Two of Mabel Velge’s passions melded Monday – a sunny Earth Day, and the Rock Island High School track at the football stadium. Several local education and athletic leaders gathered there Monday afternoon to honor the longtime Rock Island runner, who bequeathed $372,000 to the Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation (RIMEF) to establish an annual scholarship […]
The three-member advisory committee has added sponsors, a new race and other bells and whistles to the 50th anniversary of the Quad-City Times Bix 7 in Davenport.