Silvis News

SILVIS, Illinois - Conditions finally started to clear Friday afternoon at the TPC at Deere Run, with blue skies breaking through shortly after 2:00 p.m. CST.

Uncle Sam will spend millions of dollars to try and succeed where many parents fail:getting kids to eat their fruits and vegetables.

It has been a very long wait for the Silvis School District. Years ago, former Governor Blagojevich promised that the state would allocate money for the district to build a new school, replacing the aging George O. Barr School.

By: Eric Huenefeld MORRIS , IL - Winning your first ASA Late Model Series feature is quite the accomplishment.

Two separate motorcycle accidents send two men to the hospital. The first one happened on John Deere Rd.

Moline incumbent, Don Welvaert overwhemingly wins the mayoral race. In Silvis, William Fox is elected mayor with 46% of the votes.

ROCK ISLAND COUNTY'S PROPOSED ONE-PERCENT SALES TAX TO PAY FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS HAS FAILED BY A WIDE MARGIN.

When it rains it pours. Ask Silvis School District Superintendent Ray Bergles. Wednesday, Bergles and two school principals were on the roof at George O. Barr School, pushing rain water off the roof.

It appears highly unlikely that the Silvis School District will get any federal stimulus money to build a new school.

Guadalupe "Sonny" Soliz, a Korean War veteran, visits with Fort Scott Christian Heights students about the Hero Street Soldiers.

The Illinois election is not until April 7th, but voting began Monday. Rock Island County is sending its voter trolley out to senior centers in the area.

Republican and Democratic leaders are joining forces to support the Kids First referendum.

Alto saxophonist Jack Scott and his singer wife Gwen gave up chances for worldwide fame in the jazz world to raise their family - three boys and one girl.

THERE'S A PUSH TO MERGE THE EAST MOLINE, SILVIS, CARBON CLIFF, HAMPTON, COLONA, AND UNITED TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

Ellington's orchestra. Trumpet greats Cat Anderson and Clark Terry are to his left.

This might be the best chance to replace aging and outdated George O. Barr School in Silvis.

Annette Louise Limkeman Miller, 84, of Silvis, died Sunday, January 25, 2009, at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus, Silvis.

It could be a cold and dark night for some homeowners and businesses in the Illinois Quad Cities.

Good Monday morning, Quad-Cities. It's back to the daily grind. School resumes today for most students in the Quad-City region, so pay attention around schools.

Josh Cozad, formerly of Silvis, Ill., is serving a 23-year prison sentence on a murder conviction at Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln, Ill.