February 6th, 2022
Arts & Entertainment News
For more than 20 years, Western Illinois University students have gone across the United States during spring break all in the name of helping others as part of WIU’s Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program. ASB, which is within Volunteer Programs in the WIU Office of Student Engagement (OSE), will once again hit the road this […]
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February 6th, 2022
Arts & Entertainment News
There’s really no good excuse this time. Joe Rogan is releasing apology videos this week like DJ Khaled releases mixes, although they’re far less entertaining, and his latest is really not very entertaining at all. In it, Rogan apologizes for a video that’s out there that has spliced together various times he’s used the N […]
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February 5th, 2022
Arts & Entertainment News
Show Me Snakes presents Show Me Reptile & Exotics Show Sunday, February 6 10:00am-3:30pm Location: The Golden Leaf Banquet & Convention Center 2902 E Kimberly Rd # 1 Davenport, IA 52807 Admission options: GA: 10:00am entry VIP: 9:00am entry * Lookout for 2-day shows. VIP is only available on Saturdays at […]
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February 5th, 2022
Arts & Entertainment News
The Rock Island Public Library is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $50,000 grant for fiscal year 2022 from the Illinois State Library to help it transform library spaces for COVID resilience. The library applied for the grant funding to help it welcome patrons back to its Downtown and Southwest locations with […]
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February 5th, 2022
Arts & Entertainment News
Like many American children, Dean and Deb Mathias learned to ride bikes at an early age. Unlike most, however, the couple has cultivated that rite of passage into an enduring passion—one that has introduced them to lifelong friends, been shared with multiple family generations, taken them all over the globe, and guided them to give […]
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February 5th, 2022
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Craig Cooper announced today he will be a candidate for the Iowa House of Representatives. Cooper will be a Democratic candidate in Iowa House District 81, which includes neighborhoods of West Davenport and Northwest Davenport. Cooper will retire from Genesis Health System as senior communications specialist at the end of January. He also is a […]
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February 5th, 2022
Arts & Entertainment News
Because of crowd size limitations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 51st annual Western Illinois University Ag Mech Farm Expo, scheduled for March 5-6, has been canceled. The annual show, acknowledged as the largest, student-run agriculture show in the country, attracts more than 150 vendors, and provides networking opportunities for students. “We are disappointed to […]
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February 4th, 2022
Arts & Entertainment News
The JoJo Siwa D.R.E.A.M Tour is finally coming to the Quad Cities February 4! Friday, February 4th – 7:00pm The TaxSlayer Center Event and ticket info here: https://www.taxslayercenter.com/event-details/jojo-siwa Nickelodeon superstar JoJo Siwa is a YouTube personality, singer, dancer, entrepreneur, social media influencer and The New York Times bestselling author. Siwa connects with her fans through […]
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February 4th, 2022
Arts & Entertainment News
Iowa covid numbers remain high overall, with a positivity rate over 20 percent, leaving some to wonder if Gov. Kim Reynolds should be so quick to end all covid precautions. Over the last seven days, there were 19,161 positive tests reported. That’s down from 23,461 at last report on Monday, but still a high number. […]
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February 4th, 2022
Arts & Entertainment News
From the African American Literary Society to the Zoology Club, and all sports clubs, honor and academic societies, fraternity and sorority life and all other clubs in-between, with more than 200 student organizations at Western Illinois University, there truly is something for everyone. WIU-Macomb students can check out registered student organizations at Western at the […]
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