Dec. 1, 1971 The North Scott School Board proposed a $2.7 million operating budget for the 1972-73 school year. They also discussed the possibility of expanding the hot lunch program to elementary …

  The League of Women Voters of Iowa and nine Iowa-based co-sponsors will present petitions to the leadership of the 89th General Assembly at Iowa’s Capitol. The petitions, which …

  Re: "Editorial was wrong," letters to the editor, Don Leslie, Elizabeth Leslie, Keith Curry, Nov. 24: Scott Campbell was right. Three members of our community wrote letters criticizing …

Also on the Obituary Page this week is the obituary for Phyllis Parrott, 93, of DeWitt. The local connection is that she is the widow of NSP founder, Bob Parrott, who was publisher of the DeWitt …

My first good recollection of Cindy Crain was in 2010 at a farewell for National Guard troops from Mount Joy who were leaving for a deployment to Iraq. I remember asking, and receiving, permission to …

Cindy Crain never worked on Mondays, so Tuesday mornings were our time to connect. She’d come in early, and it would be just the two of us in the office. She’d pull up a chair and regale …

My first thoughts on learning of the passing of Dr. Arnold Lindaman, 85, the former North Scott curriculum director and assistant superintendent, in an email to his daughter-in-law, Tracy Lindaman, on Monday, Nov. 15:

Nov. 23, 2016: Shawn Loter, a longtime Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds employee, was hired to replace Bob Fox as general manager of the Fair. Loter was set to begin his duties Jan. 1.

Republicans work hard to sell the idea their party is the one that stands for fiscal responsibility. They are leaning heavily on that message on the federal level as Democrats approach a vote on the second of two multitrillion-dollar spending bills.

In 1564-56, years before the Mayflower set sail – French pilgrims settled at Fort Caroline (near Jacksonville, Fla.) in search of religious freedom from the Europeans. 

Merle Wiese of Eldridge will celebrate his 80th birthday on Dec. 11. The family would like to honor him with a card shower. Cards and well wishes may be sent to: Merle Wiese, PO Box 152, Eldridge, IA …

Phyllis Parrott of DeWitt died Nov. 25 at Westwing Place nursing home. She was 93 years old. Phyllis Lorraine Null was born April 18, 1928, the daughter of E.B. and Augusta Husmann Null of …

Cynthia K. Crain, 46, of Park View, passed away on Tuesday Nov. 23, 2021, at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City. Funeral services took place at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 30, …

Walter A. Dengler, Jr., 95, of Davenport, formerly of Eldridge, passed away on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, at Ridgecrest Village. Funeral service will be held on Monday, Dec. 6, at 11 a.m., at Weerts …

Michael Richard Kernan, 78, of Princeton, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021, at Genesis Medical Center-East Campus, Davenport. A time of remembrance will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 …

Marlene J. Wilson, 81, of Davenport, passed away Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, at Genesis East Medical Center, Davenport.  Visitation was held from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23, at the Runge Mortuary & Crematory.  The funeral service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24 (today), in the Runge Mortuary Chapel. Burial will follow at Davenport Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. John’s United Methodist Church, Davenport, or the American Diabetes Association.

A Memorial Mass for Elizabeth C. Finkenhoefer, 97, of Eldridge, was held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23, at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, Davenport. The Mass was livestreamed by visiting Liz’s obituary at www.hmdfuneralhome.com. Burial was in Holy Family Cemetery, Davenport. Visitation was held Monday from 4 until 7 p.m. at the Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, Davenport.  Memorials may be made to Heartland Hospice.

Karen J. Auliff, 83, of Wheatland, formerly of LeClaire, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, at Wheatland Manor.

Rondo R. Pietscher, 97 of Camanche passed away Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, at his home in Park Vista – Camanche.

A funeral service for Marlene J. Wilson, 81, of Davenport, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24, in the Runge Mortuary Chapel, Davenport. Burial will follow in Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be Tuesday, Nov. 23, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the mortuary.

A Memorial Mass for Elizabeth Camilla Finkenhoefer, 97, of Eldridge, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23, at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, Davenport. The Mass will be livestreamed by visiting Liz's obituary at www.hmdfuneralhome.com. Burial will be in Holy Family Cemetery, Davenport. Visitation will be Monday, Nov. 22, from 4-7 p.m. at the Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, Davenport.

A funeral service for Rondo R. Pietscher, 97, of Camanche, will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 22, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Clinton. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Monday at the church. Burial will be in Salem Lutheran Cemetery, rural Princeton. Military honors will be conducted by the United States Air Force. Snell-Zornig Funeral Homes & Crematory is assisting the family with arrangements.

A celebration of life service for Karen J. Auliff, 83, of Wheatland, formerly of LeClaire, will be held from 12-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, at Boll's Community Center, Princeton. The McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf, is assisting the family with arrangements.

Brianna Albritton of Chapel Hill, N.C., and Kellen Moss of Eldridge were united in marriage on Aug. 7, 2021, at the Triple J Manor House, Mocksville, N.C. William Hamilton-Barlow officiated the 5 p.m. ceremony.

Memorial services for Arnold D. Lindaman, 85, of Davenport, will be 3:00 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021 at Faith Lutheran Church, Eldridge, Iowa. The family requests that masks be worn at all times. Family will greet friends on Friday from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the church.