QUAD CITIES (February 6, 2019) — Each year, the Jaycees of the Quad Cities honors local community members who are making a positive impact in our area. This year, the annual Community Awards Banquet will be held at the Jaycees Hall at 2940 Brady St in Davenport beginning at 5:30PM. The banquet will feature a cocktail hour at 5:30PM with musical entertainment, with dinner and awards set to start at 6:30PM.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (February 5, 2019) — Consideration of revisions to the MPO Public Participation Plan is set for noon on March 26, 2019 at Bi-State Regional Commission, 1504 Third Avenue, Third Floor, Rock Island, Illinois. Its purpose is to receive comments on changes to the MPO’s Public Participation Plan. Comments will be accepted through March 26, 2019. Persons requiring special material or presentation format should contact Bryan Schmid at (309) 793-6300 before March 19, 2019.

On January 28, home invaders murdered 58-year-old Rhogena Nicholas and 59-year-old Dennis Tuttle of Houston, Texas. Nicholas and Tuttle wounded five of the (numerous) armed burglars before being slain.

That's not how the news accounts put it, of course. Typical headline (from the Houston Chronicle): "4 HPD officers shot in southeast Houston narcotics operation, a fifth injured."

CLIVE, Iowa — A Quad-Cities man claimed a $1 million Mega Millions® prize on Monday that he won last month when he stopped for coffee and a snack at a central-Iowa convenience store.