The Quad City Steamwheelers Professional Arena Football Team is preparing to begin play this February after nearly a decade absence.  The team is coming off a wildly successful open tryout and Head Coach Cory Ross is formulating a winning team that includes 14 local athletes on the 35-man training camp roster.

The parking lane and the west southbound travel lane of Harrison St between 5th and 4th Streets will be closed until further notice due to street collapse.  Staff is investigating.  Additional information will be released on Thursday.

Travel delays should be expected at the intersection of 4th and Harrison.

Rock Island, Ill. – The Ascentra Credit Union Foundation provided a grant of $11,745 for the purchase of 75 Chromebooks that were used during Spring Forward’s Summer Enrichment Camps for children entering kindergarten through 7th grade at Frances Willard, Rock Island Academy, Earl Hansen, Longfellow, Center for Math and Science, and Thomas Jefferson Elementary Schools in Rock Island. 

DAVENPORT, IOWA– Join River Bend Foodbank on Sunday, December 10th from 11 am to 3 pm. Enjoy a bowl of soup, bread and dessert. There will be children’s activities, a volunteer opportunity and raffle and silent auction items. Every dollar raised will go directly to feeding hungry families in our communities.