🌱 Patch AM: How did Davenport land among Iowa’s top cities for scam reports?

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In today's newsletter:

• How did Davenport land among Iowa's top cities for scam reports?
• Why did Davenport's Medicaid anesthesia costs spike more than 50%?
• How the River Bandits thrilled Davenport in their final home game

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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• Tuesday: A thunderstorm in spots, temps: high: 95, low: 71.
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📰 News we're reading

• Davenport among top 5 Iowa cities with 7 BBB Scam Tracker reports in July (riverbendtimes.com) — Davenport logged seven BBB Scam Tracker reports in July 2026, placing it among the top five Iowa cities for reported scams and totaling just over $1,000 in documented losses. Most local reports involved online purchases, and one resident described losing $1,000 to a misleading "free vacation" promotion, underscoring the value of checking Scam Tracker before sharing money or personal details.
   

• Davenport's Medicaid anesthesia reimbursements reach $8,710 in 2024 (riverbendtimes.com) — Medicaid anesthesia reimbursements in Davenport reached $8,710 in 2024, a 52.1% jump from 2023, with all payments coming from ZIP code 52803. While anesthesia ranks just 18th among local Medicaid spending categories, the article breaks down five-year trends and how this care fits into Davenport's broader, taxpayer-funded healthcare costs.
   

• River Bandits Secure Fifth-Straight Series Win in Final Regular Season Home Game (milb.com) — Fans in Davenport packed Modern Woodmen Park as the Quad Cities River Bandits closed their regular-season home schedule with an 8-4 win over the Beloit Sky Carp, securing their fifth straight series victory. The team now holds a two-game division lead heading into a final six-game road series against Peoria, keeping local playoff hopes very much alive.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 31
• Creation Studio Open Work Hours
  Bettendorf Public Library - Creation Studio
  2:00 pm
• Girls Tennis: Muscatine vs Davenport West (Junior Varsity)
  West High School Davenport
  4:00 pm
• Golf (B-V) - Tri w/ Newman and Kewanee
  Andalusia Elem School Rockridge High School
  4:00 pm
• Girls Tennis: Muscatine vs Davenport West (Varsity)
  West High School Davenport
  4:00 pm
• Football (B-F-SO) - Monmouth High School
  Andalusia Elem School Rockridge High School
  5:30 pm
• PTA Meeting @ Walcott
  Walcott K-8 Walcott, IA 52773
  5:30 pm
• Volleyball: Davenport Central vs Davenport West (Freshman)
  West High School Davenport North High School
  6:00 pm
• Volleyball: Pleasant Valley vs Davenport West (Freshman)
  West High School Davenport North High School
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Coffee and Conversations
  Bettendorf Public Library - Bettendorf and Gilbert Rooms
  9:00 am
• Girls Tennis: Davenport Central vs Davenport West (Varsity)
  West High School Davenport
  4:00 pm
• Cross Country (B-V) @ Annawan Invite
  Andalusia Elem School Andalusia, IL 61232
  4:00 pm
• Golf (G-V) @ Tri at Knoxville w/ Alleman
  Andalusia Elem School Knoxville Sr High School
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• chain link fence, 2 gates, 1- 36 inch, 1- 38 inch, 6 corner posts, 5 line posts, 3 pieces of fencing, 1-12 feet , 1- 30 feet, 1- 36 feet, top rail.
  42 inches tall. Free, you remove. Call 563-676-9883 (Nextdoor Indian Rd)
• Well, they finally put the ball game on.
  Cozi 6.3 or KWQC + app. River Bandits. Late was supposed to be on at 4:30. In the 2 nd already. (Nextdoor Indian Rd)

• Golden Corral posted a job opening for Restaurant Assistant Manager in Davenport. Apply here.
• The Warrior Hotel Group posted a job opening for Room Attendant/Housekeeping in Davenport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Davenport here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bettendorf

• 'Rally to Remember' pickleball tournament event raises money for Alzheimer's research (wqad.com)
• Youssi Custom Homes of Iowa Introduces Virtual Tours for Pleasant Valley District Homes at Forest Grove Crossing (cincinnati.com)

Clinton

• Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. Invests $2.52 Million in HNI Corporation $HNI (marketbeat.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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