Kevin Garlow Cody raced through his great-great-great-great grandfather’s museum in LeClaire like a grown-up kid in a family lore candy store. more

High atop a ridge overlooking the sandy soil in the northeast corner of Scott County, sits one of Eastern Iowa’s sweetest and best-kept secrets. more

The Granary truly is a family affair. Sal and Jessica Castaneda have roles for all their kids: Meranda, 22, Evan, 15, Alex, 12, Nicholas, 9, Ari, 7, and 4-year-old Kai. more

Katie Hoyt has lots of stories to tell. more

Rustic Ridge Golf Course will get its fourth Eldridge owner, continuing the private nine-hole course carved from Scott County farm fields by Gene Schneckloth in 1974. more

Meal prices will rise a dime for all student lunches, and junior high and high school breakfast. more

Zach Carney of Eldridge and Izzy Hardin of Delmar were the quickest among a record number of Strawberry Stampede competitors June 12. more

Since 2013, Sinclair Tractor has awarded more than $78,000 to area FFA students who have excelled in their achievements and who plan to further their education in the agricultural field of study. more

Two, $50,000 donations from Scott County’s gaming authority boards helped push the North Scott YMCA campaign over $500,000, and halfway home to a $1 million goal. more

Andrew Denoyer confessed to “five or six” sexual contacts at the residence of a 14-year-old he was convicted of sexually abusing. Court documents filed following his June 14 guilty plea disclosed details of his statements to police Sept. 27, the same date he resigned from the Eldridge police department. more

It was a whirlwind trip for Robbinah Hakiza, but her mission was complete. The founder of the Imbabaze Centre for Women and Children in Kisoro, Uganda, met sponsors and benefactors at three Rotary clubs – and some of the students of North Scott Junior High Interact who raised funds for children's uniforms. more

Rising prices and more coverage are pushing North Scott schools’ liability insurance rates up 32 percent. more