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Former Rock Island YMCA Now a Local Landmark

By • Sep 24, 2020
City of Rock Island

The former YMCA in downtown Rock Island is now a local landmark. The Rock Island Preservation Commission has approved the designation for the building at 5th Avenue and 20th Street, now owned by Dan Vinar Furniture.

Good Morning from WVIK News for Thursday, September 24, 2020

By • Sep 24, 2020

The Battle of Bad Axe

By • Sep 24, 2020

This is Roald Tweet on Rock Island.

For a nine-year-old cowboy—me in the 1940s—there was no badder bad guy than an Indian. Cap guns blazing, my buddies and I regularly put away dozens of Indians every summer evening, skillfully avoiding a massacre.

COVID-19: QC Counties Ready to Provide Safe Voting

By • Sep 23, 2020

During the pandemic, Rock Island and Scott county officials will help voters stay safe during the November election. 

Goodbye Nala

By • Sep 23, 2020
Niabi Zoo

A long-time and popular resident of the Niabi Zoo has died. On Monday, a 17 year old female African Lion, Nala, was euthanized due to her advanced bone cancer. 

Airport Traffic Down Slightly From July to August

By • Sep 23, 2020
Quad City International Airport

Traffic at the Quad City International Airport fell slightly between July and August as the summer travel season ended. But it's still down sharply from the same month a year ago before the pandemic.

Normal Classes Continue at One QC School

By • Sep 23, 2020

Despite the pandemic, one school in the Quad Cities continues to hold in-person classes five days a week. Rivermont Collegiate in Bettendorf has 200 students in pre-school through 12th grade, and as of its fourth week of classes no positive coronavirus cases.

United Way Offers Equity Challenge

By • Sep 23, 2020

In addition to this year’s coronavirus pandemic, catastrophic unemployment, social isolation, and extreme weather, the nation has been convulsed for months over the Black Lives Matter movement and related protests. United Way Quad Cities has capitalized on this unique time to offer a 21-Day Equity Challenge.

Good Morning from WVIK News for Wednesday, September 23, 2020

By • Sep 23, 2020

The Rock Island Barracks

By • Sep 23, 2020

This is Roald Tweet on Rock Island.

In July of 1863, Union troops arrived on this island to build a prison. By December, some 5,600 Confederates—many captured during the Battle of Lookout Mountain—had arrived here to face one of the worst winters on record in Rock Island. By March, 679 prisoners had died.

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