June 19, 2013


PHOTO GALLERY: Long Grove community comes together for annual Strawberry Festival

Angie and Hayden Ulloa watch closely as their "spin art" is created.

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: Lancers defeat Burlington, advance to state

A happy group of Lancers

Webmaster's note: Click here for full story on the win against Burlington! All photos by Scott Campbell PHOTO GALLERY DIRECTIONS: Click on any of the images below to enlarge. To navigate from … [Read more...]

PHOTO GALLERY: A Special Send-off for Special Olympians

A show of hands

Photos by Scott Campbell (scroll to bottom to view gallery) On Wednesday, May 22, 10 tenacious students and four fearless staff members set off from North Scott High School in Eldridge, bound for … [Read more...]

PHOTO GALLERY: 94th Annual Memorial Day Service at Historic Summit Church

Mike Higgins saluting

(scroll to bottom for PHOTO GALLERY) Story & Photos by Tracy Dunn Rain may have kept some citizens from celebrating Memorial Day with traditional picnics and other outdoor activities, but … [Read more...]

Sailing scenes: View PHOTO GALLERY from the May 18 garage sale

Contemplating ...

The sun was shining, the weather was warm. It was, in short, a picture-perfect day for saling — garage saling, that is. Folks from near and far traveled to Eldridge for the community's annual … [Read more...]

PHOTO GALLERY: Staged car crash sends students message prior to North Scott Prom

Representatives of Chambers Funeral Home and a coroner (Marty O'Boyle) remove the body of one of the fatal accident's young victims.

It's spring, and excitement is in the air for high school students everywhere who are looking forward to attending prom and enjoying one final summer together before heading off into their respective … [Read more...]

A fun day to run: View PHOTO GALLERY of John Glenn’s first annual ‘Fun Run’

Erika Keppy and family cheer on the participants as third-grader Isaac Simmons runs past.

John Glenn Elementary School students got lucky and enjoyed warm, sunny weather for their first annual Fun Run on Tuesday, April 30. On what turned out to be the nicest day of the week, they traveled … [Read more...]

PHOTO GALLERY: NS girls’ soccer team hits the field on April 30

Abby takes a dive

Photo gallery directions: Enlarge any of the photos by clicking on the images below. Navigate through the photo gallery by clicking on the arrows on the right or left of the enlarged photo, or by … [Read more...]

PHOTO GALLERY: Flood waters hit rural Scott County hard

The hunting area of Allen's Grove would attract ducks, but not allow access by hunters.

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...]

PHOTO GALLERY: McCausland and Princeton firefighters participate in mass-casualty training drill

Emergency vehicles head west on Bluff Road toward the scene of a two-vehicle "accident" with multiple casualties. The same site was used about 15 years ago for a similar drill that involved a full-size school bus, according to McCausland Assistant Fire Chief Brian Carsten.

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...]