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MedForce celebrates 25 years with new helicopter
A local emergency transportation provider is marking 25 years of service with a new helicopter. MedForce held a ribbon cutting for the new helicopter at MercyOne Genesis hospital in Bettendorf on Thursday, October 18. Helicopter emergency services are the standard of care for many critically ill and injured patients. Watch the video above to hear why MedForce’s president says using helicopters in rural areas is vital […]
Colona Fire Department working to get smoke detectors in more home
The Colona Fire Department is launching a campaign to get smoke alarms into more homes during Fire Prevention Week. The department offering a no cost smoke detector installation program for Colona residents. Working smoke detectors cut the risk of dying in a home fire by more than half. Experts say three out of five fire deaths come from a home where […]
WQAD welcomes Barb Ickes as Executive Producer
MOLINE, Ill. — WQAD is excited to welcome Barb Ickes as Executive Producer, joining the news management team. Ickes brings a wealth of journalism experience and vast knowledge of the Quad Cities area. Ickes has 30 years of journalism experience, primarily in print. Ickes worked for more than 20...
United Way Quad Cities working to increase student support
DAVENPORT, Iowa — United Way Quad Cities is expanding its investment into local kids. The organization is partnering with Communities in Schools, a leading dropout prevention organization, who supplied a $1,000,000 challenge grant. The funding will increase support from two to five schools in the Quad Cities area. "Our...
Eldridge boy is Hawkeyes’ Kid Captain
A 12-year-old boy from Eldridge who was diagnosed with cancer is the Hawkeyes Kid Captain of the Week. Our Quad Cities News Photojournalist Mike Colón spoke with Hudson Ferris’s mother, Traci Ferris, who shared how doctors discovered Hudson was ill. “He was nine years old. we were on vacation for spring break in Florida,” Traci […]
Music at Butterworth series features free concert in Moline
Music at Butterworth – WÖR will be featured at 7 p.m. Oct. 28, at Butterworth Center Library, 1105 8th St., Moline. The band, whose name is pronounced “were,” takes listeners back to the 1780s. The five musicians breathe new life into a niche of 18th Century melodies from the Flanders region of Belgium. With contemporary […]
Celebrate Halloween at events in Bettendorf
Bettendorf is getting residents in the Halloween mood with three special events for the whole family. Scarecrow Shenanigans returns to the Family Museum on Sunday, October 20 from 1 – 4 p.m. The event features art (paint a mini pumpkin!), science (dissect an owl pellet!), and plenty of fun like balloon twisting, fall photo op […]
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