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First of all, Happy Thanksgiving this weekend to all of my Canadian family and friends. Some of you may not realize, but Thanksgiving in Canada is in October, rather than November.
Just like that — it’s harvest season again. This year that seems like it will never end somehow also seems to have flown by. The giant clock of the farm seasons took one tick forward, and we are starting in on harvesting the crops. I can feel it in the air — my favourite season — and I enjoy…
I think it’s safe to say that our drought is over. After a week of rain, we had about 10 inches at our farm over the week. Other friends nearby had between 7 and 10 inches. Our pasture creeks are running again, so we no longer have to haul water to the cows, and the grass has started greeni…
As the elections are coming up, this also can mean that one's anxiety and stress levels can be on the rise. Whether you lean left or right, or something else entirely, it is very easy to get caught up in the political drama of "he said, she said."
Well, in my last column, I was wishing for rain, and we certainly got some. I was not, however, bargaining for sideways rain! It’s been an interesting couple weeks weather-wise for us farmers. First, we finally got the rain we had been hoping for, but it came with 65 mph winds, some hail and…
Over the past few years we have seen a number of over the counter (OTC) medications appearing in the pharmacy shelves and although majority of them are safe if the instructions on the labels and inserts are followed but we have also witnessed a rising number of adverse effects including seri…
Hope all of you had a great holiday weekend this past weekend. For the first time in a very long time, we actually took a sort of a vacation. We spent the weekend at a family member's lake house in Wisconsin. What a great time we had!
Happy belated Father's Day to all those dads out there. Hope you had a special day with those who made you a dad. It may have been hard this year due to the restrictions, but perhaps you were able to call or video chat at least. Here on the farm, the boys and Robb spent some time together — …
Now this is Iowa corn growing weather! The heat and humidity have been turned on and everything is growing like crazy. I still love the line about how you can "hear the corn grow" in Iowa. I kind of feel like that could be true some days. Corn loves heat and humidity. Soybeans do quite a bit…
As an Indian Muslim American, born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, I thought I understood what racism was. I knew I was different when the kids in science class would welcome me with erasers stamped onto their forehead, or when my cousins would tease me because I was too “white-washed.”
I am very excited to report that we have all of our corn and soybeans planted! In fact, we finished on May 3rd. As I followed Robb back home with the planter, I thought about how last year we had not planted even a single acre by May 3rd. What a difference a year makes! We hope to never agai…
Now that’s better — it finally feels like spring here in Iowa. With spring comes a long list of to-do’s here on the farm. Most importantly — it’s time to get planting! I think I started a spring column a few years ago with the phrase “Gentlemen, start your engines!”, and that really is what …
Six weeks of social distancing and counting. My mom is not well, and I can’t see her. My house is a mess, as my daughter watches PBS Kids and Disney+. I should be cooking more often, but I’m not. Eye roll to the four unread books sitting on my night stand. With all that said, I'm figuring it…
A barge and a crane were the key elements that will keep the Great River Tug Fest alive this year.
Ty Lewis will serve as the United Way Quad Cities director of African American Leadership Society and Emerging Leaders donor networks.
Browse through recently listed homes in the Quad-Cities real estate market and find your next home!
Quad-Cities coffee shops are offering drink discounts and more through QC Restaurant Week.
Authorities are searching for contraband at an Iowa prison after several sickened inmates and workers were treated over the weekend with the life-saving overdose antidote Narcan. KCCI-TV reports that inmates at the Anamosa State Penitentiary aren’t allowed to have visits and their movements are restricted amid the narcotics investigation. The investigation comes after two unrelated incidents over the weekend. One inmate and two staff members were treated with Narcan on Saturday. And two more inmates were treated Sunday.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to test for radioactive contamination at a suburban St. Louis park that sits along a notoriously toxic creek. The Corps of Engineers is seeking permission from St. Louis County to test soil and water at Fort Belle Fontaine Park, a popular spot for hikers with high bluffs and panoramic views. The park sits near the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. Coldwater Creek runs through the park. The notoriously contaminated creek has been a headache for decades, since radioactive waste got into the waterway in the 1950s. Residents who lived along the creek as children in the 1960s and later have blamed illnesses, including rare cancers, on playing in the creek.
The senator is seeking information to help determine whether multiple transactions may have contributed to the sexual assault incidents.
Bills would add abortion rights to constitution, allow access to hormonal contraceptives without a prescription, extend medicaid postpartum coverage and bring back a Medicaid family planning program.
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UPDATE: The Rock Island Police Department announced Sunday that wanted fugitive Jacob Martin was taken into custody Saturday by the East Moline Police Department.
Illinois DOC parolee wanted in two states arrested by Davenport Police for allegedly selling ecstasy
A Davenport man on parole out of the Illinois Department of Corrections and who is wanted on charges in two states was arrested Friday by Davenport Police for allegedly peddling ecstasy and marijuana.
A 61-year-old Galesburg man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for trafficking in methamphetamine.
CAMBRIDGE, Ill. — A Kewanee man entered a negotiated plea to unlawful restraint and aggravated criminal sexual abuse Friday in Henry County Circuit Court and was sentenced to three years in prison.
The senator is seeking information to help determine whether multiple transactions may have contributed to the sexual assault incidents.
Bills would add abortion rights to constitution, allow access to hormonal contraceptives without a prescription, extend medicaid postpartum coverage and bring back a Medicaid family planning program.
Good news, bad news for Davenport taxpayers as budget approaches.
Republican businessman Perry Johnson, a former candidate for governor of Michigan, is back on the airwaves and hitting the road in Iowa.