The historic Government Bridge spans the Mississippi River between the Rock Island Arsenal, at left, with downtown Davenport. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Clock Tower overlooks the bridge and Lock & Dam 15.
The new Taco Bell along Middle Road, east of Devils Glen Road, in Bettendorf takes shape. The so-called "Golden Triangle" is becoming the fastfood corridor of the community with a new Arby's across the street joining the existing Burger King and Rudy Taco restaurants along Devils Glen.
AT&T is having 6 2" conduits for fiber-optic cable run from Denver to Chicago. This cable is being run next to Middle Road in Bettendorf, and connects to the AT&T building in Davenport. It is still unclear on what they are going to use all of this bandwidth for, but this may help solve some of the phone and internet problems of the Quad City area.
Bettendorf's firework show was exceptional this year, with multitudes of fireworks, including a long display of red white and blue, as well as many color and pattern combinations not seen locally before. Some of the lower fireworks looked like "a billion angry fireflies."
Some kids play a few extra innings for practice after their baseball game at the new Crow Creek baseball fields. The new fields also have a large parking lot and access off of Tanglewood Drive.
A federal judge has ruled federal animal-welfare inspectors can no longer conduct “courtesy visits” at dog-breeding operations while allowing violations to go unreported.
Lee Enterprises, Inc. – owner of the QC Times, the Dispatch-Argus and some 70 other newspapers and online new sites nationally – lost $37.5 million during its 2025 fiscal year ended Sept. 29.
For the fourth quarter, the media company headquartered in Davenport lost $6.4 million.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is seeking feedback on its 25-year wildlife action plan, which must be reviewed every 10 years per federal law.
The Region 7 administrator for the EPA sent out a news release recently (11/18) patting the back of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and "local businesses" for reducing SO2 (sulfur dioxide) pollution, enabling Muscatine to achieve compliance with national air quality standards.... more
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