Red, ripe fruit took center stage in Long Grove on Sunday, June 9, during the community's annual Strawberry Festival. Despite intermittent rain, there was a bumper crop of fun to be found for all ages … [Read more...]
PHOTO GALLERY: Long Grove community comes together for annual Strawberry Festival
June 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
View the latest Eldridge police reports!
June 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Friday, May 24 5:55 p.m. – Report taken for juvenile being shot with an air soft gun at 701 S. Eighth St. 8:39 p.m. – Alarm sounded at 101 Trails Road. Key holder contacted. Saturday, May … [Read more...]
View sheriff’s reports from the June 5 edition of The NSP
June 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
From the Scott County Sheriff’s Office Daily Incident Log, which lists calls, incident types and locations. Deputy’s reports follow those calls when received. Reports may be received well after … [Read more...]
Eldridge man arrested for growing, selling mushrooms
June 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A 20-year-old Eldridge man faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges after members of the Scott County Sheriff’s Special Operations Unit executed a search warrant at his home on Saturday, May … [Read more...]
Ryan Drechsler earns first-team all-MAC honors
June 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
North Scott senior Ryan Drechsler was the lone Lancer honored as a first- or second-team selection when the 2013 Mississippi Athletic Conference all-conference soccer team was announced last … [Read more...]
Letter to the editor: Bravo! to the Boy Scouts of America
June 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
“Congrats and thanks” to the Boy Scouts of America! Fully integrating the BSA is basically a two-phased process. Phase one was officially acknowledging and accepting openly gay scouts. BSA … [Read more...]
Letter to the editor: ‘We find shopping locally a lot easier’
June 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Editor: I would like to add my “two cents” to the letter to the editor that Kay Picolet had in last week’s North Scott Press. I was not aware of the new campaign “Buy Local, Stay Local, Be … [Read more...]
Out and about: Revisiting Churchill Downs – and more
June 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It had been 38 years since I went to the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., but the memories came flooding back when I recently attended a race in that same historic setting. We … [Read more...]
Our Past: Justice of the Peace Courts eliminated
June 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
June 6, 1973 Long Grove Civic League president Loras Schafer announced the sales of commemorative plates for Long Grove’s 135th anniversary. Leroy Greve came upon three rattlesnakes while hunting … [Read more...]
Meyers to celebrate golden anniversary
June 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Duane and Bernice Meyer of DeWitt will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on Saturday, June 15 with a reception from 5-7 p.m. at the Walcott Coliseum, with a dance to follow. Bernice … [Read more...]
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