Author: Nick Green

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Scott County’s Test Iowa site has slightly changed its location in preparation for the upcoming colder season. After the closing hours on Thursday, October 29, officials moved the COVID-19 testing site from the Northpark Mall parking lot to the inside of the fromer Sears Auto Center building at the same location. The site then reopened at 8 a.m. on Friday, October 30. Additionally, beginning Monday, November 2, the site’s operating hours will change due to daylight savings time. The site will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays. The state is continuing to work…

DAVENPORT, IOWA – After a vehicle was stolen from a Davenport repair shop, a 28-year-old Davenport woman was in custody Wednesday. Sarah Cahill faces felony charges of first- and second-degree theft, and two misdemeanor charges of fifth-degree theft. She was being held on a total bond of $10,000 in Scott County Jail. On April 13, the arrest affidavit says, Cahill stole a vehicle parked at Dale’s Service Center, 3830 W. Locust St. The owner had dropped off the vehicle for service and the keys were inside. Cahill, who was identified through surveillance video, later sold the vehicle to someone else…

DAVENPORT, IOWA – Quad-City area realtors will ring the bells at five Hy-Vee stores Friday, December 4, as part of the annual Realtors Ring Day. “The Salvation Army assists our community in many housing programs and we are always pleased to take part in their initiatives,” said Sharon Smith, CEO of the Quad-City area realtors. Also Friday, the Army’s Quad City Coordinator, Major Robert Doliber, will be responding to their National Commander’s “Red Kettle Challenge” to raise the most funds at Walmart between 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. He will be stationed at the Elmore Walmart in Davenport with the…

DAVENPORT, IOWA – Davenport’s Main Street Library will close for a $1.6 million renovation from Dec. 28 into March 2021. Built in 1968, the Main Library needs an update to meet the research and media needs of today’s patrons, library director Amy Groskopf previously said. FRIENDS of the Davenport Public Library raised a little more than $830,000 through private donations and a 2½-year capital campaign for the project, which includes: creation of individual study rooms, a new first-floor public meeting room, a more defined children’s area, a new teen space, improved public computer area and a new flex space that…

DAVENPORT, IOWA – The trial for the man accused of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts has been delayed again because of COVID-19. Christian Bahena Rivera is accused of stabbing Tibbetts to death in June 2018. The trial date has been rescheduled to May 17 in Davenport, with a pretrial conference set for April 15. This is the third time the trial has been delayed. Originally set for Feb. 4, the trial was rescheduled in April to Sept. 29 after Bahena Rivera’s lawyers appealed regarding an evidence-suppression motion, claiming Rivera was given an incomplete reading of his Miranda rights.

DAVENPORT, IOWA – With the increase of waste during the holiday season, the Scott County Waste Commission wants to make sure you’re recycling right by knowing what can and cannot be recycled. Holiday related items, along with everyday items, that can be recycled by Scott County residents through either the curbside or drop-off recycling programs include: boxes wrapping paper tubes gift/shopping bags made of paper tissue paper greeting cards and envelopes photo cards aluminum pie plates clean foil cookie/popcorn tins newspapers advertisements magazines and catalogs plastic bottles and jugs glass bottles and jars aluminum and steel cans Any item that…

DAVENPORT, IOWA – Shy of two years after Canadian Pacific Railroad raised its tracks as much as 3 feet in some areas of downtown Davenport due to record, prolonged flooding, work is wrapping up to restore access to the riverfront. “We wanted to assure that the riverfront was as accessible, if not more so, than before,” said Steve Ahrens, executive director of the Riverfront Improvement Commission. “In the end … residents and visitors will see in many cases these crossings … provide an improvement, albeit different, to Davenport’s riverfront.” As the Mississippi River was on a swift rise in the spring…

DAVENPORT, Iowa — A Moline man was injured in a shooting in Davenport Sunday night. The Davenport Police Department responded to reports of gunfire in the 1500 block of Mound Street Dec. 20, 2020 just after 7 p.m., according to a statement from the department. Shots were fired from one vehicle into another vehicle, the statement said. A 29-year-old man was a passenger in the vehicle being shot at and suffered “serious, possible life-threatening injuries.” Officers are investigating the incident. Those with information about this incident are asked to call the Davenport Police Department at 563-326-6125 or submit a tip…