MOLINE, ILLINOIS – WQPT, Quad Cities PBS will air the newest film from Moline based documentary filmmakers Tammy and Kelly Rundle of Fourth Wall Films on March 26 at 9:00 pm. The film, “The Barn Raisers” is a historical documentary that tells the story of barns in the Upper Midwest by examining them through the lens of architecture.

IA/IL QUAD-CITIES – David Tahere, a 2004 graduate of Davenport High School, is hosting a benefit concert on Thursday, March 30 to benefit the Davenport Community Schools’ vocal music programs. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. and will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 1702 Iowa St., Davenport, IA. All ages are welcome to attend. Free childcare will be provided during the concert for attendees.

SPRINGFIELD…State Representative Tony McCombie (IL-71st) honored Helen Scott Hay, a trailblazing nurse from Savanna, in a speech on the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack released the following statement today after the Mahaska Health Partnership hospital in Oskaloosa announced it had closed its inpatient psychiatric unit. Rural areas in Iowa and across the country are facing a critical shortage of options to help treat those suffering from mental health problems.