Le Claire

Mm-mm.

And then you got basically, uh, everything, uh, the rural area in Scott County, basically north of LeClaire, uh, and north of Eldridge.

Um, the idea is, it, the amount of people that live in that district have to add up to roughly 30,250 people.

Wow.

They're in the next town over.

It's called LeClaire.

And that town was a ghost town.

Then the show became popular and the whole little downtown is full of stores and restaurants and antique malls.

Every weekend there's a festival or a food market or something.

So we just thought, okay, we both saw what Delray did.

So, you know, if we could just get this to be like LeClaire, like the town where the pickers are.

That little town is like so, so, so cute.

However, project leaders are working to shorten that timeline.

Illinois and Iowa project managers gave the public an update on the final bridge plans and answered questions at a public meeting, uh, Wednesday at LeClaire City Hall.

The last public meeting on the I-80 bridge was two years ago, where transportation officials unveiled their designs.

Currently, state transportation officials are working to purchase right of way, prepare for construction, and finalize design details such as for lighting, railings, and drainage.

In 2027, they will work to relocate mussels, uh, from the river bottom, which officials say number in the tens of thousands, and remove trees.

The project covers about six miles of interstate from the I-88, I-80 interchange in East Moline to 35th Street Southwest in LeClaire.

The existing Mississippi River Bridge opened in 1967.

Recurring maintenance needs, safety concerns, and outdated roadway features required transportation officials to look at replacing it.

And, and they've come out of farm fields.

Um, the one in Le Claire was shipped in from St. Louis.

We've ha- I think we've had some brought in from Canada.

Wow.

Per her wishes, she will be cremated, followed by a celebration of life.

Pat was born April 9th, 1935 on the Homestead family farm outside LeClaire, Iowa's Argo Corner.

Her parents, Selma and Worl- Wilbur Drentner, Drent- Drent- Drenter, excuse me, raised Pat and her three siblings, Chuck, Jim, and Lynn, during the Depression.

The farm was without running water or plumbing until she was in high school.

In retirement, Pat became a Clarissa C. Cook Hospice field volunteer for 28 years, receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from the President of the United States in 2023.

Pat is survived by two daughters, Susan Williams and Julie Berkhamper, her sister Lynn, Lynn, Lilenthal, countless many nieces and nephews, her honorary grandkids Nick, Emily, and Alex, and her beloved dog Alky.

A celebration of life will take place at Crane and Pelican in LeClaire on October 18th.

Special thanks to Officer Shane of LeClaire Police Department, the LeClaire Fire Department, and her family and friends and neighbors who helped along the way.

And we're about to cross the Mississippi River.

Again, we stayed at a H- Hampton Inn there, but what's one town south of Clinton is Le Claire, which is where American Pickers are from, so we had to pay a visit there.

So that's their store.

And I have to say that I'm, I'm a little depressed about what I came across because, you know, here's a show that's made its brand about authentic old Harley Davidsons, and old cash registers, and real old American stuff, and you go in there, it's a bunch of T-shirts made in China, and it's Mike Wolfe's leather apparel, vests, and belts, and stuff like ...

Condolences and sup- messages of support may be shared with the family online at hmdfuneralhome.com.

William, known as Billy Gordon, uh, or Ub Gordon, uh, age 69 of LeClaire, passed away peacefully on October 2nd in Bettendorf.

He was born June 2nd, 1957, in Davenport.

Bill graduated from Assumption High School and f- furthered his education at the University of Northern Iowa.

And finally, Via- Viola Faye Spinsby.

Services for Viola Faye Spinsby, age 92, of Davenport, will be held 10:30 AM on Tuesday at McInnis Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf.

Burial will follow at Glendale Cemetery in LeClaire.

Family will greet friends on Monday from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the funeral home.

This article is entitled A Long Walk.

Veteran finishes trek across Iowa, plays golf in LeClaire.

Mark Twain once called golf a good walk spoiled.

He never met Darian Schwenke.

He started on September first when he dipped his driver in the Missouri River.

Roughly three hundred and fifty-five mile... three hundred and fifty miles later, Schwenke spent Sunday night in Bettendorf, near Hidden Hills Golf Course.

On Monday, he walked close to six miles to Pebble Creek Golf Course in LeClaire.

On Tuesday, he played a round at Pebble Creek with some fellow veterans, then walked roughly three miles down to the Mississippi River.

Patrick T. Trey, 71, of Riverdale, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bittendorf.

A memorial mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 1, at Our Lady of the River Catholic Church, LeClaire.

Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until the time of service at the church.

Memorials may be directed to Habitat for Humanity, or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.