Lower than expected bids on the Neil Armstrong project made several North Scott Board members more amenable to expanding the scope of another facility.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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2/13/24
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North Scott School District’s $5.5 million expansion of Shepard Elementary will bring more staff to a school with room to welcome additional Eldridge and Long Grove students.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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2/13/24
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Seven of 11 Scott county state legislators took 17 questions at the first of legislative forums this year, continuing a 55-year tradition in Scott County.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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2/13/24
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The North Scott Press won seven awards, including two first place designations, in the 2024 Iowa Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Contest.
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2/13/24
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Education advocates this week urged Iowa lawmakers to set the funding rate for public schools quickly to help school districts budget for the upcoming school year amid other potential education funding changes.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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2/14/24
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Two North Scott High School choir members, Anna Sophia Council and Grace Gephart, were chosen for the Midwest American Choral Directors Honor Choir, held this past weekend in Omaha.
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2/14/24
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Legislation that was advanced Monday by an Iowa Senate subcommittee would allow livestock feedlots to spread manure in fields without the approval of state regulators in certain situations.
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Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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2/14/24
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View the Eldridge Police report from the Feb. 14 NSP!
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2/14/24
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View the Scott County Sheriff's report from the Feb. 14 NSP!
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2/14/24
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A Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion event will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 29, in the North Scott High School Library.
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2/14/24
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Rep. Gary Mohr has introduced a bill requiring local school districts and law enforcement to collaborate on a security plan that would be vetted by authorities, but not made public.
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2/14/24
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A five-member utility advisory committee will guide Long Grove’s electric, water and sewer services, advising the council on rates and expenditures.
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2/14/24
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Long Grove will turn this year’s Sunday, June 9, Strawberry Festival Day into a weekend of activities, with two extra days of live music, a car show, family games and other surprises.
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2/14/24
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The Eldridge Lions Club presented a check for $1,000 to the North Scott Food Pantry.
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2/14/24
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The Eldridge-North Scott Chamber of Commerce announces “North Scott Local Business Week” to take place February 28-March 7.
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2/14/24
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The Friends of Eldridge Library are taking orders for Barb’s Garden and Pantry items through Feb. 26.
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2/14/24
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Supporters of Donahue's Brandon and Maria Harvey family will make winter fun, noon Sunday, with a guaranteed forecast for snow.
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2/14/24
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Long Grove is looking to revive a park board with five members who can implement a new park plan, identify long term needs and promote park use.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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2/14/24
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Riley and Ardita Grunwald brought the tubes, tow rope and snow to Dale and Jill Grunwald's Long Grove home Sunday.
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2/20/24
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Six-percent negotiated wage increases next year for county jail staff won’t be enough to resolve staffing shortages that threaten to significantly change jail operations, Sheriff Tim Lane told supervisors.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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2/20/24
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