North Scott schools withdrew, for now, a plan to rezone about 1.45 acres of junior high property for five new, student-built home lots. more

Eldridge is ready to spend $38,051 this month for new lights for Sheridan Meadows ball diamonds, just part of the improvements needed for the Aug. 14-21 International Softball Congress 75th Annual ISC Men’s fast pitch world tournament. more

Scott County supervisors will decide this month when voters will have a say in replacing retiring county auditor Roxanna Moritz. more

Long Grove residents may weigh in April 20 on the council’s long term projects to improve parts of First, Grove and Main streets, upgrade water and sewer treatment and upgrade the electric service. more

Princeton council members wished public works foreman Josh Genz well, cut him a $4,607.03 check for unused vacation and compensatory time, and accepted his resignation following six years of service to his hometown. more

The final plat for Grunwald Groves townhome addition now includes six lots from 1.3 to 2.2 acres for condominium buildings. more

Scott County voters challenging John Maxwell’s elected service will have to pay nominal filing fees as requested by Maxwell and his attorneys. more

Eldridge’s Easter afternoon power outage spurred more talk, and a council member’s call to action on a second MidAmerican power line to the city’s utility. more

Coordination problems among Scott County departments, the pandemic, and a surge of gun background checks have stalled Park View landlord registration, tenant background checks and code enforcement supervisors approved in September and hoped to enforce beginning Jan. 1. more

Scott County’s assessor is bracing for a flood of appeals in April following double-digit jumps in taxable property values for homes, apartment and condo buildings across the county. more

Eldridge taxpayers will see only the voter-approved cost of the YMCA driving up city tax bills this year for a budget that counts on a new natural gas franchise fee, and a whole bunch of federal road dollars. more

Three North Scott school board members attended a legislative forum in Walcott Saturday to ask Republicans Rep. Ross Paustian and Sen. Mark Lofgren to fight a new GOP proposal to outlaw the property tax district voters just approved for the North Scott YMCA. more