14 Apr 2021

Davenport West Band Raising Funds to Play at Lincoln Memorial Centennial Celebration

By Mark McLaughlin

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 14, 2021) — The Davenport West High School Band has been invited to perform at the Lincoln Memorial Centennial Celebration in 2022. This is an incredible honor, but it comes with a challenge: the band needs to raise $140,000 to fund the trip.

14 Apr 2021

Teaching Parents and Kids to Breathe Like a Bear During the Pandemic

By Teresa Zilk

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 14, 2021) — 

13 Apr 2021

Optimism Increases as Pandemic Restrictions Eased, But Iowa Small Businesses Still Hampered by Hiring

By Emily Carlson

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 13, 2021) — The 

13 Apr 2021

Freight House Farmers Market May 2 and 3

By Lorrie Beaman

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 13, 2021) The bell rings on May 1, 8AM, on Opening Day at the Freight House Farmers Market (FHFM) outdoor season.

We are excited to again bring you the best and freshest market in the Midwest. From farmers to food trucks and everything in between, we will be there Saturday and Sunday to bring the “Happy” back to the Quad Cities.

13 Apr 2021

Iowa Future Farmers of America (FFA) Holds 93rd Annual Conference

By Scott Johnson

ANKENY, IOWA (April 13, 2021) — FFA members across Iowa will be celebrating success when they gather for the 93rd Iowa FFA Leadership Conference on April 18-20 at Iowa Event Center in Des Moines, Iowa. The Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference is one the largest of its kind in the National FFA Organization.

13 Apr 2021

Iowa PBS Hosts a Spring Cooking Party with America's Test Kitchen

By Susan Ramsey

JOHNSTON, IOWA (April 13, 2021) — America's Test Kitchen hosts Julia Collin Davison and Bridget Lancaster are visiting Iowa — virtually! Join Iowa PBS online on May 6 at 4:30PM for this interactive demonstration and cooking party. Bridget and Julia will share some special spring recipes, we'll hear about what the cast has been cooking up at home and you'll have a chance to ask questions — live!

13 Apr 2021

Rock Island County Health Department Pauses Use of Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine

By Janet Hill

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (April 13, 2021) — The Rock Island County Health Department will substitute the two-dose Moderna vaccine at Thursday’s clinic at the Camden Centre in Milan because two US federal agencies recommended a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine out of an “abundance of caution.” More than 800 patients had signed up for the one-dose J&J vaccine clinic.

13 Apr 2021

Iowa Credit Union Foundation Awards $23,000 to Scholarship Winners

By Natalie Mahoney

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 13, 2021) — The Iowa Credit Union Foundation (ICUF) recently awarded scholarships to eight high school students and four post-high school students as recipients of its Warren A Morrow Memorial Scholarship.

13 Apr 2021

Iowans for Adoption Hosting Virtual Gingerbread Run (5K) or Move for Adoption

By Iowans for Adoption

AMES, IOWA (April 13, 2021) — Iowans for Adoption, a volunteer-led 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is pleased to announce its first-ever virtual Gingerbread Run (5K) or Move for Adoption event for the entire month of April. The event will help raise awareness for National Child Abuse Prevention Month in April and National Foster Care Month in May.

12 Apr 2021

World Affairs Council of the Quad Cities April 27 Virtual Event

By Laura Meloy

 

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 12, 2021) — World Affairs Council of the Quad Cities (WACQC) invites you to our upcoming virtual event, “Cultural Differences and Advertising.”

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