Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 8th of August.
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🏘️ Community
One Eighty, a nonprofit helping those in crisis in west Davenport, named Christopher Love its new executive director effective Tuesday, Sept.
1. The board said he has the background needed in recovery and military service to lead the organization into its next chapter (retirements are planned for current executives).
🎓 Education
Fourteen students in the first Riverbend Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education program attended a signing ceremony on Monday, Aug.
3 at the Blong Technology Center in Davenport. They will work three days a week and begin classes at Eastern Community Colleges on Aug. 24 to earn a maintenance technician degree.
Iowa Quad Cities College Fair 2026 will be held on Oct.
12 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at St. Ambrose University (free admission for high school students and families).
🏛️ Government
Harrison Street is reduced to two lanes between Lombard and Locust as Iowa American Water crews replace lead service lines; the work is expected to finish by Aug.
17 — after which asphalt resurfacing will start on the same stretch.
🏥 Health
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services reported 46 new cyclospora cases on Aug.
7, raising the total to 272 in 55 counties including central Polk and Dallas counties. Health experts advise washing produce thoroughly as the outbreak has been linked to contaminated iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms.
🏈 Sports
The Quad City Rollers celebrated 20 years of flat-track roller derby during a Wednesday, Aug.
5 practice at their new home at the QCCA Expo Center in Rock + shared insights from years of competition.
The Quad City Rollers celebrated 20 years of flat-track roller derby on Wednesday, Aug.
5 at their new home at the QCCA Expo Center in Rock with a practice session, marking a milestone for the team.
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