The Davenport West Falcon Marching Band showed up on Saturday, October 14th at the IHSMA State Marching Band Contest! “The Davenport West Band showed passion, purpose, and pride! We as directors could not be prouder of these individuals,” says directors Maggie Oates and Courtney Long. The band received straight Division 1 superior ratings from all 6 judges!!! Way to go West!!!  Read More

Thirty Davenport Community School District 8th grade students attended “Introduce a Student to Manufacturing” at John Deere Davenport Works. The students went on an educational tour where they learned about careers in the manufacturing industry and participated in hands-on activities.  Read More

After being closed since before COVID the Esperanza Center in Moline will open its doors to up to 80 preschool children this fall.  Head Start Director, Andrea Flannery is thrilled the center—located in the Floreciente neighborhood– will be filled with students.  “The Floreciente community has always embraced Project NOW’s Head Start.  We have a long and rich history partnering with this community to enhance lives.  We want to be that support in the city of Moline for these underserved neighborhoods. We want to share in their progress, success, and growth in our shared community,... Read More

The Genesis FoodPlex was this year’s Quad City Times Bix 7 charity. Food is Medicine and this donation of $10,000 will help support food-insecure individuals and their families with access to healthy foods.  The Quad-City Times is proud to give back to the community. Michelle Juehring, Quad-City Times Bix 7 Race Director, second from right, presents the Genesis Health Services Foundation with a check for $10,000. The money will help fund Genesis FoodPlex. Food is Medicine, and the Genesis FoodPlex helps support food-insecure individuals and their families with access to healthy foods.... Read More

This fall, The Midwest Writing Center and the Young Emerging Writers will host Wednesday Night Free Writes: free open writing get togethers every Wednesday in September & October 4-6pm for middle & high school students. The Midwest Writing Center looking to grow the community of terrific young writers in the QC & help students continue to develop their work. Need a quiet space to write? Looking to meet other student writers? Wanting feedback on your writing? Come on down & bring friends! They will have staff on hand to offer writing prompts & activities, lead workshop groups,... Read More

It’s October, and it’s time to fall into some great news from around the Quad-Cities. What’s The Good News? is a monthly column here on QuadCities.com where we showcase the positive news from around the Quad-Cities. And, in conjunction with our friends at KWQC-TV6’s “Paula Sands Live,” we highlight awesome people and events around the area. So, what’s the good news for October? Davenport Teen Semifinalist In National Merit Scholarship Program Angela Chen, 12th-grade student at North High School, has been selected as a semifinalist in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship program. Students... Read More

At just the age of 17 Moon Haynes is a published writer. Moon, a senior at Thurgood Marshall Learning Center says she’s always enjoyed writing and it’s kind of therapeutic for her. Her writing caught her creative writing teacher’s attention, Mr. Britton. “Moon knew I taught creative writing and had previously let me read a poem that was written during free time in a different class. Because of that, I knew Moon liked writing and wrote very well. So, when I became aware of the summer program, I encouraged Moon and several students to apply. I’m very excited to celebrate... Read More

The Quad Cities Community Foundation will launch a new Center for Nonprofit Excellence, a resource dedicated to strengthening the region’s nonprofit sector. The initiative will build on the Community Foundation’s long history of supporting nonprofits by providing expanded resources that help local organizations advance their missions and grow their collective impact. At the heart of the Center for Nonprofit Excellence lies a vision to become a place for the region’s nonprofits to connect, build capacity, and champion issues of importance to the sector and our community. “The vision for... Read More

A huge congratulations to Kendra Elledge, the incredible orchestra teacher at Davenport Central High School, for winning the best teacher award for the Quad-City Times Best of the Quad Cities 2023! Davenport Central High School also received an honorable mention. Way to go, Blue Devils!  Read More

Joel Moore, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer for Genesis Medical Center, Davenport, will soon be a national voice for nursing leadership. Moore has been elected to the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) Board of Directors. Elected by the organization’s membership, he will serve a three-year term, beginning January 1, 2024. As a board member for Region 6, he will represent Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota and North Dakota. The AONL is a national professional organization of more than 11,000 nurse leaders who work in hospitals, health systems, academia and... Read More