The Campaign for Excellence is an annual campaign that involves both individual and business donors which provide financial support to a wide variety of worthwhile activities and programs throughout the entire school district. Grants are made available and awarded for the benefit all of District 41’s schools, classrooms, teams, and activities. This past year, over $60,000 in grants were approved for many causes including: • Fencing for RIHS Softball Diamond • Gymnasium Scoreboards for Washington • Gymnasium Scoreboards for Edison • Playground Equipment for Frances Willard • Improvement... Read More

Congratulations to the Davenport Community Schools Williams Junior High Students of the week! Cali Tucker, Jailyn Leslie, Jack Paul, Logan Phipps, Ethan Young, Haily Sperry, Jada Ruffin, and Lee Clark. Good way to start back after break to celebrate outstanding students. Keep up the good work Williams Hornets!  Read More

Looking for a new fuzzy friend? QuadCities.com is happy to partner with Quad City Animal Welfare Center, 724 2nd W. Ave., Milan! Interested in adopting a pet? Check out our Pet of the Week every Monday! QCAWC Adoption & Education Center is at 724 2nd Ave. W. Milan, IL 61264. The number is (309) 787-6830. QCAWC Spay/Neuter & Wellness Clinic is at 612 1st St. W. Milan, IL 61264. Number is (309) 787-6830. Also check out qcawc.org This week’s Pet of the Week is… Molly! She’s an aspiring doggie model. She finds the wardrobe changes a bit tedious. Molly is a 6 year old female spayed... Read More

A group of four Davenport West students, led by their teacher, Mr. Greg Smith, are headed to the eastern Kenyan village of Muamba next week to implement a student-designed water filtration system that will help bring clean drinking water to an estimated over 22,000 people. West students taking the engineering, design and development capstone class have worked on the project for roughly six years. Students finished the model for the fully functioning water filtration system last year. The one built in Kenya will be roughly five times the size of the school’s model, bringing clean drinking water... Read More

QUAD CITIES, Iowa / Illinois—Since taking over as director of the Mercer County Mental Health Action Program (MHAP) one year ago, Krissy Dixon, RN, has seen just how needed her team and the services it provides are for students and families at Mercer County and Sherrard schools. That team—Dixon herself and two highly skilled full-time mental health case managers who help connect students to the support they need—exists thanks in no small part to the Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation, which made a three-year, $156,000 grant to MHAP last year. “Because of Looser-Flake, what we have right... Read More

Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17), a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, cast her final vote as a Member of Congress to deliver more than $66 million for local projects in communities across Northwest and Central Illinois. In a major funding package for Fiscal Year 2023, Bustos built on her track record of delivering for the district by securing significant investments in health, workforce development, rural communities and more. The package also includes $44.9 billion in new military and humanitarian assistance to support the people of Ukraine, $40.6 billion to assist communities... Read More

The City of Davenport invested $900,000 in seven local businesses through the Commercial DREAM Project. 2022 saw these transformations take place, enhancing the exterior of each commercial property through the repair and rehabilitation of the façade. Graverts Auto Sales LLC Nico’s Tire Tappa’s Steak House Total Cluster Fudge Duncalf Chiropractic D & K Real Estate Turner Hall (will be completed in early 2023) We hope the community is as excited as we are for these transformations! Thank you to these business owners for their investment in #Davenport.  Read More

Members of the Davenport Central High School Marching Blue Devils marched in London on New Year’s Day! They represented the Davenport Community Schools, Central High School, and the entire State of Iowa incredibly well! Congratulations to all involved!  Read More

Davenport is on the move in a good way! And a green way! In addition to the funding that City Council allocates each year for a variety of capital improvement projects, City staff also pursues a number of grant opportunities each year to leverage the investment the City has made on a number of projects. This year, the City was awarded over $15 million dollars in grants to invest in projects across our community such as electric buses, road improvements, and creative placemaking.    Read More

The Davenport Central Band is having a blast in London! For anyone interested in watching their New Year’s Day Parade performance, the parade starts at 6am CST on Sunday January 1st! We will keep you updated with any live links available. View parade running order here: https://bit.ly/3Q5y3pd  Read More