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Students can ‘dream big’ in updated Bettendorf Middle School
Bettendorf Middle School is about to start a five-year, $33.7 million journey that will expand and modernize the school building. By the time the journey is done, much of the existing school building will be replaced by new, modern facilities…
Free household hazardous waste event is Saturday
From oil-based paint to household cleaners, Illinois residents can dispose of it all for free…

Anselm departing QC Times for Iowa Newspaper Association post
Deb Anselm is leaving her role as president and publisher of the Quad-City Times newspaper…

UnityPoint Health names new Quad Cities market president
Shawn Morrow has been named UnityPoint Health’s next market president, effective Oct. 30, to oversee…

Harbor Freight Award honors North Scott building, trades teacher
ELDRIDGE – James Simmons is excited about getting young people ready for the jobs of…

Healthiest State annual walk is Wednesday in Bettendorf
Join thousands of people across Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 4, on a walk highlighting a…
Old I-74 bridge demo continues Oct. 15
Several piers from the old Interstate 74 bridge will be removed with controlled explosions, the…

Rock Island police celebrate Pink Badge Month
Members of the Rock Island Police Department are wearing new pink breast cancer awareness badges…

Walk to End Alzheimer’s set for Oct. 7
The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting Quad Citians to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by…

Two Northwestern Mutual advisors recognized by Forbes
Six advisors from Northwestern Mutual’s Eastern Iowa office, including two from Davenport, have been named Forbes’…

IMEG acquires Philadelphia-area engineering firm
Giovanetti Shulman Associates Consulting Engineers, a Philadelphia-area mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection and low voltage…
Green Current Solutions: Helping the environment, one pallet at a time
EAST MOLINE — A new company in this community has big goals — save thousands…

Bubble’s Boba Tea: All about ‘heart and passion,’ good tea
“We have some unique flavors.” That’s the word from Jen Hart, who owns the new…

New murals bring ‘many levels of good’ to Park Vista residents
Kathleen DeSchepper looked at the new murals inside the Park Vista Retirement Living – North…

Swensen Center gets $50K grant to protect historic archives
Augustana College’s Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center will receive $50,000 to help ensure that the…

WIU names new deans
Western Illinois University Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences James Schmidt has…




