What's going on in Bettendorf, LeClaire, Pleasant Valley and Riverdale

kAmsF6 E@ E96 >2?52E@CJ 4=@DFC6D 62C=:6C E9:D J62C 2?5 2 564C62D6 :? 2EE6?52?46 2?5 C6G6?F6 D:?46 C6@A6?:?8 :? =2E6 |2J[ E96 u2>:=J |FD6F> H:== 4@?E:?F6 E@ 36 E6>A@C2C:=J 4=@D65 7@C DE277 7FC=@F89D E9C@F89 $F?52J[ pF8] ab] %96 |FD6F> H:== C6@A6? @? |@?52J[ pF8] ac]k^Am

kAm(96? E96 >FD6F> C6@A6?D :E H:== ?@ =@?86C 36 @A6? @? $F?52JD]k^Am

k9amu@C $2=6 qJ ~H?6C 6G6?E D4965F=65k^9am

kAmuC:6?5D @7 q6EE6?5@C7 !2C<D u@F?52E:@? H:== AC6D6?E 2 u@C $2=6 qJ ~H?6C 6G6?E 7C@> g 2]>] E@ d A]>] $2EFC52J[ $6AE] `h[ 2?5 ?@@? E@ d A]>] $F?52J[ $6AE] a_[ 2E u2J6’D u:6=5’D A2C<:?8 =@E[ agd_ `gE9 $E][ q6EE6?5@C7]k^Am

kAmr@DE A6C DA246 :D Sad 7@C E96 7:CDE DA246[ 2?5 S`_ A6C DA246 7@C 6249 255:E:@?2= DA246 ?66565]k^Am

kAm%9:D :D 2? @AA@CEF?:EJ 7@C @H?6CD @7 >@E@C:K65 G69:4=6D DF49 2D 42CD[ ECF4<D[ G2?D[ >@E@C4J4=6D[ 3@2ED[ 2?5 >@E@C 9@>6D[ :?4=F5:?8 dE9 H966=D 2?5 @E96C AF== 369:?5 42>A6CD[ E@ D6== E96:C G69:4=6D 2E @?6 4@>>F?:EJ\H:56 D2=6] x?5:G:5F2=D :?E6C6DE65 :? 3FJ:?8 E96D6 G69:4=6D H:== 36 23=6 E@ G:6H >F=E:A=6 G69:4=6D 2E @?6 E:>6 2?5 =@42E:@?]k^Am

kAm%96 G69:4=6D H:== 36 5:DA=2J65 :? E96 A2C<:?8 =@E 5FC:?8 E96 9@FCD @7 E96 D2=6]  p== EC2?D24E:@?D 2C6 AC:G2E6 36EH66? E96 3FJ6C 2?5 E96 D6==6C]k^Am

kAm%96 6G6?E :D 2 7F?5C2:D6C 7@C E96 uC:6?5D @7 q6EE6?5@C7 !2C<D u@F?52E:@?] !C@4665D 7C@> E96 6G6?E H:== 36 FD65 E@ AC@G:56 7F?5:?8 7@C 65F42E:@?2= 2?5 C64C62E:@? AC@8C2>D 2?5 DA64:2= AC@;64ED DA@?D@C65 3J E96 u@F?52E:@?]k^Am

kAmu@C >@C6 :?7@C>2E:@?[ 4@?E24E E96 q6EE6?5@C7 !2C<D 2?5 #64C62E:@? s6A2CE>6?E 2E deb\bcc\ccec]k^Am

k9amkDEC@?8mqw$[ q!' 4C62E6 ?6H 32D632== 4=F3k^DEC@?8mk^9am

kAmp ?6H 32D632== 4=F3 92D 366? 4C62E65 E@ 2==@H q6EE6?5@C7\!=62D2?E '2==6J J@FE9 32D632== A2CE:4:A2?ED 255:E:@?2= 32D632== @AA@CEF?:E:6D @FED:56 @7[ 2?5 :? E2?56> H:E9[ q!' =628F6 A=2J E@ 96=A 56G6=@A H6==\C@F?565 32D632== A=2J6CD 7@C E96 qw$ AC@8C2>]k^Am

kAmp=@?8 H:E9 A2CE:4:A2E:?8 :? 2== q!' 24E:G:E:6D :?4=F5:?8 82>6D[ AC24E:46D[ 42>AD 2?5 4=:?:4D[ A=2J6CD D6=64E65 7C@> 2 ECJ@FE 3J 2 qqr A2?6= H:== 36 6=:8:3=6 E@ A2CE:4:A2E6 :? 2== F?:BF6 qqr E62> 24E:G:E:6D :?4=F5:?8 H66<6?5^EC2G6= E@FC?2>6?ED^82>6D[ AC24E:46D[ @77\D62D@? H@C<@FED 2?5 @AA@CEF?:E:6D E@ =62C? 7C@> 4FCC6?E qw$ 32D632== A=2J6CD 2?5 4@2496D]k^Am

kAm%96 qqr E62>D H:== H62C F?:7@C>D 56D:8?65 3J qw$ E@ >2E49 E96 G2CD:EJ F?:7@C>D]k^Am

kAmrFCC6?E=J[ E96 A=2? :D 7@C E62>D E@ 56G6=@A 3@E9 3J A=2J:?8 2E E96 4FCC6?E 286 =6G6= :? H66<6?5 &$$$p E@FC?2>6?ED 2?5 3J A=2J:?8 FA :? q!' H66<?:89E 82>6D]k^Am

kAmu@C >@C6 :?7@C>2E:@?[ 4@?E24E $E6G6 %2AA2 2E k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@iE2AA2DE6G6o8>2:=]4@>QmE2AA2DE6G6o8>2:=]4@>k^2m @C G:D:E 7@C>D]8=6^@8fK9G:AI<7H&#%Bg]k^Am

k9amq:4J4=6 D276EJ 4:E2E:@?Dk^9am

kAmq6EE6?5@C7 A2EC@= @77:46CD 2C6 @?46 282:? :DDF:?8 q:4J4=6 $276EJ r:E2E:@?D E@ 49:=5C6? H9@ 2C6 H62C:?8 3:<6 96=>6ED 4@CC64E=J 2?5 C:5:?8 :? 2 D276 >2??6C]k^Am

kAm%96 4:E2E:@? :D 8@@5 7@C 7C66 :46 4C62> 2E @?6 @7 E96 D276EJ DA@?D@C =@42E:@?D :? q6EE6?5@C7i w2AAJ y@6’D[ s2:CJ "F66?[ (9:E6J’D @C rF=G6C’D]k^Am

k9amr:EJ 4@56D J@F D9@F=5 <?@Hk^9am

kAmw6C6 2C6 C6>:?56CD 23@FE D@>6 4@56D 7@C E96 4:EJ @7 q6EE6?5@C7ik^Am

kF=mk=:mtI4C6>6?E 5:D492C865 3J 2?:>2=D @? AF3=:4 @C AC:G2E6 AC@A6CEJ >FDE 36 A:4<65 FA :>>65:2E6=J 2?5 5:DA@D65 @7 AC@A6C=J]k^=:mk=:m(665D 2C6 C6BF:C65 E@ 36 4FE H96? 8C@HE9 6I4665D `_ :?496D :? 96:89E :? 56G6=@A65 2C62D @C H:E9:? a__ 766E @7 56G6=@A65 2C62D @C FC32? DEC66ED]k^=:mk=:ms@ ?@E =62G6 8C2DD 4=:AA:?8D @? E96 D:56H2=< @C :? E96 DEC66E]k^=:mk=:mp== EC66D[ A=2?ED[ 2?5 D9CF3D @? AC:G2E6 AC@A6CEJ >FDE ?@E :?E6C76C6 H:E9 E96 AF3=:4[ 4:EJ 56A2CE>6?ED[ @C 7C2?49:D65 FE:=:E:6D FD6 @7 AF3=:4 AC@A6CEJ @C C:89E @7 H2J] ~G6C8C@HE9 @G6C D:56H2=<D >FDE 36 >2:?E2:?65 2E g 766E 3J E96 AC@A6CEJ @H?6C] ~G6C8C@HE9 @G6C DEC66ED >FDE 36 >2:?E2:?65 2E `d 766E 3J E96 AC@A6CEJ @H?6C]k^=:mk^F=m

kAm~E96C r:EJ r@56D 42? 36 7@F?5 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]36EE6?5@C7]@C8QmHHH]36EE6?5@C7]@C8k^2m]k^Am

k9am|2J@C 2?DH6CD BF6DE:@?Dk^9am

kAmv@E 2 BF6DE:@? 7@C |2J@C q@3 v2==2896Cn t>2:= :E E@ k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@i|2J@C"F6DE:@?Do36EE6?5@C7]@C8Qm|2J@C"F6DE:@?Do36EE6?5@C7]@C8k^2m E@ 36 2?DH6C65 :? 2? FA4@>:?8 pD< |6 p?JE9:?8 G:56@ D68>6?E @? E96 r:EJUCDBF@jD u2463@@< A286]k^Am

k9am{@@< 7@C r~'xs\`h D42>Dk^9am

kAmw6C6 2C6 D@>6 E:AD 7C@> E96 uC@> E96 u656C2= %C256 r@>>:DD:@? E@ 96=A J@F <66A E96 D42>>6CD 2E 32Jik^Am

kF=mk=:mx8?@C6 @?=:?6 @776CD 7@C G244:?2E:@?D] %96C6 4FCC6?E=J 2C6 ?@ G244:?6D[ A:==D[ A@E:@?D[ =@E:@?D[ =@K6?86D @C @E96C AC6D4C:AE:@? @C @G6C\E96\4@F?E6C AC@5F4ED 2G2:=23=6 E@ EC62E @C 4FC6 4@C@?2G:CFD 5:D62D6 a_`h Wr~'xs\`hX — @?=:?6 @C :? DE@C6D]k^=:mk=:ms@ J@FC 9@>6H@C< H96? :E 4@>6D E@ 5@?2E:@?D[ H96E96C E9C@F89 492C:E:6D @C 4C@H57F?5:?8 D:E6D] s@?’E =6E 2?J@?6 CFD9 J@F :?E@ >2<:?8 2 5@?2E:@?] x7 D@>6@?6 H2?ED 5@?2E:@?D :? 42D9[ 3J 8:7E 42C5[ @C 3J H:C:?8 >@?6J[ 5@?’E 5@ :E]k^=:mk=:mw2?8 FA @? C@3@42==D] s@?’E AC6DD 2?J ?F>36CD] $42>>6CD 2C6 FD:?8 :==682= C@3@42==D E@ A:E49 6G6CJE9:?8 7C@> D42> 4@C@?2G:CFD EC62E>6?ED E@ H@C<\2E\9@>6 D496>6D] %96 C64@C5:?8 >:89E D2J E92E AC6DD:?8 2 ?F>36C H:== =6E J@F DA62< E@ 2 =:G6 @A6C2E@C @C C6>@G6 J@F 7C@> E96:C 42== =:DE[ 3FE :E >:89E =625 E@ >@C6 C@3@42==D[ :?DE625]k^=:mk=:mu24E\4964< :?7@C>2E:@?] $42>>6CD[ 2?5 D@>6E:>6D H6==\>62?:?8 A6@A=6[ D92C6 :?7@C>2E:@? E92E 92D?’E 366? G6C:7:65] q67@C6 J@F A2DD @? 2?J >6DD286D[ 4@?E24E ECFDE65 D@FC46D] ':D:E “(92E E96 &]$] v@G6C?>6?E :D s@:?8” 7@C =:?<D E@ 7656C2=[ DE2E6 2?5 =@42= 8@G6C?>6?E 286?4:6D]k^=:mk=:mz?@H H9@ J@F’C6 3FJ:?8 7C@>] ~?=:?6 D6==6CD >2J 4=2:> E@ 92G6 :?\56>2?5 AC@5F4ED[ =:<6 4=62?:?8[ 9@FD69@=5[ 2?5 962=E9 2?5 >65:42= DFAA=:6D H96?[ :? 724E[ E96J 5@?’E]k^=:mk=:ms@?’E C6DA@?5 E@ E6IED 2?5 6>2:=D 23@FE 4964<D 7C@> E96 8@G6C?>6?E] %96 56E2:=D 2C6 DE:== 36:?8 H@C<65 @FE] p?J@?6 H9@ E6==D J@F E96J 42? 86E J@F E96 >@?6J ?@H :D 2 D42>>6C]k^=:mk=:ms@?’E 4=:4< @? =:?<D 7C@> D@FC46D J@F 5@?’E <?@H] %96J 4@F=5 5@H?=@25 G:CFD6D @?E@ J@FC 4@>AFE6C @C 56G:46]k^=:mk=:m(2E49 7@C 6>2:=D 4=2:>:?8 E@ 36 7C@> E96 r6?E6CD 7@C s:D62D6 r@?EC@= 2?5 !C6G6?E:@? WrsrX @C 6IA6CED D2J:?8 E96J 92G6 :?7@C>2E:@? 23@FE E96 G:CFD] u@C E96 >@DE FA\E@\52E6 :?7@C>2E:@? 23@FE E96 4@C@?2G:CFD[ G:D:E E96 r6?E6CD 7@C s:D62D6 r@?EC@= 2?5 !C6G6?E:@? WrsrX 2?5 E96 (@C=5 w62=E9 ~C82?:K2E:@? W(w~X]k^=:mk=:m#6>6>36C[ 5@?’E 8:G6 J@FC A6CD@?2= :?7@C>2E:@? @G6C E96 A9@?6[ H9:49 :?4=F56D 32?< :?7@C>2E:@?[ D@4:2= D64FC:EJ ?F>36C[ 6E4]k^=:mk^F=m

k9amr@?E:?F:?8 C@25 4@?DECF4E:@?k^9am

kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\D:K6i `aAIjQm%96 7@==@H:?8 2C62D @7 C@25 4@?DECF4E:@? 4@?E:?F6 E9C@F89@FE E96 4:EJ @7 q6EE6?5@C7] u@C >@C6 :?7@C>2E:@?[ 4@?E24E E96 q6EE6?5@C7 !F3=:4 (@C<D s6A2CE>6?E 2E deb\bcc\c_dd]k^DA2?mk^Am

kF=mk=:mkDEC@?8m$E286 a 2?5 b @7 E96 `gE9 $EC66E #64@?DECF4E:@?ik^DEC@?8m r@?E:?F:?8 F?E:= 2AAC@I:>2E6=J >:5\$6AE6>36C[ E96 `gE9 $EC66E C64@?DECF4E:@? AC@;64E H:== 4@?E:?F6 H:E9 @?6\H2J EC277:4 36:?8 2==@H65 D@FE93@F?5 @? `gE9 $EC66E 7@C E96 C6>2:?:?8 DE286D @7 E96 AC@;64E] }@CE93@F?5 EC277:4 H:== 36 56E@FC65 E@ abC5 $EC66E] ~? DEC66E A2C<:?8 H:== ?@E 36 2==@H65 H:E9:? E96 AC@;64E =:>:ED F?E:= AC@;64E 4@>A=6E:@?]k^=:mk=:mkAmkDEC@?8mvC66?3C:6C sC:G6 #64@?DECF4E:@? W$ACF46 w:==D sC:G6 E@ s2G6?D9:C6 sC:G6Xik^DEC@?8m (@C< 7@C E96 vC66?3C:6C sC:G6 C64@?DECF4E:@? AC@;64E E92E C6BF:C6D @?6\H2J EC277:4[ D@FE93@F?5 @?=J[ 7@C E96 5FC2E:@? @7 E96 AC@;64E 92D 368F?] %96C6 H:== 36 ?@ 2446DD 2==@H65 @?E@ vC66?3C:6C sC:G6 7C@> $ACF46 w:==D sC:G6] }@CE93@F?5 EC277:4 H:== 36 56E@FC65 E@ (6DE>2C sC:G6 F?E:= E96 AC@;64E 92D 366? 4@>A=6E65 :? 2AAC@I:>2E6=J E9C66 >@?E9D]U?3DAjk^Amk^=:mk=:mkAmkDEC@?8mkDEC@?8m|:55=6 #@25 !]r] r@?4C6E6 #6923:=:E2E:@?ik^DEC@?8mU?3DAjk^DEC@?8mr@?E:?F:?8 E9C@F89 >:5\pF8FDE[ |:55=6 #@25 H:== 36 F?56C 4@?DECF4E:@? 36EH66? q6=>@?E #@25 2?5 (@@57:6=5 sC:G6] %96 H@C< H:== 4@?D:DE @7 7F== 56AE9 4@?4C6E6 A2E49:?8 2?5 DE@C> :?E2<6 C64@?DECF4E:@?] r@?DECF4E:@? H:== 36 A92D65 :? EH@ DE286D] %96 7:CDE DE286 H:== 4=@D6 E96 EH@ H6DE3@F?5 W?@CE9X =2?6D H:E9 EH@\H2J EC277:4 36:?8 >@G65 E@ E96 62DE3@F?5 WD@FE9X =2?6D] %96 D64@?5 DE286 H:== 4=@D6 E96 EH@ 62DE3@F?5 WD@FE9X =2?6D H:E9 EH@\H2J EC277:4 36:?8 >@G65 E@ E96 C64@?DECF4E65 H6DE3@F?5 W?@CE9X =2?6D] %96 DE2CE 52E6 2?5 5FC2E:@? @7 E96 AC@;64E :D 56A6?56?E @? H62E96C]k^Amk^=:mk=:mkAmkDEC@?8mvC2?E $EC66E^&$ ef tI:E r=@DFC6 @? t2DE3@F?5 x\fcik^DEC@?8m %96 =2DE 6I:E E@ x@H2 WtI:E c vC2?E $EC66E^&$ efX @? 62DE3@F?5 x\fc 4@?E:?F6D E@ 36 4=@D65] %@ 86E E@ vC2?E $EC66E^&$ ef[ 62DE3@F?5 x\fc EC277:4 >FDE 6I:E 2E |:55=6 #@25 WtI:E bX 2?5 E2<6 D@FE93@F?5 z:>36C=J #@25]k^AmkAmu@C >@E@C:DED 9625:?8 E@ x==:?@:D[ EC277:4 @? 62DE3@F?5 x\fc H:== 36 D9:7E65 ;FDE D@FE9 @7 |:55=6 #@25 E@ E96 ?6H=J 4@?DECF4E65 H6DE3@F?5 =2?6D :? 2 9625\E@\9625 EC277:4 A2EE6C? D6A2C2E65 3J 4@?4C6E6 32CC:6CD] %C277:4 H:== D9:7E 324< E@ E96 62DE3@F?5 =2?6D E@ 4@?E:?F6 @? E96 6I:DE:?8 62DE3@F?5 3C:586]k^AmkAmt2DE3@F?5 x\fc @?\C2>AD 2E |:55=6 #@25[ vC2?E $EC66E^&$ ef 2?5 $E2E6 $EC66E H:== C6>2:? @A6?]k^AmkAm%96D6 EC277:4 A2EE6C? 492?86D 2C6 2?E:4:A2E65 E@ 4@?E:?F6 E9C@F89 =2E6 a_a_]k^AmkAmu@C >@C6 :?7@C>2E:@?[ 42== gee\cfc\cadd @C 6>2:= k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@i:fcC:G6C3C:586o8>2:=]4@>Qm:fcC:G6C3C:586o8>2:=]4@>k^2m]k^Amk^=:mk^F=m

kA 4=2DDlQ|D@}@C>2=QmkDEC@?8mkDA2? DEJ=6lQE6IE\564@C2E:@?i F?56C=:?6jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji V%29@>2V[D2?D\D6C:7j 4@=@Ci R4_____jQm k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^DEC@?8mk^Am