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Princeton taxpayers will pay a Lost Grove Road farmer $4,500 not to plant corn or beans this year and use no fertilizer around the city’s contaminated water well.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/18/25
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Scott County supervisors and a room full of cheering colleagues stood to applaud Sherry Burmeister and her 50 years of service to the county.
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3/18/25
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Humility Homes and Services has served 143 Scott County residents in the first year of a program funded in part by Scott County Board of Supervisors’ $3 million commitment of federal pandemic aid.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/18/25
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The Eldridge City Council meeting scheduled for Monday, March 17, was postponed due to lack of a quorum. City administrator Nevada Lemke said the make-up date will be next Monday, March 24, with a special committee of the whole meeting at 6 p.m., followed by the regular meeting at 7 p.m.
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3/18/25
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The Eldridge Utility Board approved a $580,030 contract for refurbishment of the water tower on South 16th Avenue.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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3/11/25
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The Eldridge City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance that would see the phrase “bicycle paths” removed from city code, to be replaced with “shared use paths.”
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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3/11/25
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As they work to finalize the 2026 fiscal year budget, Eldridge City Council members agreed they need to start making concrete plans for growth, including funding a new municipal building and paid firefighters.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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3/4/25
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Having ceased incentives for commercial signage last August, the city now seeks to develop a policy for signs for non-profit entities, including churches and service organizations.
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3/4/25
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Long Grove tap water would taste better and require less softening under an estimated $3.5 million treatment plan advanced by the council.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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2/25/25
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As the bidding process begins for the water tower on South 16th Avenue, Eldridge Utility Board members also discussed the prospect of the project being pushed to the spring of 2026.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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2/25/25
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Manatts Inc. of Camanche was awarded a $1,092,424.80 contract Monday to resurface South 1st Street.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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2/18/25
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The Iowa Supreme Court has reversed a lower court decision and ruled that the public should have access to county-supervisor applications maintained by Scott County.
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Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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2/18/25
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Council member Adrian Blackwell reminded the council of the fire Feb. 4 that destroyed a home on Saint Andrews Circle. Blackwell said the council should once again consider hiring a full-time fire chief.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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2/18/25
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A passion for public service fuels Eldridge’s newest city clerk.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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2/11/25
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Look for charcoal gray and black on the Eldridge horizon.
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2/11/25
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Eldridge council members are considering a property tax hike that some say is needed to cover capital projects and more staff.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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2/4/25
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The water tower on the east side of Highway 61 in Eldridge could look very different by summer.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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2/4/25
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Tired of winter weather? Warm up with a variety of delicious homemade soups, sandwiches, desserts and beverages, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 23 at McCausland United Methodist Church, 210 Hughes St., McCausland.
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2/4/25
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The city is in the midst of budget planning right now. We thought this article might be of interest. Since we are not mailing out a newsletter this month, we are sharing it here.
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2/4/25
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Scott County supervisors are scheduled to consider a new parking ban around the Bettendorf Soccer Complex at Scott Park Road and 210th Street, to discourage parking on shoulders, which is creating a hazard.
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1/29/25
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