23 Sep 2021

Morgan Machovec of Dewitt, Iowa Awarded Coast Guard Foundation Scholarship

By Ashley Staples

STONINGTON, CONNECTICUT (September 23, 2021) — The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to strengthening the Coast Guard community and service by supporting members and families, announced today that it has awarded 158 scholarships in 2021 totaling $345,500 in support. In the 31 years of the program, the Coast Guard Foundation has paid out more than $6 million to over 1,400 college-aged young adults.

23 Sep 2021

Nick Loftin, Maikel Garcia Homer; Bandits Blank Kernels, Even Series in Game Two (9/22 Recap)

By Kyle Kercheval

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (September 23, 2021) — In the week’s final contest at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium, the Quad Cities River Bandits held the Cedar Rapids Kernels to four base-runners and evened up the five-game series with a 6-0 win in Game Two of the High-A Central Championship Series.

22 Sep 2021

Local Students Named to Buena Vista University's Summer 2021 Dean's List

By Ashley Hunter

STORM LAKE, IOWA (September 22, 2021) — Buena Vista University congratulates more than 100 students who were named to the Summer 2021 Dean's List. Local students who were named to BVU's Dean's List include:

Dawn Hathaway of Muscatine

Brandi McCormick of Davenport

22 Sep 2021

Gov Kim Reynolds Appoints Valerie Clay as District Court Judge

By Alex Murphy

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 22, 2021) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced her appointment of Valerie Clay as a district court judge in Judicial District 6.

Clay, of Marion, Iowa, currently serves as an assistant county attorney in the Juvenile Division of the Linn County Attorney’s Office. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa and her law degree from the University of Maryland School of Law.

22 Sep 2021

Concert Tickets for Visiting Artist Bassel & The Supernaturals on Sale September 24

By Margot Day

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (September 22, 2021) — Tickets go on sale Friday, September 24, for Syrian-American funk and soul band Bassel & The Supernaturals’ public show in downtown Davenport.  

The show is 7PM, Wednesday, October 20, at the Raccoon Motel, 315 E 2nd St, Davenport, IA 52801.

22 Sep 2021

East Moline Correctional Center Launches Prison Education Program in Partnership with Augustana College

By Kirby Stockwell

EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS (September 22, 2021) — East Moline Correctional Center is offering its first four-year Bachelor of Arts program for individuals in custody in more than twenty years. The Augustana Prison Education Partnership (APEP) launched August 31 with a cohort of 10 students.

22 Sep 2021

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Sending Postcards to 50,000 Iowans to Help Them Register to Vote

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 22, 2021) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is helping Iowans register to vote. His office is mailing a postcard to approximately 50,000 Iowans who are eligible to vote, but not registered. The postcard includes instructions on how to register and a QR code the recipient can use to register to vote online.

22 Sep 2021

Kernels Outlast Bandits in Game One Pitcher’s Duel (9/21 Recap)

By Kyle Kercheval

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (September 22, 2021) — The Quad Cities River Bandits got the tying run on base in the ninth, but were held to just one run for the first time since August 18 on Tuesday, and fell in Game One of the High-A Central Championship to the Cedar Rapids Kernels by a score of 2-1 at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

21 Sep 2021

Shopping for a New Used Car? Beware of Flood-Damaged Vehicles

By Ashlee Kieler

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 21, 2021) — Hurricane season is in full force, bringing wide-spread storms and flooding to many areas of the United States. Flood waters not only wreak havoc on homes and property in the path of these powerful storms, but they also damage vehicles.

21 Sep 2021

Family Weekend Returns to Monmouth College September 24-26 with a Plethora of Activities

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (September 21, 2021) — This fall's Family Weekend at Monmouth College will hold a special meaning, as students welcome their families to campus for a variety of activities September 24-26.

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