According to the J.D. Power 2017 Gas Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study that was just released, customer satisfaction has increased for the sixth consecutive year on a nationwide basis.

Saturday, October 14, 6-8pm
Our annual German Homebrew Beer Tasting will take place on Saturday, October 14 from 6-8pm.
Free Admission, At Will Donation
Suggested Donation: $25
J.J. Matijevic caps five-run first with three-run homer
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- The Quad Cities River Bandits rattled off five first-inning runs en route to a 6-3 win over the Fort Wayne TinCaps in the opener of the 2017 Midwest League Championship Series Wednesday night at Parkview Field. The Bandits now lead the series 1-0. J.J. Matijevic crushed a three-run home run with two outs in the first to cap off the inning.

The Friends of the Davenport Public Library will hold a book sale at Eastern (3000 Eastern Avenue) on Saturday, September 23rd from 9:00am to 3:00pm. All fifty cent items will be "Buy-One-Get-One-Free". In addition, there will be a collection of MAD magazines and comics available at special prices.

Davenport, IA The CASI Memory Café is a gathering place for individuals with cognitive memory loss and their care partners, family or friends to meet on a monthly basis to socialize away from their normal activities. The next Memory Café is meeting today, September 14 from 2:00-4:00pm.

Des Moines, IA – Following last night's highly successful School Board elections, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price released the following statement: “We want to extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the Democrats and progressive Iowans who earned a place on their local School Boards last night. These dedicated Iowans will help fight for our teachers, our schools, and - most importantly - our students and their futures.  

September 13, 2017 - Ames, Iowa - In September, Iowa web firm, Global Reach, was pleased to receive another WebAward for their excellence in web design and development. This time, the award recognized Global Reach’s work for Black Opal Beauty, earning the company a “Standard of Excellence” award in the Fashion/Beauty category.

The TV show American Pickers will be heading to Iowa late September/mid October. They are looking for large private collections for the guys to dig through.

People with collections that are interested should reach out to the American Pickers by phone at 1-855-OLD-RUST (653-7878), or  email is AmericanPickers@cineflix.com.

NAGOYA, Japan (Sept. 13, 2017) – Gov. Bruce Rauner left Tokyo today aboard a high-speed Shinkansen train and arrived in Nagoya to visit several of the top auto-suppliers in the world as part of his first international trade mission. In Nagoya, the governor met with senior executives from Aisin Seiki, Toyota Boshoku and Sakae Riken Kogyo.

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP) is alerting the organic trade about the presence of several new fraudulent organic certificates. Fraudulent organic certificates listing the following businesses are in use and have been reported to the NOP:

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