05 Dec 2017

Teen Holiday Craft at the Davenport Library!

By PR & Marketing Team Davenport Public Library

Need to add a little fandom flair to your backpack? Looking for a last minute holiday gift? Come and make mini buttons out of discarded books and magazines! Join us at Eastern (6000 Eastern Avenue) on Thursday, December 21 at 4:00pm. We’ll have fun while making something special!

05 Dec 2017

Rallying Around Mental Health

By Jennifer Walker

United Way of the Quad Cities Area will host the event, Rallying Around Mental Health with Linda Henderson-Smith from the National Council for Behavioral Health, on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.at Jumer’s Casino & Hotel. Doors open at 11:00 a.m.

05 Dec 2017

CHRISTIAN CARE SERVES AS EMERGENCY WARMING CENTER

By Pam Hauman

Rock Island, IL – As temperatures are expected to dip into single digits in the Quad Cities, more and more members of our community will be struggling to stay warm. Winter is a harsh time in the Quad City area and Christian Care is committed to helping those who are less fortunate. As an Emergency Warming Center, Christian Care opens its’ doors to those needing assistance when outside temperatures are below ten degrees and/or the wind chill is below zero.

05 Dec 2017

Iowa voter registration hits all-time high for a December prior to a general election

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces that the state’s voter registration totals are at the highest mark in the state’s history for a December prior to an election year. New data shows 1,991,419 active registered voters in Iowa.

05 Dec 2017

Gov. Rauner kicks off yearlong celebration of Illinois Bicentennial at Fifth Third Bank Winter WonderFest at Navy Pier

By Elizabeth Tomev

CHICAGO (Dec. 3, 2017) — Today, Gov. Bruce Rauner and leaders of the Illinois Bicentennial Commission officially kicked off the state’s yearlong 200th birthday celebration at Fifth Third Bank Winter WonderFest at Navy Pier. Illinois Bicentennial will pay tribute to the people, places, and things that are being BORN, BUILT & GROWN in the nation’s fifth most populous state.

05 Dec 2017

Gov. Reynolds appoints Patrick McElyea as district court judgeGov. Reynolds appoints Patrick McElyea as district court judge

By Brenna Smith

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Kim Reynolds appointed Patrick McElyea on Friday as district court judge in the Seventh Judicial District. McElyea will fill the judicial seat formerly held by Judge Paul L. Macek.

McElyea, of Davenport, received his law degree from Drake University Law School and his undergraduate degree from Central College. He currently serves as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of Iowa.

05 Dec 2017

Grassley Staff to Hold Office Hours on December 15

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley’s regional director based in Davenport, Penny Vacek, will hold office hours in Van Buren and Davis counties on Monday, December 11, 2017, and in Clinton, Scott and Jackson counties on Friday, December 15.   Vacek’s schedule is as follows:

Friday, December 15

Clinton County

10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Clinton City Hall

05 Dec 2017

Gov. Rauner launches 24/7 helpline to combat opioid epidemic, help Illinoisans in crisis

By Elizabeth Tomev

Governor’s opioid task force delivers programs to attack overdose surge

 

CHICAGO (Dec. 5, 2017) — Gov. Bruce Rauner today announced the launch of a statewide helpline to provide immediate assistance for those impacted by addiction to opioids and other substances. 

01 Dec 2017

Governor Reynolds Puts Party Politics Ahead of Iowa Taxpayers

By Tess Seger, Iowa Democratic Party
Kim Reynolds Endorses GOP Tax Scam Despite Damage It Would Do to Working Iowans  
01 Dec 2017

Gov. Reynolds issues statement on EPA’s final RFS volumes for 2018

By Brenna Smith

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Kim Reynolds issued the following statement Thursday after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its final rule on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volumes for 2018.

"This announcement shows that EPA Administrator Pruitt is listening to our concerns and taking them into consideration. But it also shows that we have more work to do.

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