Herb Trix
news director-
EconomyUnemployment continues to fall in the Quad Cities. The rate has fallen from 5.8 per cent in April of last year, to 3.7 per cent last month.
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The Quad Cities is now better prepared for severe weather. Rock Island and Scott counties have just been recognized by the National Weather Service as StormReady.
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CommunityTwo western Illinois men who died while serving their country during the Vietnam War will be honored this weekend. On Friday, a section of 76th Street in Keithsburg will be named for Robert Holloway and Ronald Crose.
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CommunityHere's an odd reason to have a party - on Friday Bettendorf will celebrate Zip Code Day. That's right, the city's zip code is 52722 which sort of matches May 27, 2022 or 5, 27, 22.
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Public forums will be held next month for the four finalists for chancellor of the Eastern Iowa Community Colleges. Wednesday the board of trustees named the possible successors to Don Doucette who's going to retire in June.
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A new stamp series issued this week by the US Postal Service features the Mississippi River, with one stamp for each of ten states. And the photo used for the Iowa stamp was taken by a Quad Cities man.
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Thanks in part to its international students, Rivermont Collegiate continues to grow. The independent college preparatory school in Bettendorf now has graduating classes of 25 to 30 each year, compared to just five or six up to ten years ago.
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With help from the state of Illinois, a small space in downtown Rock Island will soon host performances, other live programs, murals, and art exhibits. The city and Quad Cities Chamber have received a 267,000 dollar grant to fix up Arts Alley, in the 17-hundred block of 2nd Avenue.
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EnvironmentThe Mississippi River is beginning to rise in the Quad Cities but should stay below flood stage, at least for now.
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EconomyTwo years after the pandemic began, passenger traffic continues to improve at the Quad Cities International Airport.