Aug. 11, 1983: A list of long-range capital projects for the North Scott School District was unveiled. It included a swimming pool at the high school, a new food preparation area, additions to the junior high, John Glenn and Virgil Grissom, a 400-meter track at the junior high, tennis courts at the junior high, Glenn and Grissom, and an athletic field complex renovation. The addition at the junior high was intended to make it a middle school for grades sixth, seventh and eighth. The next step was to present the plan to the public for comment and input. more

Aug. 1, 1973: The North Scott School Board extended an offer of employment to Frank Wood as a physical education teacher at the Senior-Junior High School. He would be paid $7,400 for the year. more

Eldridge residents won’t find the names “Ahlers and Cooney,” or “Brooks” on your November ballots. more

How many times have you heard the phrase, “Be careful what you wish for – you just might get it”? more

Losing in sports is never fun. It’s an awful, gut-wrenching feeling. more

Waiting at the airport for our flight to depart Kampala, Uganda, on June 29, I struck up a conversation with a woman from Europe who, in her role with an international aid organization, spends months at a time in this central African country. more