The new filter building at Splash Landing takes shape. Progress on renovations and improvements to the city facility continue. After a season of no swimming, the work at Splash Landing is scheduled to be complete and the pool ready for the 2003 swimming season.
After a narrow defeat to Pleasant Valley, the Bettendorf Bulldogs defeated North Scott in their home opener, 28-7. Here the Gold Dusters and the Marching Band entertain at halftime on a perfect fall evening at TouVelle Stadium.
Bettendorf's Middle Park east of 23rd Street has long had parking problems during soccer and little league baseball. A newly expanded lot next to the park should provide some relief during peak usage days and eliminate some of the dust from the old unpaved road.
VENICE, Louisiana — Kindra Arnesen is a 46-year-old commercial fishing boat operator who has spent most of her life among the pelicans and bayous of southern... more
A fertilizer spill this month in southwest Iowa killed nearly all the fish in a 60-mile stretch of river with an estimated death toll of more than 750,000, according to Iowa and... more
The Iowa Senate on Monday sent a bill to the governor’s desk restricting stormwater and topsoil regulations, a measure Democrats say unfairly limits local control.
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