Michelle O'Neill

Donors gave $12.2 million dollars to Birdies for Charity this year, despite the cancellation of the local PGA tournament. That's the fourth highest amount raised during the program's history. 

Next summer, the Iowa Sports Foundation will offer a new way for local companies to promote employee health and wellness. After collaborating with Visit Quad Cities and Davenport, the foundation will kick off the Quad Cities Corporate Games next year.

More than half of Scott County voters will cast their ballots before next Tuesday. That's what Roxanna Moritz, Auditor and Election Commissioner, estimates one week before the general election. 

The Quad Cities recorded its highest number of new, COVID-19 cases today at 211. The total number of cases during the pandemic has now reached 8,318. 

Another Scott County resident has died from COVID-19, bringing the county total to 37 and the Quad Cities total to 134. The number of deaths in Rock Island County remains at 97. 

Public health officials in the Quad Cities are asking people to pull together as the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths rises.

Davenport residents who buy flood insurance are now paying a lower rate. The National Flood Insurance Program has approved a change in the city's community rating. 

FEMA's Disaster Recovery Center in Scott County will be open for an extra week to help people whose homes were damaged by the derecho in August. 

The City of Davenport plans to hold a public hearing later this month about the possible sale of The Heritage, a high-rise it owns with 120 apartments at 501 West Third Street. 

Children and adults should plan ahead as they celebrate Halloween during the pandemic.

Nita Ludwig, from the Rock Island County Health Department, says COVID-19 risk can be reduced by taking a few precautions.