Government

The CDC and public health officials are very concerned about a rapid Increase in the number of COVID-19 infections.

Federal aid will help the Moline School District hire some new teachers as it tries to help students make up for the past year of remote and hybrid learning.

Thanks to hundreds of employees on Arsenal Island, US forces had all the mortar rounds, bullets, rockets, and bombs they needed for a huge training exercise.

Cleanup has started at a hazardous waste site in Rock Island. Wear Cote International did metal plating and processing in the 100 block of 10th Street, from 1972 until last year.

East Moline may hire a consultant to study its municipal pool. Next week, the city council will consider spending 6,200 dollars to make sure the 43 year old pool can stay open for the foreseeable future.

The Army Corps of Engineers is asking for public comments on its proposed new master plan for a long section of the Mississippi River. The plan covers the Corps' Rock Island District - from Guttenberg, Iowa down to Saverton, Missouri.

Union workers in Rock Island will picket today to protest the possible privatization of city water and sewer services.

The end of what could be called a "forgotten war" will be celebrated Tuesday. A wreath laying ceremony will be held in the National Cemetery on Arsenal Island to commemorate the end of the Korean War, 68 years ago.

After spending several years and a lot of money on renovations, Moline will dedicate its latest historic landmark on Friday.

Three vacancies on the Rock Island County board may soon be filled. Tuesday Board Chair Richard Brunk announced his choices for districts 3,10, and 23.