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What's up Rock Island! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a red-light violation sent six Rock Island bus riders to hospitals
- How Augustana’s home stretch could reshape the CCIW tennis title race
- Rock Island native climbs to key mentoring role at The New York Times
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: A gusty t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 82 and low of 40 degrees.
- Saturday: Turning sunny; windy, cooler, temps: high: 52, low: 33.
- Sunday: Breezy with sunshine, with a high of 55 and low of 32 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• IL Bus Crash Sends Six People to Hospital (jems.com) — Six people were taken to local hospitals after a car ran a red light and hit a public transit bus at 24th Street and Fourth Avenue in Rock Island Monday afternoon. Fire crews sent four ambulances, treated additional patients on scene, and cited the 20-year-old driver for disobeying traffic control and operating an uninsured vehicle. 
• Men's Tennis Notebook: Cardinals Clinch Share of CCIW Title as Race Continues (cciw.org) — Rock Island’s Augustana College men’s tennis team remains firmly in the CCIW title chase, highlighted by junior Aingeru Garcia’s 6-0 week and a strong home win over Illinois Wesleyan. The notebook recaps a narrow Augustana loss at North Central, details conference standings, and lists upcoming matches, including home dates in Rock Island that could shape tournament seeding.
• A Promotion for Bill Ruthhart (nytco.com) — A Rock Island native, journalist Bill Ruthhart, has been promoted to senior early careers editor at The New York Times, where he mentors young reporters and shapes training programs. The son of longtime Dispatch/Argus editor Roger Ruthhart, he now helps build the next generation of newsroom talent while drawing on deep experience covering Chicago and national politics.
📸 Around Rock Island
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Girls Track & Field: Saber Co-Ed (Varsity)
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Boys Soccer: Davenport West vs Davenport North (Junior Varsity)
Davenport North High School
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Boys Soccer: Davenport West vs Davenport North (Varsity)
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Girls Soccer: Davenport West vs North Scott (Junior Varsity)
North Scott Athletic Complex The Pitch @ North Scott
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Girls Soccer: Davenport West vs North Scott (Varsity)
North Scott Athletic Complex The Pitch @ North Scott
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Kindergarten Round Up - Eugene Field Elementary
ROCK ISLAND SD 41 , 2900 31st Ave , Rock Island
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Kindergarten Round Up - Rock Island Center for Math and Science
ROCK ISLAND SD 41 , 2101 16th Ave , Rock Island
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Winter Indoor Yoga
City Services Center , 1830 6th Avenue , Moline
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QCAWC Kitten Shower
Quad City Animal Welfare Center Adoption & Education Center , 724 2nd Ave W , Milan
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Little Movers Storytime
Moline Public Library , 3210 41st Street , Moline
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Public Art Commission
Moline, IL Calendar , 1830 6th Avenue , Moline
3:30 pm
Saturday April 18
Monday April 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Rock Island High School is putting on "Matilda: The Musical" next weekend!
Adults- $8, Students- $5 Tickets available online or at the door (Nextdoor Broadway District)
- Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Rock Island. Apply here.
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Rock Island. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rock Island here.
🗞 Nearby News
Milan
- Lindsey Vonn On Comebacks, Resilience and Drowning Out the Noise: ‘I'm Often Misunderstood' (theflowspace.com)
- miart 2026: New Directions at Italy's Leading Contemporary Art Fair (whitewall.art)
- The Eloquence of the Tangible: Metamorphoses of Matter (whitehotmagazine.com)
Moline
- Moline continuing 'Adaptive Park Pop-Up' program for children with disabilities (wqad.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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