Author: Nick Green

DAVENPORT, IOWA – A Davenport man recently released from probation and awaiting trial on burglary and weapons charges in Scott County and a retail theft charge in Rock Island County, has been arrested in connection with the June 27 armed robbery of a person in Davenport. David Lee Levy III, 25, is charged with one count of first-degree robbery. The charge is a Class B felony under Iowa law that carries an automatic prison sentence of 25 years, 70% of which, or 17 ½ years, must be served before parole can be granted. According to the arrest affidavit filed by…

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Jake Eastburn, Executive Producer of Paula Sands Live, joins Paula on the couch to feature a toy gift idea that might be perfect for children with special needs. Play is a powerful gateway to meaningful learning and it is important to find the right sensory products to develop and reinforce skills, knowledge and behaviors that enhance quality of life. Such a toy is featured from a company created by a speech pathologist, therapist, and mother that has been in business for over thirty years. These “soft” toys, made mostly with felt, really help kids with sensory issues.…

DAVENPORT, IOWA – The City of Davenport will observe Christmas Eve & Christmas Day as holidays on Thursday and Friday. A new release lists other hours: All City of Davenport offices and the Public Works Center will be closed. Police Department front desk and records office will be closed. Library Main, Fairmount and Eastern branches will be closed. River’s Edge facility will close at 7:15 p.m. Thursday and will be closed all day on Friday. Vander Veer Conservatory will be closed. Adler Theatre Box Office will be closed Thursday, and Friday. CitiBus service will end after the last trip made…

DAVENPORT, IOWA – Hy-Vee pharmacists and technicians who take part in the company’s rapid antigen COVID-19 testing will be offered an additional bonus for participating in the public health program. Full-time pharmacists who administer the tests will receive a $500 bonus and part-time pharmacists and technicians who administer the test will receive a $250 bonus, a news release says. This in addition to the $23.3 million in frontline appreciation bonuses that the company has paid out to all retail employees, as well as the company’s upcoming 10% employee bonus on all hours worked during this year’s holiday season Dec. 21,…

DAVENPORT – Art therapy has proven to be a powerful tool for treating Alzheimer’s disease. More than giving patients something pretty to look at or an exercise to keep them busy, it stimulates the brain. Megan Olsen, Alzheimer’s Association, Iowa Chapter, joins PSL via Zoom to talk about the therapy and an upcoming fundraiser featuring patient artwork called, “Memories In The Making” which is slated for Thursday, November 12. Watch the interview to learn more and enjoy the featured paintings/creations!

Iowa – There are already widespread blizzard conditions across the northwest quarter of Iowa. The region can expect 2 tp 5 inches of snow, but that’s not the most concerning part of the storm. “But the snow accumulation is not the most important element of the storm,” said Jeff Chapman, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. “It’s actually the winds, which are gusting anywhere from 45 to 60 miles an hour.” Chapman said the snow and wind combination will make it really hard to see. So he recommends to hold off on driving anywhere…

DAVENPORT, IOWA – Children are children for only so long, then they grow up. No second chances. With that realization in mind, and not wanting the COVID-19 pandemic to rob their daughters — and themselves — of the special experience of a fancy father-daughter dance, two Quad-City dads created their own Sugar Plum balls when the popular Festival of Trees event was canceled this year. Tim Riley, of Eldridge, and Jackson Frerichs, of Davenport, are brothers-in-law with daughters, and they came up with the idea of do-it-yourself dances independently. When they happened to mention their plans to each other, they thought, “Holy cow, that’s so…

DAVENPORT, IOWA – During his earliest days on an East Moline Police Department beat, Jeff Ramsey ’00 leaned on lessons in community policing he learned in a St. Ambrose classroom. Ramsey is leaning on those same lessons today as he guides the East Moline department into a new era of heightened racial awareness in his initial year as Chief of Police. “The way to work forward from where we are now is to continue to try and build relationships,” Ramsey said of a national discussion on law enforcement and racial injustice that is taking place in the second half of…