25 Aug 2021

Bandits Drop Rain-Shortened Restart in Half-Finished Doubleheader (8/24)

By Kyle Kercheval

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 25, 2021) — In a resumption of their June 20 matchup, the Quad Cities River Bandits fell to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 2-1 on Tuesday in a rain-shortened seven-inning game before the second game of the scheduled doubleheader was postponed.

24 Aug 2021

Moline Foundation Fall Grant Deadline Reminder

By Claudia Meenan

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (August 24, 2021) — Since 1953, The Moline Foundation has awarded more than $39 million in grants to area non-profits. This has been made possible through the generosity of The Moline Foundation’s donors — individuals, families, and organizations committed to improving our region’s quality of life.

Fall 2021 grant applications for The Moline Foundation are now being accepted for non-profit organizations’ capital projects or program needs.

24 Aug 2021

Putnam Opens "Nature’s Blueprints: Biomimicry in Art and Design"

By Rachel Evans

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 24, 2021) — In an age of complex environmental challenges, why not look to the ingenuity of nature for solutions? The forms, patterns, and processes found in the natural world — refined by 3.8 billion years of evolution — can inspire our design of everything from clothing to skyscrapers.

24 Aug 2021

Cornell College Guarantees $30,000 to Admitted Midwest Students

By Jill Hawk

MOUNT VERNON, IOWA (August 24, 2021) — 

24 Aug 2021

Men of Monmouth College's Phi Delta Theta Fraternity Receive National Honor for Chapter Excellence

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (August 24, 2021) — Monmouth College's Illinois Gamma chapter of the national men's fraternity Phi Delta Theta received several national honors at the organization's 83rd General Convention, held last month in Pittsburgh.

24 Aug 2021

Iowa PBS's "Iowa Press" Host to Retire

By Susan Ramsey

JOHNSTON, IOWA (August 24, 2021) — Veteran political journalist David Yepsen will retire next month as host of Iowa PBS's weekly public affairs program, Iowa Press. Yepsen has served as host since January of 2017, following countless appearances as a guest panelist since the late 1970s.

24 Aug 2021

Gov Kim Reynolds, Iowa Department of Education Award Over $8.6 Million in K-12 School Mental-Health Grants

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 24, 2021) — Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education have announced over $8.6 million in competitive grants will be awarded to 64 school districts to assist them in providing mental-health support and other wraparound services to students and families.

24 Aug 2021

Quad City Storm Press Release

By Brian Rothenberger

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (August 24, 2021) — The Quad City Storm has signed defenseman Jordon Stone to a training-camp contract. Stone, 25, is a native of Parker, Colorado who most recently played collegiately at Bethel University in St Paul, Minnesota. The 6’2 blue liner began his collegiate career at Johnson and Whales University before transferring to Bethel to compete in his final two years of eligibility.

24 Aug 2021

Ag-Gag Laws Suppressing Whistleblowers Experience Defeat as Iowa Expands Law to Target Video Recording

By Kevin Gosztola

 

Screen shot from the press release from Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision against the Kansas "ag-gag" law

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 24, 2021) — Laws intended to suppress journalism, whistleblowing, and speech on the food and agriculture industry continue to experience defeats in the United States court system.

23 Aug 2021

Massey Homers Twice, Veneziano Tosses Five Scoreless in Bandits’ Victory (8/22 Recap)

By Kyle Kercheval

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA (August 23, 2021) — After being held to just three hits the previous night, the Quad Cities River Bandits picked up seven runs on nine hits on Sunday and, behind Michael Massey and Anthony Veneziano, claimed their eleventh series win of the season, as they topped the South Bend Cubs 7-1 at Four Winds Field.

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