It sometimes takes a disaster to make you realize how many things you still remember. As I drove through my hometown Saturday morning, it just hit.
The former Columbus Catholic star was taken in the second round with the 53rd overall pick by the Washington Commanders Friday.
This Sunday, May 5, First Baptist Church will be hosting its 6th annual Blessing of the Bikes event at 3003 Mulberry Avenue in Muscatine. This is a free, family-friendly event.
This week, on Saturday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Eulenspiegel Puppets will be presenting a puppet festival focused on new or inexperienced puppeteers, aged 7 through adult.
Vendor applications are being accepted for the 2024 Pearl City Vintage Market.
The practice of sedating people detained by police is quietly spreading across the nation, illustrating an often-hidden way fatal police encounters end: not by gunfire but with the silent use of a medical syringe.
After about five years of work, the Japanese Garden at the Muscatine Art Center will be officially dedicated with a ceremonial ribbon cutting on Thursday.
The chance for severe weather such as high winds or thunderstorms is low for the Muscatine area over the weekend, but the National Weather Service at the Quad City Airport predicts plenty of rain.
Two products from Muscatine have been nominated to be part of the Coolest Things Made in Iowa contest.
Additional tornadoes are possible in Iowa this evening along with hail, damaging wind, and flooding. And the chance for all these hazards will continue on Sunday as well. Get the latest on the timing and threats for both days in our updated forecast.
Editor's note: “Memories of Muscatine” is a series produced in cooperation with the extensive collections of Musser Public Library and the Muscatine Art Center. For more information about the library’s collections, call 563-263-3065. For more information about the center’s collections, call …
The state auditor's office must do more to justify its decision to withhold from public release emails between his office and two journalists, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled.
Odebolt, Iowa, native Cooper DeJean was selected in the second round of the NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday night.
Images of Pleasant Valley's 2-0 win over Muscatine in Boys Soccer on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
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On Feb. 20, American Cruise Lines announced it had started its Mississippi River season with many new features – including stops in Muscatine.
The City of Muscatine is seeking proposals from private developers for the former Hawkeye Lumber Redevelopment Site.
This year, the Muscatine Humane Society’s “Kash 4 Kritters” event will be held May 3 – 5 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, May 3, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, and 12 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 5.
This week, Progress Muscatine began releasing its “Know Better, Do Better” video series. The series is set to release a new video every Tuesday through June 2024.
Muscatine-based CBI Bank and Trust has completed technology updates at the former Southeast National Bank (SENB) locations in Moline.
HNI Corporation has received a Better Project Award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Better Buildings initiative.
On Sunday, April 21, The Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine, in coordination with the City of Muscatine, hosted a Neighborhood Block Party as part of Ignite Vitality: Mulberry.
Muscatine is asking residents to continue supporting environmental protection throughout the year by picking up trash or planting a tree.
Showers and storms are likely in Iowa late Thursday night through Friday evening. Damaging hail and wind could occur in spots. Isolated flooding and tornadoes can't be ruled out. Meteorologist Matt Holiner has the details in our latest forecast.
For as easy as it can be to sometimes underestimate the ‘care’ part in ‘healthcare’, the actual treatment of patients and the sense of ease that they can get from a positive hospital staff experience can be just as crucial to the recovery process.
Muscatine High School FFA partnered with Bayer Monsanto for the tenth annual Ag Safety Day on Tuesday at the Ag Learning Center.
AEDs will be installed by the City of Muscatine at Kent Stein Baseball Park, Muscatine Soccer Complex and Riverside Park.
This year, the students of West Liberty truly went above and beyond in encompassing the spirit of Earth Day.
The numbers are so high that a researcher initially had a hard time believing them. A Lee Enterprises investigation gives insight about the forces that have been fueling these deaths.
A top concern for local election workers throughout the country this year is their own safety. A group formed after the 2020 presidential election is traveling the country helping them prepare for what could lie ahead.
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Homeowners aged 65 or older are eligible for a property tax exemption worth $3,250 for the assessment year beginning Jan. 1, 2023. In subsequent years, the exemption will double.
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Former Columbus Catholic multi-sport standout Ben Sinnott was taken with the 53rd pick in the second round of the NFL Draft Friday by the Washington Commanders.
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