DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 21, 2024) — As the Mississippi Valley Blues Society looks to manage its available funding for 2024, the board has made the difficult decision not to hold the traditional weekend Blues Festival at LeClaire Park this year. Instead, the board will focus on several smaller events across the Quad Cities in 2024. Please continue to check our website, mvbs.org, as we will soon release more information on this year’s scheduled events.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (March 20, 2024) — More than fifty Augustana College students will perform in the Augustana Choir California tour from March 21 to March 24. The choir will perform at five Southern California churches, followed by a home concert on April 6 in Davenport.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (March 20, 2024) — Augustana College announces the selection of Lindsay Adolphs as the assistant vice president for CORE and community-engaged learning. Adolphs, who now serves as executive director for academic and career planning at St Ambrose University, will join the college April 15.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (March 20, 2024) — After their international tour in Greece during Monmouth College's spring break, the Chamber Winds, Chorale and Chamber Choir are back on campus.

The three ensembles will present a "home concert" at 7:30PM, March 23, in the Kasch Performance Hall of Dahl Chapel and Auditorium, performing music from their tour. The event is free and open to the public.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 20, 2024) — On Tuesday, March 19, Iowa House Republicans passed Senate File 2340, a bill prohibiting a person previously caught entering the country illegally from remaining in Iowa. The bill sets up a removal procedure for those in the state in violation of federal law.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 20, 2024) — The Alzheimer’s Association 2024 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report reveals that both dementia caregivers and health-care workers report difficulties in navigating dementia care within the US health-care system.

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (March 20, 2024) — Local food is getting an important shot in the arm with the distribution this spring of nearly $2 million in state funding. But it’s clear more support is needed to meet the state’s growing local needs.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (March 19, 2024) It's not a foolproof system, but one of the indicators of a solid economy is an automobile dealership with a full lot, according to retired Monmouth College business professor Ken McMillan.

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