DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 19, 2021) — The Kansas City Royals announced today that former Major League catcher Chris Widger will manage their Advanced-A affiliate, the Quad Cities River Bandits, in 2021. Widger last managed in 2019, when he skippered the Appalachian League Burlington (N.C.) Royals to a 39-29 record. Prior to that, Widger spent three years (2016-18) as the Wilmington Blue Rocks’ bench coach and was slated to be the Blue Rocks’ manager in 2020.

WICHITA, KANSAS (February 19, 2021) — More than 1,100 students completed degrees at Wichita State University in fall 2020.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, DEGREE, MAJOR, HONORS (if listed)

Moline, IL

Kayla M Dykeman, Bachelor of Science, Dental Hygiene-Completion

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 19, 2021) — Join us Friday, March 5, 2:30PM, to explore and learn about the curious world of archives and manuscripts at the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center.

 

Monmouth-Knox softball game in 2019

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (February 19, 2021) — Monmouth College athletics will return to competition this spring.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 18, 2021) — The Davenport Public Library is pleased to host the virtual presentation “Louise Burtis and Matilda Hilbring: Biracial Women in Early Quad Cities History” presented by Jane Simonsen, Professor of History and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Augustana College on Tuesday, March 2, 6:30PM, on Zoom.

JOHNSTON, IOWA (February 18, 2021) — As Iowa girls battle for a ticket to the state basketball tournament, Iowa PBS is preparing to provide live coverage of the championship action, heartache, and victories.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 18, 2021) — The Quad Cities River Bandits have released their 2021 regular season schedule. The team is slated to play a 120-game schedule, with 60 games at home and 60 on the road. The season opens on the road Tuesday, May 4, 2021, against the South Bend Cubs. The River Bandits home-opener will be on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at 6:30PM CT against the Cedar Rapids Kernels.

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN (February 18, 2021) — The following students graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, DEGREE, PLAN

East Moline, IL

Connor Flack, Bachelors, Electrical Engineering

BETTENDORF, IOWA (February 18, 2021) — Sharon Glassman was a quiet, thoughtful person who worked at the International Harvester Plant in East Moline. Folks remember her for a cheerful, kind-hearted sensibility that shone through whenever she spoke. Her husband, Kenneth Glassman, was a welder at Johnson Sheet Metal whose iron-clad work ethic instilled within him a sense of duty and purpose.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (February 18, 2021) Augustana College announced more than 1,100 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2020-21 fall semester. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term. The following local students have been named to the dean's list.

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