The Doris & Victor Day Foundation Board awards $800,500 to 44 charitable organizations through its annual grants program. These organizations will, in turn, significantly impact the Quad Cities, enhancing the lives of its residents and contributing to its development. The contributions, a testament to the foundation’s long-term commitment, stemmed from a significant 10-million-dollar gift from […]
The NAACP chapter hosted its most recent Community Conversation on August 1st, 2024 at the Grace City Church in Rock Island. The community conversations are a way for the Rock Island-Milan community to meet RIMSD board members, and learn more about the district and education in general. The guest speaker was RIMSD #41 Board of […]
A group of national site consultants observed that our region boasts a strong and skilled labor pool, extensive experience in metals manufacturing, a wealth of legacy businesses and crucial access to raw materials during a recent Familiarization “Fam” Tour conducted by the Quad Cities Chamber. The group also said they were impressed with the cooperation between […]
Attention all community partners! The dates for the 2024 -2025 Community Power Hour sessions are available now! Please mark your calendars and prepare to join us for another year of connection, support, and partnership as we serve our families and the greater Quad Cities Community. The next meeting will be held on August 29th from […]
Congrats to Rock Island High School Senior, Mylie Shook, who just returned from a National Figure Skating Competition, where she placed 1st in Character and Theme Event, 2nd in Comedic Impression and Inflatable Finals, 3rd in Emotional and Theme Event Finals, and 4th in Inflatables and Lyrical Pop.
Mikhayla Hughes-Shaw is a Quad Cities native from Rock Island, IL, and currently is a lifestyle reporter/host for Cincy Lifestyle on WCPO 9 in Cincinnati, OH. She earned her bachelor’s of arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communication with a certificate in Critical Cultural Competence from the University of Iowa. She formerly worked as the […]
The Bettendorf High School Girls Soccer team volunteered for the Bix7 setting up the finish line for the Bix and Jr. Bix. Thanks to all the players and their families for their hard work!
On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) toured Project NOW’s Esperanza Center to greet teachers whose classrooms will benefit from $1.8 million in federal dollars they received in the form of a Head Start grant from the Department of Health and Human Services. The grant will provide early childhood education for families in the […]
MOLINE, IL – – Heidi Lung, Director of the Museum Studies Graduate Program at Western Illinois University, has been named one of the recipients of the Iowa Museum Association (IMA) Leadership Award for 2024. The IMA Leadership Award honors exceptional contributions to the museum field through visionary leadership. “Heidi’s vision, experience, and expertise have greatly […]
Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17), Congressman Gabe Vasquez (NM-02), and Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) will host a bipartisan virtual press conference to announce the introduction of the Stop Fentanyl at the Border Act. Fentanyl-related overdoses are responsible for 70,000 deaths a year in the U.S. This bipartisan bill would ensure that U.S. Customs and Border Protection has […]
