04 Sep 2024

Disaster Recovery Center Opening in Scott County

By Carmen G Rodriguez

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 4, 2024)  — FEMA is opening a Disaster Recovery Center on Thursday, September 5, in Scott County, to provide one-on-one help to people affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding this spring.

Recovery specialists from FEMA and the US Small Business Administration will provide information on available services, explain assistance programs and help survivors complete or check the status of their applications.

26 Aug 2024

OUTSafe Program Supports LGBTQ+ Seniors with Statewide Service Provider Training Sessions

By Ryan Keith

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (August 26, 2024) — Growing reports of violence and abuse, coupled with a lifetime of fear of discrimination, have state officials working with service providers to better meet the needs of LGBTQ+ seniors every time they reach out for help.

03 Jun 2024

Buffalo Bill Museum of LeClaire's Wild West Show

By Rita Farro

LeCLAIRE, IOWA (June 3, 2024) — On June 29 and 30, 2024, the Buffalo Bill Museum of LeClaire is hosting Buffalo Bill’s Best of The Wild West. This immersive Living History weekend event takes place at Cody Elementary School in LeClaire. As a child, William Cody could have played or hunted squirrels on this property.

30 May 2024

Muralists Selected for Quad Cities’ Arts Alley, One of Largest Public Art Projects in Rock Island’s History

By Jennifer Walker

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 30, 2024) — The walls in Arts Alley are getting primed this week for one of the largest public art projects in Rock Island’s history. The Rock Island Downtown Alliance, City of Rock Island, and Quad City Arts are excited to announce artists Atlanta Dawn of the Quad Cities and Nicole Salgar of Miami were selected for this project. They will produce two large-scale murals on the upper-story walls of the public pedestrian space at 1719 2nd Avenue.

06 May 2024

Centennial Bridge Lights to be Turned Off for Migrating Birds on the Mississippi Flyway

By Kathy Wine

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 6, 2024) — River Action will turn out the Centennial Bridge lights at 11PM, on the nights of May 6, 7, and 8 in order to protect birds migrating nocturnally as they pass through the Quad City region. This operation will be conducted by Art-o-Lite/Crawford Company.

19 Dec 2023

American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Urges Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to Retain Retention Pay for FCI Thomson Employees

By Tim Kauffman

THOMSON, ILLINOIS (December 19, 2023) — The American Federation of Government Employees is 

19 Dec 2023

Coming in 2024: New Look for Monmouth's Public Square, Thanks to $3 Million Project

By Barry McNamara

Shane Larson, senior vice president at Hutchison Engineering Inc., detailed the plans for Monmouth's "Historic Downtown Square Revitalization" at Monday's Rotary Club meeting

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (December 19, 2023) — Slower traffic around a more scenic Public Square and additional downtown parking spaces are among the highlights of a multi-million-dollar project set to get underway in 2024 in Monmouth.

16 Nov 2023

Initial Proposal for Iowa BEAD Plan Open for Public Comment

By Iowa Office of the Chief Information Officer

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 16, 2023) — The Department of Management Division of Information Technology, formerly the Office of the Chief Information Officer, is requesting public comment on the State of Iowa Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Initial Proposal Plan. The Initial Proposal encompasses Iowa’s proposed implementation of $415,331,313 of broadband infrastructure funding made possible through the Investment Infrastructure and Jobs Act (IIJA). 

09 Nov 2023

2023 Holiday Season Kicks Off in Downtown Davenport with Christmas Tree Lighting at K-Square

By Jennifer Walker

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 8, 2023) — The holiday season is just around the corner, and the Downtown Davenport Partnership, City of Davenport, and Quad City Arts are excited to ring in the season with the third annual Christmas Tree Lighting at K-Square, located at 119 E 3rd Street, Friday, November 17, 6:30PM.

25 Oct 2023

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Offers Guidance for a Spooky-But-Safe Halloween

By Michael Claffey

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (October 25, 2023) — With ghosts and goblins preparing for frightful Halloween frolics, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is advising Illinoisans to plan ahead so they can celebrate the harvest holiday happily instead of horrifyingly.

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