19 Nov 2021

Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 3.9 Percent in October

By Jesse Dougherty

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 19, 2021) — Iowa’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment-rate dropped to 3.9 percent in October, down from 4.0 percent in September and 4.2 percent one year ago. The US unemployment-rate fell to 4.6 percent.

The number of unemployed Iowans decreased to 64,700 in October from 66,200 in September.

19 Nov 2021

Monmouth College Names Award-Winning Music Educator John Eckstine Director of Athletic Bands

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (November 19, 2021) — Veteran music educator John Eckstine has been named director of the Monmouth College athletic bands.

Eckstine brings more than three decades of experience and awards to the position, most recently serving as athletic director/dean of students at Pendleton County Middle/High School in Franklin, West Virginia.

19 Nov 2021

Iowa Opens Applications for Employer Innovation Grants

By Jesse Dougherty

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 19, 2021) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced a $1.2 million Future Ready Iowa grant opportunity for employers who are developing workforce solutions.

19 Nov 2021

Quad Cities Youth Participate in Youth Robotics Competition at the Putnam Museum

By Pat Barnes

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 20, 2021) — Dozens of Iowa youth will take part at an internationally-based robotics competition, FIRST® LEGO® League (ages 9 to 14), hosted by the Quad Cities Engineering and Science Council along with Iowa State University College of Engineering at the Putnam Museum and Science Center.

18 Nov 2021

Google Launches New Features to Help Combat Food-Insecurity Crisis

By Jessica Maldonado

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA (November 18, 2021) — One in eight people will experience food insecurity in America during their lifetimes, and the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic crisis that followed has exacerbated hunger across the country. Here in Iowa, the search interest for “food pantry near me” went up 50% this year and search interest in SNAP reached an all-time high in Iowa in January 2021.

18 Nov 2021

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller Joins Nationwide Investigation into Instagram’s Impact on Young People

By Ashlee Kieler

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 18, 2021) — Attorney General Tom Miller has joined a nationwide investigation into Meta Platforms Inc., formerly known as Facebook, for providing and promoting Instagram to children and young adults despite knowing that such use is associated with physical- and mental-health harms.

18 Nov 2021

EPA and Army Take Action to Provide Certainty for the Definition of WOTUS

By Shannan Beisser

LENEXA, KANSAS (November 18, 2021) — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and US Department of the Army (the agencies) announced a proposed rule to re-establish the pre-2015 definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS), which had been in place for decades, updated to reflect consideration of Supreme Court decisions.

18 Nov 2021

Lighting on the Commons, Saturday, November 20, in Downtown Moline

By Stephani Nagle

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (November 18, 2021) — The annual Lighting on the Commons will kick off the holiday season in downtown Moline this Saturday, November 20. Spend the afternoon on the John Deere Commons. Festivities begin at 3:30PM and culminate with a lighting ceremony and fireworks beginning at 6PM. Admission to the event is free.

18 Nov 2021

Returning Seasonal Routes Boost Traffic at QC Airport

By Ashleigh Davis

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (November 18, 2021) — The Quad Cities International Airport recorded its highest number of passengers since the pandemic began reaching 51,623 travelers in October. The return of seasonal routes through Allegiant Air are a contributing factor to a strong month.

18 Nov 2021

Three-Game Road-Trip Begins Tonight in Birmingham, Alabama, for Quad City Storm

By Brian Rothenberger

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (November 18, 2021) — The Quad City Storm (8-1-0-1) begins a three-game road-trip tonight in Birmingham, Alabama with the first matchup of the season against the Birmingham Bulls (2-5-4). Puck-drop is at 7:30 CT. Friday the Storm head further south for a pair of games versus the Pensacola Ice Flyers (4-4-1). Both games begin at 7:15 CT.

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