June 18, 2013

COP BEAT: View the latest Eldridge Police reports!

Eldridge Police

Officers with the Eldridge Police Department responded to the following calls and made the following arrests in the past week. Monday, July 30 12:48 p.m. – Sivi Watkins, 21, LeClaire, was cited … [Read more...]

View full PDF from NSP Fair Issue and Section A of the Aug. 8 North Scott Press!

FAIR COVER

The extensive fair coverage that you've come to expect from The North Scott Press is back in 2012! This year's coverage includes photos, full results, and NSP Editor Scott Campbell's daily fair diary. … [Read more...]

Letters to the editor: Readers weigh in on fertilizer plant rezoning issue

The following are letters to the editor received by The NSP, and letters submitted to the Scott County Planning and Zoning Department, about the fertilizer plant rezoning near Walcott. The opinions … [Read more...]

Our Past: Hitch of 24 Belgians a world record

Co-publisher Linda Tubbs

Aug. 2, 1972 When it was announced that Dick Sparrow of Zearing, Iowa, planned to parade his 40-team hitch in front of the Mississippi Valley Fair grandstand, Roy Curtis was reminded of an earlier … [Read more...]

Colby Sorensen reaps all-state baseball honors

Colby Sorensen

North Scott pitcher  Colby Sorensen capped his stellar senior season by being named first-team all-state by the Iowa Newspaper Association. Sorensen, who last week was named Mississippi Athletic … [Read more...]

Dean Bassett letter: School plan is a step backward

Editor: I am in favor of always doing what is best for the North Scott School District, and of course that means good facilities. However, I am perplexed by some of the proposals of the school … [Read more...]

Read Scott County Sheriff’s reports from the Aug. 1 NSP!

Sunday, July 15 5:42 a.m. – Christopher Thomas Blakely, 47, 21445 Scott Park Road, was charged with OWI after a deputy responded to a noise complaint at Blakely’s residence. Tuesday, July … [Read more...]

Catching up with the cop beat: Read police reports from the Aug. 1 NSP

Eldridge Police

Officers with the Eldridge Police Department responded to the following calls and made the following arrests in the past week. Monday, July 23 2:06 a.m. – Alfredo Garcia, 57, DeWitt, was … [Read more...]

McCausland meets the challenge

The community of McCausland collected 99 pints of blood on July 3, and that was enough to pass Washington, Iowa, which collected 86 pints in the challenge between the two towns. McCausland is … [Read more...]

Letters to the editor: Read opinions about fertilizer plant rezoning

07-25 - Rezoning Sign, 1956

The following are letters to the editor received by The NSP, and letters submitted to the Scott County Planning and Zoning Department, about the fertilizer plant rezoning near Walcott. The opinions … [Read more...]