Bettendorf Soccer Association’s 16U Boys are continuing their journey at the US Youth Soccer National Championships! The team beat Seacoast United Maine SC 2-0 in the quarterfinals today! The team posted on their social media, “A group that has trusted the process, engulfed the ups and downs, and stayed committed to the journey. Embracing the […]
Fresh Films, a Rock Island-based nonprofit production company, is using its latest streaming series to showcase how film and television production can fuel economic growth across the Quad Cities. The project is part of a broader initiative to build Rock Line Studios – a campus with soundstages and other infrastructure needed to attract $5 million […]
In the face of higher student debt for many in Illinois and across the country, State Senator Mike Halpin’s measure to keep track of the private student loan borrowing market has been signed into law. “Student loans present a critical burden to students, graduates and their families,” said Halpin (D-Rock Island). “We need to keep […]
Anderson Taylor of Cambridge, Illinois, at just age 11, has officially been recognized by Guinness World Records as the youngest museum curator in the world. He was just 9 years and 340 days old when he opened the Cambridge Natural History Museum on August 10, 2024. What began as a childhood fascination with fossils, minerals, dinosaurs, and natural history has quickly grown into […]
The Bettendorf boys soccer team, ranked 9 in Iowa, defeated #11 Muscatine 4-3 in a thrilling, back-and-forth contest Thursday night to win their fourth consecutive Mississippi Athletic Conference title. The Bulldogs went to 8-1 alone atop the conference and 10-3-1 overall. All three of their losses have been to opponents ranked in the top three […]
Bettendorf High School held its annual athletic awards banquet last night, recognizing outstanding athletic achievements by students over the past year, including the awarding of the Athletes of the Year. Congratulations to our incredible BHS athletes recognized at the All Sports Banquet — and especially Alyvia McCorkle and Jake Knight for being selected as Athletes […]
Does Bettendorf Community School District have an emotional support dog? You bet they do, and he’s a cutie! Meet Ernie, the new BCSD Therapy Dog. Thanks to a generous gift from the Give Like Charly Foundation, which is funded in memory of BHS ’22 grad Charly Erpelding, Ernie will join the BCSD Therapy Dog Program […]
Bettendorf basketball player Emily Martin has just set a new record. With the Bettendorf Girls Basketball season ended, the stats are in the books and Emily Martin shot 93.93% from the free throw line, breaking the previous single-season record of 83.8% set in 2013!
Less than a month after collecting over three million meals in the 39th-annual Student Hunger Drive, and thanks to emergency funding dollars, River Bend Food Bank and its hunger-relief partners are distributing six million meals to people experiencing hunger. President & CEO Chris Ford said the food bank is prioritizing speed and efficiency to turn the […]
Friday afternoon, the Rock Island High School boys soccer team will strive to even the score against Washington High School and make it to the Illinois state soccer finals. The Rocks previously lost to Washington, then ranked number one in the state, 3-0, but it was a closer game than the score would suggest, and […]
