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Carmen Darland/Bettendorf News Getting items off the floor and onto super-strong storage rails keeps clutter at bay, while keeping items dry. via Bettendorf News

“It's made up of complex structures. It's a very complex, beautiful thing. "It's an exercise in trying to reproduce the figure. It's a challenge.”

Jeremy Murphy of Bettendorf and Kathy Betcher of Rock Island work on their drawings of nude model Rebekah Leon of Moline during a class at the Leger Fine Arts Gallery in Davenport. via Bettendorf News

“We have two other locations, Council Bluffs, Iowa and Bettendorf, Iowa that are supplying the drums for our customers. To date, we have yet to miss a delivery and we intend to keep that up”

The investigation into what happened to cause a massive explosion at Barton Solvents last week, is expected to take another week to complete. via WHO-TV Des Moines

SIOUX CITY: Mike Hobart will be Sioux City's next mayor, winning 52 percent of the votes Tuesday to Councilman Brent Hoffman's 48 percent. via Des Moines Register

“The boat just can't compete at this point and it wasn't generating enough revenue to survive”

Catfish Bend Casino received permission from state regulators today to shut down its struggling Fort Madison gambling boat, putting about 180 people out of work in southeast Iowa. via Indianola Record-Herald

“You can have all the establishment you want and all the Washington endorsements you want, but ultimately people are going to make a choice on who really cares about them and who has a track record for fighting for them.”

Democratic presidential contender Sen. Barack Obama said Wednesday colleague and presidential rival Sen. via Newswire.co.nz

Updated: Democratic Presidential hopeful, Barack Obama announced his policy for what he called reclaiming the American Dream in Bettendorf today. via KWQC-TV Davenport

Bill Gluba will be the next Davenport mayor. The former state representative, state senator and Scott county supervisor defeated Phil Yerington in Tuesday's election. via WOC-AM Davenport

The highest turnout in Davenport was in Precinct D63 , which is the area from Kimberly to 53rd, and from a mixture of Eastern and Jersey Ridge over to the Bettendorf border. via Quad City Images

“That's the best investment we can make in our future”

BETTENDORF, Iowa - Democrat Barack Obama called Wednesday for an overhaul of the nation's bankruptcy laws and said he would offer tax breaks of up to $4,000 a year to make college more affordable for ... via Muscatine Journal

“I think the council works really well together, and I want to be a part of that team. I don't want to create any conflict. I just want to collaborate with the other members and keep the city moving forward.”

A Bettendorf physician will be sworn in at the next Bettendorf City Council meeting, having defeated three opponents Tuesday for the city's vacant 5th Ward seat. via Bettendorf News

“Fred is a loving, responsible, hard-working father, son, sibling or friend to many people”

A man from California who organized the delivery of 92 pounds of marijuana to the Quad-Cities, then jumped out a hotel window as police arrived on the scene, will spend nearly four years in federal prison. via Quad-City Times

“I'd like her to do the little things, to fill in the gaps.”

Debbie Young, left, a doula who offers postpartum care as well as during the birthing process, uses a doll to teach massage techniques to Erina Thomas of Davenport for her newborn son, Brandon. via Bettendorf News

“Yes, it was under control, yes I was bleeding, his canine tooth punctured a vein, that's all it did. They're my babies, I wouldn't trade 'em for the world, and most of the time, our dogs are better behaved than most peoples' kids.”

Sherri McDonough says the bite punctured her vein causing the bleeding. She says that she is fine. via KWQC-TV Davenport

“The students are much more interested in it and motivated by (the technology)”

In Trisha Calysn's fifth-grade classroom, technology and learning go hand in hand. via Quad-City Times

A longtime Bettendorf choir director has been convicted of stealing money. Deborah Ragan was found guilty yesterday. via KWQC-TV Davenport

“Maybe 3, 4, 5 percent now. Then in 3 years, bring it up again. But I was just wondering if the CEO of the company was going to take a cut in pay.”

Some of your neighbors are fighting a big rate increase for water. Iowa American Water company wants to raise your rates almost 27%. To do that it needs permission from the Iowa Utilities Board. via WQAD-TV Moline

Oct. 24 n A two-vehicle collision occurred on U.S. 67 and Interstate 80 onramp between a 1999 Chrysler and 2002 Dodge. via Bettendorf News

“I am a product of this community and want to work to ensure that Bettendorf will always be the best place in the Quad-Cities to live”

Bettendorf Alderman Debe LaMar doesn't have to worry about the outcome of Tuesday's election, so she's already focusing on what she wants to accomplish in her next term as 3rd Ward council member. via Bettendorf News

Contributed file photo Bettendorf crafter Kathy Ortiz, who does quilting on runnings, hangings and pillows, is one of the vendors who will be at this year's Friends of the Bettendorf Public Library Holiday ... via Bettendorf News