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Bettendorf girls fall to top-ranked Linn-Mar 58-40; PV girls advance to state

February 24, 2010 by editor

Bettendorf forward Morgan Lintz shoots a freethrow during the first half of Tuesday night's (2/23) playoff game against Linn-Mar. The Bulldogs' season ended with a 58-40 loss to the unbeaten and top-ranked Lions. The Bulldogs finished the season 18-5. Meanwhile, the Pleasant Valley girls basketball team punched its ticket for next week's state tournament with an overtime victory over Iowa City West, 65-55.

Grain terminal move to Bettendorf riverfront advances

February 23, 2010 by editor

Relocation of River Gulf Grain from Davenport to Bettendorf's riverfront has moved a step closer with approval of the project's site development plan Feb. 17 by the city's planning and zoning commission.

County, city budgets will up residential property tax bills more than 20%

February 22, 2010 by editor

The new Scott County Emergency Communications Center, a smaller residential tax assessment rollback by the state and more bonds (debt) to fix city streets will mean a property tax increase for Bettendorf residential property owners of more than 20 percent in the coming year.

Iowa DNR seeks solutions to Duck Creek sewage pollution

February 19, 2010 by editor

Water monitors at three Duck Creek locations over a 5-year period show the stream is in nearly continuous violation of "E coli" bacteria standards, according to a draft Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) report released this month.

Air standard for fine particulate pollution exceeded at 34 locations in 2009

February 10, 2010 by ggackle

Fine particulate matter pollution in Iowa exceeded national air quality standards at 34 locations during 2009, including six instances in Muscatine, five in Davenport and five in Clinton.

The National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for PM 2.5 (particulate matter 2.5 micograms or less) is a 24-hour average of no more than 35.4 micrograms per cubic meter. The NAAQS represents the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's best estimate of the threshold for adverse health effects.

The 34 exceedances statewide for PM 2.5 compares to 25 instances in 2008 and 44 in 2007.

Add your voice to Bi-State transportation plan

February 9, 2010 by ggackle

The Bi-State Planning Commission is updating its long-range transportation plan for the Quad Cities region and you can add your comments to the process by filling out a survey form and emailing it to the agency.

Two public hearings already have been held, but comments will be accepted until May 30. Click here to download a transportation survey form.

In preparation for updating the long range Bi-State transit plan, the agency conducted a survey of residents last summer. Click to download the survey.

Air quality alert issued for eastern Iowa, QC area

February 5, 2010 by ggackle

Because of high fine particulate pollution levels today (Feb. 5) in excess of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) health thresholds, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is recommending Iowans with respiratory or heart disease, the elderly, and children limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

The EPA’s 24-hour health threshold for fine particles is 35 micrograms per cubic meter. As of noon Friday, fine particle levels averaged in the low 40s across Iowa, with readings of 44 in Davenport, 43 in Muscatine, 43 in Iowa City, 41 in Cedar Rapids and 43 in Des Moines.

4th Ward campaign topped $6,900; Stecker misses filing deadline

February 1, 2010 by Anonymous

February 1, 2010 by ggackle

Bettendorf alderman Greg Adamson spent just over $6,900 on his 4th Ward election campaign last fall to unseat incumbent Patricia Malinee, according to his state campaign report filed January 17.

The amount spent on the 4th Ward contest is believed to be a record for an aldermanic contest in the city.

Buttons - The Subtle Landscape

January 25, 2010 by Anonymous

The only thing I remember, well the first thing that comes to mind I guess, about Mrs. Nichol's sixth grade music class is the way she'd draw a circle on the blackboard and make me stand there with my nose in it for most of the period. I mean who cared about Saint Saens, whole notes, or the fact Anton Dvorak had actually been in Iowa?

Bulldog boys, girls tied for first in MAC

January 22, 2010 by ggackle

The Subtle Landscape

Hancher Auditorium dreams
Sept. 7, 2010 by bgierke

Sometime this month, the University of Iowa will decide which of four finalists will design the new $125-million Hancher Auditorium to replace the one ruined by flood several years ago. It will be the most important performing arts venue for quite a swath of this part of the world and thus will have an elevated prominence.

And, elevated in more ways than one. Its new site will be near the old, but somewhere just a bit uphill toward the Levitt Center – above the levels of the record high water. There had been thought of a move downtown, but access to I-80, parking issues and the riparian sublimity kept it closer to the original.

The context of the site is indeed remarkable. Nearby Art Campus buildings include the Levitt Center designed by Charles Gwathmey, The Advanced Technology Lab by Frank Gehry, and The Art Building West by Steven Holl. There’s an expansive park north of the Levitt Center. The gold dome of the Old Capital can be seen toward the south.

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