DAVENPORT, IA - On August 30, 2017, Romance Desuave Armstrong, 29, of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced by Chief United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey to 84 months in prison for felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. Armstrong will serve three years of supervised release following his imprisonment and pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.

With less than 48 hours remaining, I call on all farmers to submit comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the proposed Renewable Volume Obligations (RVO) for the 2018. While the proposed RVO has corn-based ethanol at the level intended by Congress, it would lower the cellulosic and advanced volumes. These reductions equate to a 73-million-gallon reduction for cellulosic and a 40-million-gallon reduction for total renewable fuel when compared to 2017.

Midwest Writing Center would like to invite the public to enjoy a free reading by the Great River Writers Retreat contest winner, fiction writer Misty Urban (Muscatine, IA), on Wednesday, September 6 at 6:30 p.m at the MWC offices at the Rock Island Public Library.

Come to the Davenport Public Library for a belly dancing demonstration from Bez Lancial! Bez will present a short history and introduction to belly dance, show some isolation techniques used to execute the movements and end with some follow-along dancing. Join us at Main (321 Main Street) on Thursday September 14 at noon for this fun and informative program!