Marcia Lense

6 days ago | kwqc.com | Marcia Lense

GENESEO, Ill. (KWQC) - Hundreds of people flock to the city of Geneseo for their annual Christmas Walk featuring living windows and traditions from the Victorian era. The event stems from when the town was founded in the late 1830s. A group of Congregational Christians broke away from their home church in Genesee County, New York to settle here. Angie Snook is the retired curator of the Geneseo Historical Museum.

2 weeks ago | kwqc.com | Marcia Lense

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - April is Sports Eye Safety Month. The American Academy of Ophthalmology urges every household to have at least one pair of ANSI-approved protective eyewear. ANSI-approved means the protective eyewear is made to meet safety standards of the American National Standards Institute. Typically, basketball results in the most injuries, but pickleball is seeing more eye injuries as the sport grows more popular. Copyright 2025 KWQC. All rights reserved.

4 weeks ago | kwqc.com | Marcia Lense

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Golf may seem like a gentler sport, but if not done right, it can cause injuries. Carter Bernier, a physical therapist with MercyOne Genesis. He is a Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist and a Titleist Performance Institute Certified Golf Specialist. He says golf requires a lot of movement, but most of the injuries he treats include the back and lower spine.

1 month ago | kwqc.com | Marcia Lense

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Hammond-Henry Hospital in Geneseo is one of the few hospitals in the State of Illinois to offer chiropractic care. Owen McConnell is a Doctor of Chiropractic and a certified athletic trainer. He typically treats injuries and pain in the neck, spine, and other parts of the body. He says the advantage of working within a hospital is that he can refer patients to the pain management department, or other specialties for treatment.

Jun 27, 2024 | kwqc.com | Marcia Lense

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Summer is the perfect time to schedule back to school eye exams. Children often don’t realize they have vision problems, yet without good vision, a child’s ability to learn about the world becomes more difficult. Vision problems affect one in 10 preschoolers and one in five school age children. As children grow, their eyes change quickly. Careful attention to a child’s eye health can help catch problems early, while their eyes are still developing.