18 Feb 2021

Girls State Basketball Championships on Iowa PBS

By Susan Ramsey

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.

18 Feb 2021

River Bandits Announce 2021 Schedule, First Season as Kansas City Royals Advanced-A Affiliate in High-A Central

By Joseph Kubly

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.

18 Feb 2021

Local Students Graduate from Marquette University

By Abby Cole

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

18 Feb 2021

Kenneth and Sharon Glassman Fund at Quad Cities Community Foundation grants $20K to the East Moline and United Township School Districts

By Melanie Jones

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.

18 Feb 2021

Augustana College's Fall Semester Dean's List

By Kirby Stockwell

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.

18 Feb 2021

Local Students Named to Marquette University's Fall 2020 Dean's List

By Abby Cole

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN (February 18, 2021) — The following students have been named to the Dean's List for the fall 2020 semester at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

HOMETOWN; NAME, DEGREE/PLAN

Bettendorf, IA

Maaz Ahmed, is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts

18 Feb 2021

Quad Cities Chamber Partners with SBDCS to Boost Support for Minority Businesses

By Erin Platt

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (February 18, 2021) — To ensure the region’s small and medium businesses have the support needed to grow, the Quad Cities Chamber is enhancing its partnerships with fellow business service providers and devoting resources to expand assistance for minority entrepreneurs.

Key partners that provide a variety of services for clients include:

18 Feb 2021

Tiffany D Jackson Virtual Author Visit Hosted by the Davenport Public Library and the Rock Island Public Library

By Lexie Reiling

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 18, 2021) — The Davenport Public Library and the Rock Island Public Library are excited to announce a virtual visit with award-winning young adult author, Tiffany D Jackson on Tuesday, March 9! We are happy to welcome her into the classrooms and home-learning spaces of students on both sides of the M

18 Feb 2021

University of Dubuque Named One of the Best Registered Nursing Programs in Iowa

By Stacey Ortman

DUBUQUE, IOWA (February 18, 2021) — The University of Dubuque’s nursing program was named one of the best-registered nursing programs in Iowa for the fourth consecutive year. RegisteredNursing.org, a nursing advocacy organization, placed UD second on the 2021 Best RN Programs in Iowa.

18 Feb 2021

Keep Iowa Beautiful Announces 2021 Pick-Up Iowa

By Kevin Techau

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (February 18, 2021) — With Spring approaching join Iowa communities in Pick-Up Iowa. The program is part of Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup-the nation's largest community improvement program. It is estimated 20,000 communities participate nationwide.

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