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Bettendorf Fire Chief Gerry Voelliger holds history in his hands at the department’s State Street station.

Greetings, greetings. Here are some tidings of great joy — to those who have been eagerly waiting the arrival of some semblance of spring weather. Hang on, folks, spring weather is on the way.

The Davenport School Board on Monday approved a tax levy of $15.45640 for the school year 2018-2019, down from the 2017-2018 levy of $15.83985 per $1,000 of taxable valuation.

Bettendorf Fire Chief Gerry Voelliger holds history in his hands at the department’s State Street station.

East Moline firefighters on Monday rescued a would-be dog rescuer whose boat became disabled in the mud.

A National Defense Industrial Association lunch for small business leaders will be 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Thursday, April 12, at Rock Island Arsenal Golf Course and Clubhouse, Arsenal Island.

The eighth annual free Quad-City Regional Family Caregiver Conference will be 8 a.m. until noon Saturday, April 21, at the Rogalski Center, 2100 N. Ripley St., on the campus of St. Ambrose University, Davenport.

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Quad-Cities will hold its 29th annual coffee house fundraiser Friday and Saturday.

A light blanket of Quad-City snow Monday did not keep area charities from thinking of spring and one of its traditions — the John Deere Classic's Birdies for Charity kick-off.

To assist residents with spring lawn cleanup the City of Davenport is extending No Sticker Yard Waste Weeks as follows: