15 Sep 2021

A Party for the Acceptance of Individuals with Down syndrome: GiGi’s Playhouse Quad Cities to Host Annual “i have a Voice” Gala

By Pam Lynch

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 15, 2021) — GiGi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Centers will hold its annual celebration of acceptance at the 2021 “i have a Voice” Gala. This year they are celebrating ten years of supporting the voices of individuals with Down syndrome right here in the Quad Cities as the local Playhouse turns ten on October 1.

15 Sep 2021

Snipe-Hunts and Moonlit Hikes: Iowa’s Segregated Summer Camps for Youth, 1925-1950, at the Davenport Public Library

By Brittany Peacock

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 15, 2021) — Join us Tuesday, September 21, 6:30PM, as Dr Sarah J Eikleberry discusses Iowa's “Segregated Summer Camps for Youth from 1925-1950”. Black middle-class reformers and professionals worked to create and safeguard childhood experiences in Iowa during the American Interwar era.

15 Sep 2021

Dalton Martin of Port Byron, Illinois, Accepted into Wartburg's Teacher Education Program

By Emily Christensen

WAVERLY, IOWA (September 15, 2021) — Dalton Martin has been accepted into the Wartburg College Teacher Education Program.

Martin, of Port Byron, had to demonstrate effective reflective components in teaching and complete several other requirements to be considered for the program.

15 Sep 2021

Rave Caps Three-Hit Game with Walk-Off Over Cubs (9/14 Recap)

By Kyle Kercheval

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 15, 2021) — The Quad Cities River Bandits kicked off their final regular season series of the season with a 5-4 walk-off victory over the South Bend Cubs on Tuesday night at Modern Woodmen Park.

15 Sep 2021

Gov Kim Reynolds Sets Date for Iowa House District 29 Special Election

By Alex Murphy

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 15, 2021) — Governor Kim Reynolds issued a proclamation today setting Tuesday, October 12, 2021, as the date for a special election in Iowa House District 29 following the resignation of Representative Wes Breckenridge.

14 Sep 2021

Gov Kim Reynolds Announces Broadband Grant Recipients of $100M Investment

By Alex Murphy

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 14, 2021) — Governor Kim Reynolds and the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) are proud to announce the recipients of the State of Iowa Broadband Grants Program.

14 Sep 2021

Appeal to Rock Island County Waste Management Agency to Keep Drop-Off Sites

By Lori O’Dell McCollum

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (September 14, 2021) — Progressive Action for the Common Good (PACG) announces a call to action in response to the closure of recycling drop-off centers. Please join PACG representatives in attending the Rock Island County Waste Management Agency (RICWMA) Board meeting on Tuesday, September 21, 1PM, at the Rock Island County Office Building at 1504 3rd Avenue, Room 302, Rock Island, Illinois 61201.

14 Sep 2021

Iowa Workforce Development Announces Workforce Roundtables

By Jesse Dougherty

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 14, 2021) — Iowa Workforce Development today announced more than 25 workforce roundtables to be held across the state this fall in an effort to partner with business in addressing the state’s workforce shortage.

14 Sep 2021

Local Central College Students Completing Fall Internships

By Emily Hawk

PELLA, IOWA (September 14, 2021) — Twenty-six Central College students are completing internships this fall for academic credit.

William DeHaan of De Witt, IA (52742)

Bria Holthe of Muscatine, IA (52761)

Rebekah Beard of Geneseo, IL (61254)

Elizabeth Hurlbut of Muscatine, IA (52761)

14 Sep 2021

Gov Kim Reynolds Sets Special Session for Redistricting

By Alex Murphy

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 14, 2021) — Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a proclamation convening a special legislative session on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. The purpose of the special session will be to consider and enact a plan of legislative and congressional redistricting in accordance with the framework set forth in chapter 42 of the Iowa Code.

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