Rock Island LIbrary

By Lisa Lockheart

Teen Video Makers: Get Your Work on the Big Screen with the Teen YouTube Challenge

·         Rock Island Public Library Teen YouTube Challenge Video Night

·         Tuesday, Feb 20, 5:30 to 7:00 pm, Rock Island Downtown Library, 401 19th Street

19 Feb 2018

World Adventure Series at the Putnam gears up for final run of the season, examining deserts, the Middle East and Guatemala

By Kevin Smith

Davenport, Iowa (Feb. 14, 2018) — Film-lovers will have a chance to see the world without leaving their seat as the World Adventure Series gears up for its final three programs of the season at the Putnam's Giant Screen Theater.

The series continues Feb. 20 by showcasing the “The Lure & Lore of Deserts” along with comments from film director Sandy Mortimer before and after the showing and concludes April 10 with “Guatemala: Land of the Maya.”

19 Feb 2018

Fall 2017 Iowa State University College of Human Science's Dean's List

By Carole A. Custer

AMES, IA (02/15/2018)-- The Iowa State University College of Human Science's Dean's List honors students who have earned a grade point average of 3.5 or higher during the fall semester of 2017.

Students who made the list in the spring of 2017 include:

Madeleine Blandin of De Witt, IA (52742), majoring in marketingwith a minor in event management.

Leo Bormann of Davenport, IA (52807), majoring in elementary education.

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