Author: Nick Green

DAVENPORT, IOWA – The first of the shots came to Davenport. Then Peoria, Galesburg, and Rock Island. Front line health workers stood up to be injected. Medical professionals at area hospitals were the first to get a shot in the arm from the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. “My hope is that I can share that with my grandchildren and say ‘Hey, I lived through the COVID pandemic, and I got that ice-cold vaccine and I didn’t turn into a zombie”,” said family practice physician Dr. Michael Persson, who became the first Quad City person to publicly receive the shot. But what has happened…

DAVENPORT – The Davenport Assumption boys basketball team has a name for its full-court pressure defense. It’s called “24.” Muscatine might call it something else after what happened to the Muskies on Tuesday night. After a lackluster first quarter offensively, the Knights turned up the heat on the visiting Muskies defensively, forcing 10 turnovers in the second quarter which turned into easy points. Assumption used that stretch and a scorching offensive third quarter to gain control and eventually win the Mississippi Athletic Conference clash, 69-46. Assumption trailed 8-7 after the first quarter after making just three of its 12 field…

Iowa – In Iowa, 2,002 additional cases were confirmed between 11 a.m. Tuesday and 11 a.m. Wednesday, for a total of 271,022. The statewide death toll increased by 15 to 3,668. In Wisconsin, there were 2,579 new cases Wednesday, pushing the total to 463,594. There were 69 additional related deaths reported, so the state count moved to 4,614. In Illinois, 6,762 new confirmed cases were reported Wednesday, along with 135 additional deaths. That pushed the state’s total to 918,070 cases and 15,547 deaths.

DAVENPORT, IOWA – Quad-City law enforcement hopes to prevent auto theft with a new campaign. On Monday, the Davenport Police Department, along with Quad-City area law enforcement partners, hosted a press conference to discuss the issue of stolen vehicles in the Quad-Cities and announced a new initiative, Lock It Down, QC, a news release says. Lock It Down, QC is a cooperative effort of local law enforcement agencies to prevent auto theft in the Quad Cities. “Vehicle thefts are an almost 100% preventable crime. We are pleading with the Quad City region to please take this seriously and lock your…

DAVENPORT, IOWA – Hey Weirdoughs! The Wednesday before Christmas Baked, 1113 Mound St., Davenport, is going to have a cookie decorating party at 4:20 on Wednesday. (Gee, that time sounds familiar for some reason… can’t remember why… can’t remember why…) Anyway, $25 gets you 12 Christmas shaped Sugar Cookies & all of your colored frosting & sprinkle fixings to decorate at your table! Bring them to your holiday party, gift wrap them, or eat them here! Reservations are encouraged & can be made by calling 563.232.1251 during regular business hours.

 DAVENPORT, IOWA – The Davenport Fire Department has released more information about the fire at the Simply Amish furniture store. According to the fire department, when crews first arrived they found heavy fire conditions from the loading dock area and heavy smoke from the roof. An additional truck company was called in when they realized the size of the fire. Fire fighters first attacked the fire from the outside of the building and cut holes in the roof for ventilation. Once the fire was reduced, they were able to enter the building to fully extinguish the fire. There was significant…

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Genesis Health System has administered the first batch of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to its frontline workers. This marks the first coronavirus vaccination given in the Quad Cities. A doctor and a registered nurse were the first to receive it Tuesday morning at Genesis Convenient Care in Davenport. “This gives us new hope as we administer the vaccine because it’s the vaccine that’s gonna help us reach herd immunity,” said Doug Cropper, the CEO of Genesis Health System. For 10 months and counting, health care workers have dealt with the tragic impacts of the coronavirus. For some, a…

DAVENPORT – The work of a Davenport-based graphic novelist has received national attention. For the second year in a row, Jason Platt has made the Texas Library Association’s 2021 Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List. Platt’s second graphic novel follows the same middle school-aged protagonist from his first. He says the plot of “Middle School Misadventures – Operation: Hat Heist!” was inspired by both his son’s and his own middle school firsts. “I remember when I was in junior high, something got stolen from me, and I just remember that feeling of… ‘Why would someone steal something from me?’, that…