07 Aug 2017

Smithfield Foods’ Helping Hungry Homes® Partners With Fareway Food Stores to Donate Nearly 40,000 Pounds of Protein to River Bend Foodbank.

By Heather Houston

DAVENPORT, Iowa, Aug. 03, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Smithfield Foods’ Helping Hungry Homes® initiative, a program focused on alleviating hunger and helping Americans become more food secure, joined forces with Fareway Food Stores to donate nearly 40,000 pounds of protein to River Bend Foodbank. The donation, equivalent to nearly 16,000 servings, will help families fight hunger across Quad Cities, a region where one in eight individuals are food insecure.

07 Aug 2017

Guitarist to kick off Fall Sandburg Songbag Concert Series

By Martha Jane Downey

August 13 Songbag concert at Sandburg Historic Site to feature Little Joe McLarren

GALESBURG, IL –Blues musician Little Joe McLerran will kick off the Fall Sandburg Songbag Series on August 13, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Carl Sandburg State Historic Site in Galesburg.  The Songbag concerts will now be held on the second Sunday of each month starting at 4 p.m.

07 Aug 2017

Bipartisan Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Legislation Close to Becoming Law

By Grassley Press

Legislation Included in FDA Reauthorization Act Could Impact Millions of Americans with Hearing Loss

07 Aug 2017

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR AARP FOUNDATION TAX-AIDE PROGRAM

By Julie Betts

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is the nation's largest volunteer-run tax preparation service

07 Aug 2017

Grassley, Ernst, Johnson, Loebsack Issue Joint Statement on VA OIG Review of Brandon Ketchum’s Care at VA

By Grassley Press

Thursday, August 03, 2017

The Office of Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA OIG) today released the results of its review of the circumstances of veteran Brandon Ketchum’s suicide and whether Ketchum received adequate mental health treatment at the Iowa City VA Health Care System. Sen. Chuck Grassley, Sen. Joni Ernst, Sen. Ron Johnson, and Rep. Dave Loebsack sought the review. They made the following comment.

07 Aug 2017

West Lake Park Cabins Ribbon Cutting & Open House

By Amber Sullivan

The Scott County Conservation Board will be conducting a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house to celebrate the opening of the new Summit Cabins at West Lake Park. The ceremony will take place on Wednesday, August 9th at 2:00pm at the cabins, and the public and press are invited to attend. The cabins are located inside Gate 1 adjacent to the Summit Campground.

04 Aug 2017

Camp Dodge: Home Away from Home

By German American Heritage Center
Sunday, August 6 @ 2pm
04 Aug 2017

Summer Walking Tour this Saturday

By German American Heritage Center

Saturdays @ 10:30am until Aug. 12

$5/Person

It's Summer Walking Tour season again! We've got a new route planned for 2017! Join us any Saturday until August 12 for this new and exciting tour of Davenport's history!

04 Aug 2017

Grassley, Johnson, McCaskill Applaud Passage of OSC Reauthorization

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) alongside Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Sen.

04 Aug 2017

TIMBER LAKE PLAYHOUSE TO OFFER CULT CLASSIC LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS OPENING THURSDAY

By Dan Danielowski

MOUNT CARROLL – Timber Lake Playhouse, the professional summer theatre of Northwest Illinois, will present the final show of its summer subscription series, Little Shop of Horrors, Thursday, August 10th through Sunday, August 20th at the playhouse in Mount Carroll. Acclaimed Chicago director, Lili-Anne Brown (Hairspray, Cabaret, Sweet Charity), returns to direct the musical.

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