June 21, 2000: Business owners were upset about a spate of vandalism in downtown Eldridge. The most recent was graffiti on a mural at the Eldridge Library Annex, where vandals defaced characters from “Sesame Street.” Eggs were also dropped in the book return box. Others downtown reported spray painting on vehicles and private property, dog feces in the video return box at Movies To Go, and the removal of an “S” on the Chambers & Sass Funeral Home sign.

Q: Why did you convene a Judiciary Committee hearing about 23andMe?

"What happened to standing with rural Iowa? What happened to protecting property rights? We are being told to sit down and hand over our land – and that’s wrong. No one should be forced to give up their farm for corporate greed ..."

"Reynolds’ decision not to seek reelection is a wise one. After what she’s done to our state, she wouldn’t stand a chance ..."

"Trump has said he based his decision to include National Guard and military personnel on his insistence that Los Angeles is staggering under violent riots. Governor Newsom responded to the claims of MAGA politicians that the city is a hellscape with actual statistics showing that California is safer than their states ..."

"Some cheered and others feared the DOGE chainsaw chaos, corruption and cruelty but I believe we all hoped our economy would be stronger in the end. Then we saw Congress’s pork filled budget plus the $45 million parade boondoggle and realized nothing is improving ..."

June 16, 2010: Iowa Gov. Chet Culver visited the Eldridge Preschool to announce a $90 million expansion in access to preschool programs throughout the state. Just over half of the 85 students at the Eldridge Preschool attended on “scholarships” from the North Scott School District. The state provided funding to the district to provide the scholarships to families that met certain criteria.

Brenna Bird and the Trump administration apparently don’t see eye to eye when it comes to what constitutes hindering the enforcement of federal immigration laws. At least not when it comes to one northeast Iowa county.

"This planet will thrive again before the Sun grows large enough to swallow it. When that happens, humankind will have been extinct for millenniums ..."

June 4, 1975: As a strike the by Iron Workers Local 111 continued into its fifth week, construction remained halted on the new North Scott Junior High building. With completion on the building now slated for no earlier than Oct. 1, the North Scott School Board voted to institute a split shift schedule for students in grades 7-12 so all students could start the school year in the high school building.  The shifts would run from 8 a.m. – noon and noon – 4 p.m., although no decision was reached on what instruction levels would go in the morning or afternoon.

A Celebration of Life for Richard A. "Dick" Petersen, 83, of rural Davenport, will be held from 2-6 p.m. Sunday, July 6, in Keppy 4-H Hall at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, Davenport. Bentley Funeral Home, Durant, is assisting the family with arrangements.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bechert of Eldridge will celebrate their 50th anniversary on June 21.

Carol Diane Kuehl, 82, of Bettendorf, passed away on June 15, 2025. A visitation will be held on Friday, June 20, from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. The funeral will begin at 3 p.m. Services will take place at Christ’s Family Church, 4601 Utica Ridge Road, Davenport, Iowa 52807.

Herbert H. Kuehl, 93, of Donahue, passed away on Thursday, June 5, 2025, at Grand Haven Retirement Community in Eldridge.

Valerie Jane (Rowley) Scull, 61, of Long Grove, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at her home, surrounded by family after a courageous yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer.

Thomas Alfred Wyatt, 80, of Eldridge, passed away on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House. A Celebration of Life will be held locally at 4 p.m. on Monday, June 16, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church Great Hall, in Long Grove. A second Celebration of Life will be held at Goosey’s in McIntire on June 28 at 2 p.m. Halligan-McCabe-DeVries is assisting the family with arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family to be gifted to the Mitchell County Conservation Board.

Carl VanEvera Wilson, 81, passed away on Monday, June 2, 2025, at his residence. Cremation rites have been accorded, and a private graveside service will take place Friday, June 13, at Oakdale Memorial Gardens.

A Celebration of Life for Linda Kay Suiter, 70, formerly of Princeton, will be held from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, June 21, at the Princeton Civic Center.

Arlene F. Clark, 98, a resident of rural LeClaire, passed away on Sunday, June 1, 2025, at Harmony Utica Ridge in Davenport. 

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Dwayne “Mike” Thavenet, who was born on Oct. 3, 1959, and passed peacefully surrounded by family on May 12, 2025.

A funeral service for Herbert H. Kuehl, 93, of Donahue, will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, at Park View Lutheran Church. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service on Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. A Celebration of Life will be held following the burial from 4-7 p.m. at the Dixon American Legion.  Chambers Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

A Celebration of Life for Thomas Alfred Wyatt, 80, of Eldridge, will be held at 4 p.m. Monday, June 16, at St. Ann's Catholic Church Great Hall, Long Grove. A second Celebration of Life will be held at a later date in McIntire, Iowa. The Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, Davenport, is assisting the family with arrangements.

A Celebration of Life for Valerie Jane (Rowley) Scull, 61, of Long Grove, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 14, at Cornerstone Baptist Church, Eldridge. A luncheon will follow the service. A graveside committal service will be held in Mount Union Cemetery, rural Eldridge, following the luncheon. Visitation will be Friday, June 13, from 4-7 p.m. at the church. Weerts Funeral Home, Davenport, is assisting the family with arrangements.

A celebration of life for Linda Kay Suiter, 70, of Fairhope, Ala., formerly of Princeton, will be held from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday, June 21, at the Princeton Civic Center.

Shirley Morrow, 256 6th St., DeWitt, IA 52742, will celebrate her 90th birthday June 14.