28 Jun 2023

Augustana's Peyton Heisch of Illinois City, Illinois, Nominated for "More Than I Imagined" Series

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (June 28, 2023) — Augustana College 2023 graduate Peyton Heisch, an environmental studies major from Illinois City, Ill., was nominated to submit a “More Than I Imagined” profile by Dr Michael Reisner, associate professor, environmental studies; director, Upper Mississippi Center.

28 Jun 2023

Iowa Business Council (IBC) Projects Positive Six-Month Economic Outlook

By Iowa Business Council

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 28, 2023) — The Iowa Business Council (IBC) has released its second-quarter Economic Outlook Survey (EOS) for 2023. The report measures member expectations for sales, capital spending, and employment for the next six months. If the index measures above fifty, sentiment is positive. The second-quarter survey's overall economic outlook index is 64.17, an increase of 4.45 from the 2023 first-quarter report.

28 Jun 2023

Local Student-Athletes at Central College Receive Academic Awards from American Rivers Conference

By Jeanette Budding

PELLA, IOWA (June 28, 2023) — The spring sports American Rivers Conference all-academic team was announced in June and 57 Central College student-athletes were honored for their academic and athletic excellence.

Lucas Wendel of Le Claire is on the Men's Golf team and earned a 3.85 GPA majoring in biology.

Layken Bytnar of Bettendorf is on the Women's track and field team and earned a 3.99 GPA majoring in biology.

28 Jun 2023

Main Street Ottumwa to Host a New Movie Screening Series: Dive-In Movies

By Fred Zesiger

OTTUMWA, IOWA (June 28, 2023) — Main Street Ottumwa will host the first of their brand-new summer movie screening series called Dive-In Movies with the classic film Jaws at The Beach Ottumwa on July 1, starting at 7:30PM.

28 Jun 2023

Gilda’s Club Quad Cities Celebrates Second Annual Community is Stronger Than Cancer Day

By Lexi Bull

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 28, 2023) — Gilda’s Club Quad Cities is joining its fellow Cancer Support Community’s (CSC) network partners that include CSC, Gilda’s Clubs, and health-care partnerships, to celebrate the second-annual Community is Stronger Than Cancer Day. Following the success of the previous year’s inaugural day, CSC and its network are excited to announce that they are continuing the tradition.

27 Jun 2023

Anania Williams of Davenport, Iowa, Graduates from Emerson College

By Rosemary Lavery

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (June 27, 2023) — Emerson College awarded approximately 1,058 undergraduate degrees during the 143nd Commencement at Agganis Arena in Boston, MA on Sunday, May 14, 2023.

Anania Williams of Davenport, Iowa (52803), received a BFA in Musical Theatre.

27 Jun 2023

Arts Fishing Club at Raccoon Motel in Davenport on August 10

By Sara Fleischer

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 27, 2023) — Arts Fishing Club recently released their first full-length album, Rothko Sky, along  with the new single, “

27 Jun 2023

Newly-Renovated Rock Island Arsenal Museum to Re-Open June 29

By Jessica Waytenick

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (June 27, 2023) — The Rock Island Arsenal Museum will re-open Thursday, June 29, 2023, after being closed for more than three years. There will be an official ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10:30AM to mark the occasion and to celebrate the return of the installation and greater Quad-Cities landmark of military history and heritage of the region. The museum originally opened on July 4, 1905, and is the second-oldest museum in the US Army.

27 Jun 2023

Dawn and On Music Festival Returns to Schwiebert Park on July 8

By Mike Mathews

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 27, 2023) — This year will mark the eighth year for the jam-band-focused festival. The first four fests were held at North Shore Inn in Moline 2023 will mark the fourth-consecutive year at Schwiebert.

Dawn and On was founded in 2015 by Sean Ryan of the Dawn and Mike Mathews of Catapult Marketing.  The fest grew steadily in size over the first several years.

27 Jun 2023

Lutheran Living Senior Campus Awarded National Quality Award

By Katie Saleum

MUSCATINE, IOWA (June 27, 2023) — Lutheran Living Senior Campus’ assisted living community has been recognized as a 2023 recipient of the Bronze — Commitment to Quality Award by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) for its commitment to improving the lives of seniors and individuals with disabilities with quality care and services.

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