First Central State Bank will continue its tradition of Grilling for Charity fundraisers on Friday, Sept. 20 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Eldridge location. Proceeds collected from this fundraiser will benefit Walk With Travis, an organization that donates resources to local organizations specializing in suicide prevention and awareness, mental health initiatives, and supporting survivors of those lost to suicide. more

The second annual TEDxYouth@Davenport event will be held at the Putnam Museum in Davenport, Iowa on March 29, 2020. The event will focus on having youth presenters, ages of 15-24, share “ideas worth spreading.” Speaker applications are due Dec. 1, 2019. more

The Handicapped Development Center is celebrating 50 years of service with a celebration and recognition dinner at the Rhythm City Casino and Resort on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 5:30 p.m. Staff excellence awards and participant achievement awards will be presented, and motivational speaker Aron Ralston will then present an inspirational message. Reservations for this event are closed. more

The German American Heritage Center will present the program, “Berlin: Before and After the Wall Fell,” by professor of German history, Russell Baldner, on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 2 p.m. more

Local Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts belonging to the Illowa Council in 13 counties in eastern Iowa and western Illinois are selling a variety of popcorn, including microwave, cheese, chocolate, and caramel, as well as chocolate-covered pretzels. more

Ground was broken on Sept. 7 for the Rotary Club of North Scott's 2019-20 Impact Grant project – a Habitat for Humanity House at 719 E. 6th Street, Davenport. more

The World Affairs Council of the Quad Cities (WACQC), and Bettendorf Public Library (BPL) are co-sponsoring “Unknown Mexico? Mexican Indigenous Languages and Cultures and How Their Preservation Can Sustain Life on Earth,” on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 7-8:30 p.m., at the Bettendorf Library. more

Thanks to a gift from Dennis and Lynn Quinn and the matching support from the Scott Community College Foundation, current Scott Community College students can show their student I.D. and get a bus ride to their college classes at no cost. more

The Dixon Volunteer Fire Department’s fourth annual Car Show will be Saturday, Sept. 21 on Davenport Street  in downtown Dixon. Cars should enter the show on County Road Y40. Registration will be from 8 a.m. to noon, with judging from noon to 1:30 p.m. more

More than 1,000 people attended the Lunch on the Farm event at Cinnamon Ridge dairy north of Donahue in June, and last week John and Joan Maxwell stopped by the Donahue fire station to drop off a $935 donation - half of the event's proceeds - to the volunteer department. more

A documentary about political reconciliation will be shown 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 25 at the Scott County Public Library in Eldridge. more

North Scott High School's Class of 1969 will be celebrating its 50th class reunion on Saturday, Oct. 5. more