Bettendorf scores on a fastbreak against Burlington in last Friday's MAC game. The Bulldogs defeated Burlington 56-34 and moved to 7-0 in the conference and 10-0 overall. The team also is rated second in the statewide rankings.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Regular meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Debbie Dayman. Members present: Barsness, Dayman, Hoffmann, Messman, O'Hara, Schurr, Thornton. Absent: None.
District Court Judge John Nahra and City Administrator Decker Ploehn pose for the cameras with new Bettendorf Mayor Mike Freemire, center, after the swearing-in ceremony at City Hall Monday, Jan. 5.
The Bettendorf boys basketball team defeated Davenport Central in the Bulldogs' home opener Dec. 12. The Bulldogs began the season with a 3-point victory at Cedar Rapids Washington and beat Muscatine Dec. 16. For the latest boys and girls basketball scores from the MAC and around the state, click on the link in the "Basketball Scores" box at right. The scores are courtesy the Iowa High School Athletic Association.
Light snow and colder temperatures send a flock of ducks scurrying up the banks of Duck Creek looking for shelter from the wind. After reaching 50 degrees Dec. 8, the weather has now returned to more normal winter temperatures.
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Iowa’s official database of animal feeding operations, which serves as the state’s primary regulatory inventory of livestock facilities, does not include thousands of facilities that... more
Bettendorf's incoming interim superintendent has been operating a side business that sells consulting services to school districts, even while serving as second-in-command of the Iowa Department of Education overseeing all public schools.
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