Congratulations to the North Scott students whose artwork was selected to represent their elementary school in the 2026 North Scott Young Artists at the Figge Gallery in Davenport! Their work was on display from April 4-12, with a district student artist recognition on Sunday, April 12. more

Each year during the spring musical, Lancer Productions teams up with a community organization for an outreach opportunity. This year, with “The Addams Family,” LP is working with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley. more

Edward W. Knapper Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 6174 honored its annual Patriot’s Pen and Voice of Democracy student essay winners. Post Commander Ron Sebastian (left) and Post Quartermaster Brad Striegel (right) presented each winner with a cash award and a VFW certificate.   North Scott Junior High School student Hayden Hythecker won $100 for her Patriot’s Pen student essay competition for grades 6-8. North Scott High School student Kelsie Hilsenbeck won $200 her Voice of Democracy student essay competition for grades 9-12.  more

Two North Scott students are among 10 recipients of $1,000 scholarships through DuTrac Community Credit Union’s 2026 Academic Scholarship Program. more

View the Scott County Sheriff's report from the April 22 NSP! more

View the Eldridge Police report from the April 22 NSP! more

Drive past it and you’d never know the job site at 414 S. Diamond Drive was anything but another spec home sprouting up in Long Grove. Even with a closer look you might not notice that the men in jeans and work boots are conspicuously clean shaven. more

The 36 lots of Maple Grove Estates, on the south end of Donahue, are some of the only tracts open for development in the North Scott School District. more

There’s lots of choices to consider when installing a backyard pool or spa. When homeowners are thinking about these new amenities, it helps to have an experienced technician. more

When it comes to putting a pool in your yard, it’s important to know city code before you start construction. more

A solar array at Princeton’s sewer plant could save the city money on utility bills. Or it could lock the city into payments on a loan unlikely to outprice the cost of energy. more

They’re creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky, and altogether ooky, but this isn’t your parents’ “Addams Family.” more

Veteran Long Grove city clerk Rose Guyer has an assistant built from scratch. She hand-picked its skills and invented its personality. She decides how it thinks, and for how long. more

North Scott students learned a moving lesson about finding beauty in tragedy on Friday. more

Princeton’s derelict hotel, 514 S. River Drive, came down Friday, April 10, five months after site owners promised demolition and redevelopment. more

The Walcott Fire Department dropped a request to charge community groups for use of its meeting room. more

Supervisors approved the purchase of two Polaris Ranger side-by-side vehicles for the sheriff’s office last week. more

County tax revenues on casino gaming appear unlikely to meet hopeful budget figures for 2025–26. more

Princeton City Council will have spent about $10,000 with engineers by the time it hears bids on a solar array that would power the city sewer plant. more

It was a full house, at least for a little while, at Monday’s North Scott School Board meeting, as board members handed out three Lancer Pride Awards. more