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Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities dedicates its 145th home to a Davenport family

A Davenport family has a new front door. Katelyn Kleinsmith got the keys Saturday morning, surrounded by family and community members, and told her sons, “Boys, we’re home.”

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Saturday's dedication was Habitat's 145th home

145th
home Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities has dedicated
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children in the family that received the keys

Sources: KWQC, WQAD

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  • OverpassA historic railroad overpass near the Village of East Davenport remains closed and in disrepair more than eight years after its closure.

    A historic railroad overpass near the Village of East Davenport remains closed and in disrepair more than eight years after its closure. The city received a grant to replace it more than three years ago.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: The Quad-City Times

  • Winter shelterElected officials from Rock Island, Silvis, Moline and East Moline, plus officials from Rock Island County and the Village of Milan, announced Monday that an emergency winter shelter is slated to open in December.

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    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: Dispatch Argus

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    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: WQAD

  • FootballWest Carroll cruised past Pawnee 50-28 to reach its first semifinal in program history, and Fulton edged Newman 28-24.

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    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: KWQC

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    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: WQAD

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Habitat for Humanity dedicates its 145th Quad Cities home to a Davenport family

Plus, a railroad overpass near East Davenport is still closed after more than eight years.

The TLDR

  1. Habitat dedicates its 145th home to a Davenport family
  2. East Davenport railroad overpass still closed after 8+ years
  3. Emergency winter shelter is slated to open in December
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