By Tracy Dunn NSP Assistant Editor Considering Nancy Shannon’s 30-plus years of coaching experience, it may come as a surprise to learn that this 2013 inductee into North Scott High School’s … [Read more...]
NS Hall of Excellence: Nancy Shannon makes a special impact on North Scott
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Spring Jazz Concert is May 14: Renowned bassist will appear with NS jazz ensembles
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By Tracy Dunn NSP Assistant Editor North Scott’s jazz program continues to live up to its reputation of high-quality and high-energy education and performance. Year after year, the high … [Read more...]
Tracy Dunn: Trading dependence on Mom for dependence on i-Mom
May 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Outside my front door, there are two spiral shrubs that apparently make the perfect “high-rise” home for birds. Currently, there’s a robin sitting on a nest on the right side of the porch, and a … [Read more...]
Old stuff, new business: Eldridge welcomes Antique Cartel to Second Street
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By Tracy Dunn NSP Assistant Editor Vintage baby buggies and steamer trunks. A hulking hair dryer from a beauty shop. Tools and implements from long-ago workshops and garden sheds. Shabby-chic … [Read more...]
PHOTO GALLERY: Flood waters hit rural Scott County hard
April 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Images and descriptions of the drought filled our pages in the summer and fall of 2012. But as of last week, our tune has changed from "How dry I am" to "Water, water everywhere." As if the … [Read more...]
Everyone’s invited to Go Fish: Popular riverfront bar celebrates grand re-opening
April 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
By Tracy Dunn NSP Assistant Editor After the recent heavy rains, there are lots of tree limbs and debris floating down the Mississippi River, collecting in docks and inlets on their … [Read more...]
All Dunn: Another ‘tragedy’ on a rural road
April 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The temperature hovered just above 32 degrees, and a strong wind sent tiny pellets of freezing rain flying through the air. On a country road in northern Scott County, out near the Cody Homestead, it … [Read more...]
PHOTO GALLERY: McCausland and Princeton firefighters participate in mass-casualty training drill
April 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The wounds and the blood were fake, but the scenario was all too real for the members of the McCausland and Princeton volunteer fire departments on Saturday, April 13. The volunteers gathered at Bluff … [Read more...]
Students direct, star in spring plays: Lancer Productions’ show this weekend includes ‘Potpourri’ of talent acts
April 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
By Tracy Dunn NSP Assistant Editor The Spring Lancer Productions Potpourri will take the stage this Friday and Saturday, April 12 and 13, at 7 p.m. All seats are $5 at the door. The evening … [Read more...]
NSHS teacher heads to Capitol Hill: Karen Pauly pleads for back-up cameras in all new vehicles
April 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
By Tracy Dunn NSP Assistant Editor A bill that was signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2008, but delayed in its enforcement for more than five years now, might have helped prevent many … [Read more...]
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