Herb Trix
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EconomyPlans are in the works to build a small airport in Rock Island. But instead of planes, the "vertiport" would be for helicopters and drones.
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CommunityMuscatine has called in some outside experts to evaluate its efforts to re-vitalize downtown. This week, a team from the Downtown Resource Center, at the Iowa Economic Development Authority, is visiting the city.
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- reaction to a possible Supreme Court decision,- a change of command on Arsenal Island,- and Chicago bids for the 2024 Democratic National Convention. It should be partly cloudy today, with a high near 61.
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GovernmentOn Arsenal Island, the Joint Munitions Command has a new leader. On Monday, during a change of command ceremony, Brigadier General Gavin Gardner handed over command to Colonel Landis Maddox.
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- CNH workers go on strike in Burlington,- plans to build a natural playground on Credit Island,- and why you should pack up your bird feeder for a month.
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CommunityHoping to bring recreation back to Credit Island, plans are in the works to build a new playground near the lodge.
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- we had a cooler April,- Moline hires two department heads.- on Talking Art, Augustana's "Threepenny Opera."
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Plans are in the works to make high-speed, broadband internet service available for every home and business in Moline. Monday morning, city officials are scheduled to open bids from would-be service providers.
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EnvironmentAfter cresting one foot below flood stage earlier this week, the Mississippi River has been falling slowly in the Quad Cities. It's dropped almost a foot and-a-half since Tuesday, and is expected to drop another foot through next week.
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On Midwest Week, after the abrupt end to one season just before it ended because of the pandemic, and then missing all of last season, the Quad City Storm returned and just completed one of their best seasons.