Author: Nick Green

DAVENPORT, IOWA – Despite financial shortfalls caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the city of Davenport “is in a strong and stable financial position” and continues on that track five months into the budget year that began July 1, city finance and human resources director Mallory Merritt said. City leaders have been able to avoid large-scale reductions in staffing and service delivery and maintain a high credit rating. However, Davenport Mayor Mike Matson on Thursday decried the lack of direct aid included an emerging $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package in Congress as “irresponsible.” “I have talked to our senators, congress people and…

DAVENPORT – Davenport Mayor Mike Matson is addressing recent gun violence in the area. On Sunday morning, a 19-year-old man was killed in a shooting. Later that same day, a mother of five died after getting shot at Chuck E. Cheese. Mayor Matson says police are working to address these cases and overall concerns about gun violence. “Davenport is safe,” Mayor Matson said. “We are not and have not been sitting on our hands. Our police department and our city administration has been looking at and evaluating and adjusting resources as needed. And we have been doing that.” The Davenport Police Department has responded…

Iowa – Fareway Stores, Inc. recently announced a second donation in the amount of $200,000 to the Iowa Association of Chambers of Commerce (IACC). The donation provided for up to $2,000 in gift cards to IACC chamber of commerce members in the communities Fareway serves. The Fort Madison Area Chamber of Commerce received $2,000 in gift cards, which were distributed to local small businesses and their employees. “We are excited to continue our support of small businesses and their employees during this holiday season,” said Fareway President and CEO Reynolds W. Cramer. “As small businesses continue to face challenges, we…

DAVENPORT, Iowa – A Davenport woman charged in the fatal October shooting of 29-year-old Eloise Chairs at a Davenport Chuck E. Cheese pleaded not guilty Thursday. Scott County Court records show Treshonda Pollion, 24, filed a written plea through her attorney, Michael Motto, to one count of second-degree murder, a Class B felony. She initially faced a charge of first-degree murder in Chairs’ death. However, the formal charging document filed on Dec. 8 by Scott County Attorney Mike Walton listed the lesser charge. TV6 Investigates reached out to Walton, who said in an email that after reviewing the case, “I…

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Black Americans, one of the communities hardest-hit by Covid-19, are now some of the most wary of the new vaccines. A survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that nearly a third of Black Americans are still hesitant of receiving the vaccine. While a report compiled by the NAACP, UnidosUS, and COVID Collaborative showed only 14% of Black Americans trust the safety of a new vaccine. All of this comes as the CDC finds Black Americans to be 3.7 times more likely to require hospitalization after contracting Covid-19, and 2.8 times more likely to die than White Americans. “It’s based…

DAVENPORT, IOWA – Three people, two of them from Davenport, were killed Friday in a two-vehicle crash in Bureau County. The accident happened shortly after 6:30 p.m. at Illinois Route 40 and Kentville Road, north of Bradford, Ill., and south of Buda, Ill., says a news release from the Bureau County Sheriff’s Office. From Davenport were a 39-year-old man, who was driving a 1999 Lexus, and an 11-year old girl, his passenger. Both died at the scene. Also from Davenport were his two other passengers, a 39-year-old woman and a 13-year-old boy. Both were transported to OSF Medical Center, Peoria,…

DAVENPORT, Iowa — It’s one of the busiest times of the year, yet it appears air travel is expected to stay strong, despite warnings from health officials to the spend the holidays at home. As motorists hit the roads ahead of Thanksgiving, the most heavily traveled holiday in America, a variety of factors come into play for each individual traveler. Cristen Frankel, originally from Michigan says, “I am actually coming to the Quad Cities.” “There are a lot of people on the roads this year.” Based on mid-October numbers, AAA expects 50 million Americans to travel this Thanksgiving. Compared to…

DAVENPORT, – The Davenport Community School District’s school board made a decision Monday night to approve Dr. Robert Kobylski’s request to retire as superintendent. On Friday, December 11th, Kobylski submitted a request to retire. The school board voted unanimously during the December 14th school board meeting. This comes nearly 3 months after the Iowa Department of Education voted to temporarily replace him over concerns the district was not correcting issues in special education and other areas. Currently, T.J. Schneckloth is serving as Davenport’s interim superintendent. Schneckloth previously served as interim superintendent in October 2018 after former Superintendent Art Tate resigned.