Jim Meenan
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Iowa mourns: Helen Mae Lowery a good, old soul
Helen Mae Lowery, 97, was what is commonly referred to as a kind, old soul. → Read More
WGU offers "Dream" scholarships
Western Governors University (WGU) has announced a scholarship opportunity. WGU announced it will award $100,000 in scholarships to those who have dreamed of furthering their education but have faced challenges → Read More
East Moline School District #37 buys building for early education center
East Moline Grade School District 37 has been looking into expanding its early childhood program for more than eight years. Last Wednesday at a special board meeting, it was finally → Read More
Wish List: Becoming a single mom is a transition
Marisa Krochak enjoys being a mother to two little boys. → Read More
Peronnel cutbacks possible amid East Moline budget woes
The city of East Moline has some challenging days ahead. It is confronted with a mathematical story problem concerning the city's budget. And the answer won’t leave everyone smiling. → Read More
East Moline library fund gets boost from Deere Foundation
The East Moline Public Library announced the John Deere Foundation has awarded a $250,000 grant to support the library’s capital campaign to create a 21st century Library. → Read More
Nelson is the master of all things Silvis
Jim Nelson was just a truck driver whose main civic involvement was youth baseball and softball president in Silvis. → Read More
The week in COVID-19: 24 Quad-Citians lose their battles with COVID-19
The governor of Iowa enacted a partial mask mandate last week, after refusing to do so since the pandemic began in Iowa in March. The move came as COVID-19 cases → Read More
Silvis municipal offices closed due to COVID-19
It was a relatively quick Silvis City Council meeting Tuesday with only two items essentially on the agenda. → Read More
McCombie an easy winner again in District 71
McCombie finished with 65% of the vote. → Read More
Halpin was calm for good reason despite trailing early in District 72
Halpin won re-election with just under 60% of the vote. → Read More
Birdies For Charity to divvy up $12.22 million for 465 charities. .
Despite not having a tournament, the $12.22 million figure is the fourth largest donation amount in event history. → Read More
Silvis in agreement on several items
SILVIS — Tuesday’s Silvis City Council meeting was over relatively quickly with most items unanimously approved. → Read More
Park to honor veterans coming to Coal Valley
Right now, it’s just an empty lot of green grass next to a parking lot. But Wade Argo sees it as so much more. → Read More
Iowa Mourns: Jeannette Green remembered as independent and curious
Pamela Boldman remembers her mother, Jeannette Green, 92, as a strong, independent and curious woman. → Read More
East Moline city council expects to approve raises in future, and will
What seemed like a routine matter — approval of bill payments as part of the consent agenda — got briefly heated Monday at the East Moline City Council meeting when → Read More
COVID-19 still affecting Quad-Cities
The week began with a total of 110 deaths but ended with 114 between the two counties. Meanwhile, Moline High School had to close down in-person classes for two weeks → Read More
COVID-19 WEEK IN REVIEW: 439 new cases are diagnosed, 8 people die of the virus
Another 439 Quad-Citians were diagnosed with COVID-19 in the last week, and eight people have died of the novel coronavirus. Here's a look how COVID-19 played a part in the → Read More
East Moline loses bid for $25 million BUIILD grant
East Moline learned officially Friday that it was not one of two Illinois areas selected for the BUILD grant. → Read More
East Moline moving forward on several fronts
East Moline’s City Council met Tuesday and had six 7-0 votes, passing one ordinance and five resolutions. → Read More