Tag: Rock Island
Augustana College to inaugurate 9th president, host street party
Augustana College in Rock Island will inaugurate its ninth president, Andrea Kathryn Talentino, in an outdoor ceremony beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15,...
Rock Island Labor Day Parade is ready to roll
The 38th annual Rock Island Labor Day Parade is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 5, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Â
More than 120 entries have registered, with...
Downtown will roar with 27th Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix
For the 27th year, the largest karting street race in the world is getting ready to take over downtown Rock Island this Labor Day...
Tireless volunteers dominate Rock Island Citizen of the Year awards
A McDonald’s franchise owner, a judge, a Rock Island school teacher, and a number of tireless local volunteers were honored recently as Rock Island’s 2022...
Moline, Rock Island win $3M state grants for improvements
The cities of Moline and Rock Island will receive separate grants to help with downtown revitalization and street projects, according to the Quad Cities...
Sarah Hayden named Rock Island community engagement manager
The City of Rock Island has hired former Dispatch-Argus and Quad-City Times reporter Sarah Hayden as its new community engagement manager.
In a news release...
Postal credit union merges into Gas & Electric Credit UnionÂ
Members of the Quad Cities Postal Credit Union (QCPCU) have given their stamp of approval to a merger with the Rock Island-based Gas &...