25 Jul 2022

Local Non-Profits Receive $10,600 for Environmental Education and Research Projects

By Melanie Jones

BETTENDORF, IOWA (July 25, 2022) — As every member of the Illowa Council knows, a Boy Scout always leaves his campsite in better shape than he found it. According to Mark Schwiebert, a former Eagle Scout and the founder of the Mark W Schwiebert Fund for Environmental Studies at the Quad Cities Community Foundation, that principle extends across the planet we call home. “Ask yourself: What do you want to leave behind for those who come after you?”

22 Jul 2022

Get Your New Raccoon Motel Membership Before August 1 and Be in The Running for Two Free Tickets to Every Show for a Year

By Moeller Mondays

Adam Weiner of Low Cut Annie

22 Jul 2022

Gov Kim Reynolds Issues Statement in Response to Shooting at Maquoketa Caves State Park

By Alex Murphy

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 22, 2022) — Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement today in response to:

“I’m horrified by the shooting this morning at Maquoketa Caves State Park and devastated by the loss of three innocent lives. As we grieve this unimaginable tragedy, Kevin and I pray for the victims’ family members and the law enforcement officers who responded to the scene. We ask Iowans to do the same.”

22 Jul 2022

Alternating Currents App Launched for This Year

By Jennifer Walker

DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 22, 2022) — The 2022 Alternating Currents festival will showcase 120+ live performances, film screenings, and art-related events from Thursday to Sunday, August 18-21, at more than 25 venues between two Downtown Quad Cities: Davenport and Rock Island.

21 Jul 2022

Iowa Environmental Council (IEC) Recommends Water Quality Monitoring Adjustments to Demonstrate Impacts of Water Quality Initiative (WQI) Spending

By Alicia Vasto

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 21, 2022) — The Iowa Environmental Council (IEC) published a report today outlining the nearly $100 million in public tax-dollars allocated by Iowa legislators since 2013 for water-quality improvements for Iowa.

21 Jul 2022

Quad Cities Interfaith Annual Breakfast Fundraiser

By Mayra Hernandez

BETTENDORF, IOWA (July 21, 2022) — Quad Cities Interfaith's Annual Fundraising Breakfast will be hosted on August 18, 7-8AM, at the Muslim Community of the Quad Cities 2115 Kimberly Road, Bettendorf, Iowa. For the first time, after two years of virtual and On-The-Go breakfast fundraisers, we are back in person.

21 Jul 2022

Autumn Kelly of Davenport, Iowa, Earns Spot on Emmanuel College Spring 2022 Dean's List

By Amy Stewart

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (July 21, 2022) — Autumn Kelly of Davenport has made Emmanuel College's Dean's List for the Spring 2022 semester. To earn a spot on the Dean's List, Emmanuel students must achieve a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher for a sixteen-credit semester.

21 Jul 2022

English/Spanish Bilingual Storytimes in August

By Brittany Peacock

DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 21, 2022) — The Davenport Public Library will be hosting two English/Spanish Bilingual Storytimes in August on Monday, August 1, Fairmount, 10AM, and Tuesday, August 16, Fairmount, 6PM.

21 Jul 2022

Hy-Vee Joins Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate’s Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking in Iowa

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 21, 2022) — Hy-Vee has announced it has joined a statewide coalition to end human trafficking in Iowa. The Iowa Businesses Against Trafficking (IBAT) initiative is spearheaded by Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate. Hy-Vee and Sec Pate’s office are working together to raise awareness about this form of modern-day slavery and finding ways to prevent human trafficking.

21 Jul 2022

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller: Legislation Can Help Prevent Fentanyl Overdoses

By Lynn Hicks

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 21, 2022) — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller called on legislators to pass bills to prevent fentanyl-related deaths.

“We know that many of the overdose deaths are accidental, often because people are unaware they’ve ingested a dose of fentanyl,” AG Miller said. “We have tools available that could reduce these deaths, but we must first change Iowa’s laws.”

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