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Muscatine road to close for floodgate training
The Muscatine Department of Public Works Roadway Maintenance Division will close East Mississippi Dr. at the entrance to HNI Corporation, located at 600 E. 2nd St., Muscatine, Thursday, May 30 as staff trains on and certifies Mississippi Dr. Structure #1 (Floodgate #1). According to a release, traffic on Mississippi Dr....
Phase 2 of Fulliam road work begins soon in Muscatine
West Fulliam will be closed to through traffic from just east of Green Acres Drive to the 2100 block of West Fulliam starting at 7 a.m. Monday, June 3, as Phase 2 of the West Fulliam Reconstruction Project begins in Muscatine, according to a news release. Substantial completion of this...
QCA cities get funding for safe school routes
Some cities in the QCA will get money to protect kids on their way to learn through the Illinois Safe Routes to School Program. Illinois Secretary of Transportation Omer Osman announced the schools that will be getting grant money. The program is providing $9.8 million across the state. Moline will get $250,000 to build traffic lights at its seven schools, Aledo got $250,000 for a new sidewalk to complete a route across the city and Galesburg will get just under $250,000 to install new sidewalks on Fifer St. where there aren’t any.
“The Iowa State Fair,” June 13 through September 8
Muscatine Art Center, 1314 Mulberry Avenue, Muscatine IA. In the latest Musser House Galleries exhibit at the Muscatine Art Center, rides, contests, animals, refreshments, delighted patrons, and more will be showcased in Iowa artist Kurt Ullrich's The Iowa State Fair, a collection of gorgeous and evocative black-and-white images that truly evince the wonder of this annually awaited outdoor tradition.
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