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  • Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine Area Expanded

    By Martha Smith University of Illinois Extension Stark County has been added to Illinois Dept. of Agriculture Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine Area The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) has expanded the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) quarantine area, adding 14 additional counties, bringing the...

  • Persons with Disability Parking Device

    NEWS FOR YOU.... from the Iowa D.O.T. Persons with Disability Parking Device By Debra Carney Driver License Supervisor, Office of Driver Services Davenport, Iowa With approaching inclement weather, every day trips may become more challenging. Colder weather may make it more difficult to ...

  • Electronic Eye Wear is Coming to the Quad Cities

    By Mike Snell Eye Surgeons Associates A new device is joining smartphones, iPads and music players: electronic eyeglasses. Arriving in late November, Eye Surgeons will be the first and only optical department in the Quad-Cities to offer emPower! eyeglasses, the biggest optical advance in over ...

  • Yard and Garden: Final Fall Chores

    By Richard Jauron and Willy Klein Iowa State University Extension Scott County Many gardeners have done their fall cleaning by removing annual garden plants and dead foliage on perennials. However, a gardener's cleaning chores are not over until the tools are cleaned, sharpened and put away for...

  • Caregiver Fair provides needed information

    By Pam Berenger Community Liason Intouch Adult Day Care and Home Care Services The complexities of aging and caregiving can be overwhelming at times. With more and more older people electing to live independent, non-institutionalized lives, and families choosing to keep their loved at home, th...

  • “Christmas Card Affair” at Ridgecrest Village

    By Karen McCoy Ridgecrest Village I know it is a little early to talk about Christmas, but the stores are already putting out Christmas decorations, which is a whole different subject that you do not want me to get on my soapbox about. I remember when I was young, every year when we would get o...

  • Routine Vehicle Maintenance – NEWS FOR YOU… from the Iowa D.O.T.

    NEWS FOR YOU... from the Iowa D.O.T. - Iowa Department of Transportation By Debra Carney Driver License Supervisor Office of Driver Services Davenport, Iowa How often do you see your health-care specialist for a checkup? Once per year? Twice per year? When was the last time you had your ...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Davenport, Iowa Office

    By Karen Cole Social Security District Manager Davenport, Iowa VETERANS DAY REMINDER: MILITARY SERVICE AND SOCIAL SECURITY Each year, on November 11, America observes Veterans Day and honors the men and women who have served in our nation’s Armed Forces. Many of our Vietnam era veterans ...