15 Feb 2019

2018 Runners of the Year Reveal Their Reasons for Success

By Cal Murdock

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 15, 2019) — Runablaze Iowa team athletes are sponsored by:

GOLD ($1,000+ yearly contribution) — Bix 7, Dam to Dam, Fitness Sports, Fleet Feet (Davenport), IMT Des Moines Marathon, GetMeRegistered and Living History Farms Race, RipRoar Events (DAM to DSM)

SILVER ($500+ yearly contribution) — Runner’s Flat, Drake Relays road race, Pink Gorilla Events

13 Feb 2019

Senate Passes Natural Resources Management Act

By Sara Leonard

WASHINGTON DC (February 13, 2019) — The Senate approved the 

13 Feb 2019

$12,500 Scholarship Tournament: The St Ambrose High School E-sports Championship

By ParadigmAmerica

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 13, 2019) — St Ambrose University's prestigious esports program is one of the best in the nation. To promote esports growth, the university is offering $12,500 in St Ambrose scholarships. On Saturday March 9 and Sunday March 10, Paradigm will host the St Ambrose High School E-sports Championship in the game "League of Legends".

The competition will comprise:

06 Feb 2019

The Great Backyard Bird Count, February 15 to 18

By The Birding Wire

February 6, 2019 — It’s easy to participate in the upcoming Great Backyard Bird Count! For 15 minutes or more, during one or more days of the count — February 15 to 18 — simply tally the numbers and the species of birds you see. You can count from any location, anywhere in the world, for as long as you wish, as many times and places as you wish! The count is not limited to backyards, but your yard is a great place to participate.

06 Feb 2019

Family Trout Fishing Event This Saturday in Council Bluffs

By Bryan Hayes

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA (February 6, 2019) — A family friendly trout fishing event will be held at Big Lake this Saturday, February 9 at 2:30PM.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will stock 1,000 rainbow trout in the lake. Previously scheduled for January 19, the stocking was postponed due to unsafe ice conditions.

05 Feb 2019

Joe McKeown Placed On Season Ending IR

By Brian Rothenberger

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 5, 2019) — The Quad City Storm has placed forward Joe McKeown on the season-ending injured reserve.

McKeown ends his year ranked second on the team in points and goals scored.

The Storm are back at the TaxSlayer Center this Saturday for Hockey Fights Cancer night. Get your tickets at QuadCityStorm.com.

04 Feb 2019

Quad City Storm (Hockey) Weekly Agenda

By Brian Rothenberger

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 4, 2019) — Attached is this week's Storm schedule. If you could please let your audience know the Paint the Ice event on Wednesday is free and open to everybody, it would be greatly appreciated! Names can be painted from 10:00 A.M.-7:00 P.M.

Tuesday 2/5:   10:00AM-12:00PM — Team Skate (open to media)

Wednesday 2/6: 9:30AM-10:30AM — Team Skate (Rivers Edge) (open to media)

04 Feb 2019

NASCAR Implements the Triple Truck Challenge

By Edward Williams

NEWTON, IOWA (February 4, 2019) — Race fans rejoice! NASCAR has announced an innovative, compelling Triple Truck Challenge and Iowa Speedway will prove pivotal in determining the Triple Truck Challenge Champion with an opportunity at $500,000 for eligible drivers.

04 Feb 2019

Quad City Storm Acquires Yakura, Gaul, and Rights To Widmar from Peoria for Hervey

By Brian Rothenberger

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 4, 2019) — The Quad City Storm has traded forward Austin Hervey to the Peoria Rivermen in exchange for Stephen Gaul, Dean Yakura and the rights for Joseph Widmar.

04 Feb 2019

Kids, Guns, and Kissing

By Richard Mann

I spent my childhood with a gun. Before I’d really kissed a girl, I was out hunting on my own. Um, I take that back; when I was in first grade several girls held me down on the playground and kissed me repeatedly. It was a traumatic experience. But, in my defense, there were four of them and only one of me.

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