Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 31st of October.
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🏘️ Community
Putnam Museum and Science Center will celebrate fall with pumpkin launching, Dia de los Muertos activities, desserts from Xochimilko and drinks from Tidal Wave Energy on Sunday, Nov.
1 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the Putnam South Lawn (and inside the museum); admission is free with general admission.
💼 Business
John Deere announced Friday, Oct.
30 that it will hire more than 400 new employees and call back more than 300 workers, bringing total callbacks to about 1,000 since 2024 (impacting Waterloo, East Moline, Moline, Davenport, Dubuque, Ottumwa, Milan, Coffeyville). The company said the hires and callbacks will occur in the coming months to meet customer demand and support operations.
🎭 Culture
The Mississippi Valley Fair will run Aug.
3-8, 2027, with grandstand shows nightly featuring Bailey Zimmerman, Treaty Oak Revival, Flo Rida, Sam Hunt, Stone Temple Pilots, and David Lee Murphy with Corey Kent; tickets go on sale Monday, Nov. 2.
🎓 Education
Illinois' 2026 School Report Card was released this week and shows Quad-Cities districts with mixed results: United Township had the highest graduation rate at 92.8%, while only 7.4% of East Moline eighth-graders passed algebra.
Per-student spending in the metro ranges from $15,000 to $18,000, with East Moline at $18,000 and Moline scoring 44% in English proficiency.
Western Illinois University's School Counseling and Clinical Mental Health programs will host an open house from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Nov.
20 at the WIU Quad Cities Riverfront Campus in Moline for prospective graduate students, with free lunch and RSVP required; applications for the Fall 2027 cohort are due Feb. 1, 2027.
🏛️ Government
Drivers should expect Centennial Bridge access to shift to Gaines Street starting Monday, with Gaines reachable only from 3rd Street beginning Wednesday through mid-November while crews work on the ramps.
Division Street will be northbound-only between 9th and 12th starting Tuesday through mid-December, and West Central Park Avenue will be closed between Sturdevant and Washington starting Monday for lead service line work (through Nov. 24).
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