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The Lodge Can Stay Open

The Lodge

After fixing the most serious violations, a well-known hotel and conference center in Bettendorf will be allowed to stay open. That was the announcement Wednesday from the city following a second inspection of The Lodge.

In May, fire and building officials performed their annual inspection and found more than 200 code violations, involving the sprinkler system, smoke detectors, and stairwell exits.

The city says these have been fixed, and The Lodge is still working on some electrical problems.

A native of Detroit, Herb Trix began his radio career as a country-western disc jockey in Roswell, New Mexico (“KRSY, your superkicker in the Pecos Valley”), in 1978. After a stint at an oldies station in Topeka, Kansas (imagine getting paid to play “Louie Louie” and “Great Balls of Fire”), he wormed his way into news, first in Topeka, and then in Freeport Illinois.