Homeowners want to do everything they can to protect their investment, and that includes both renovating a property to reflect recent trends and keeping up with routine maintenance to ensure a home does not fall into a state of disrepair. more

The North Scott Press received 13 awards in the National Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Contest, including four first-place awards. more

View the Scott County Sheriff's report from the Sept. 23 NSP! more

View the Eldridge Police report from the Sept. 23 NSP! more

Get your copy of the fall 2026 garage sale map! more

Residents and area firefighters descended upon Lancer Stadium Friday to honor first responders killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. They each tried to put in more than 2,000 stairsteps to mark the 110 stories of the World Trade Center buildings. more

While acknowledging there’s still work to be done and more discussion to be held, the Eldridge City Council and the Eldridge Volunteer Fire Company took a tentative step forward last Wednesday regarding the future of fire protection in Eldridge. more

Dozens of students and friends of the late Dennis Johns gathered at the foot of Walcott’s football field last Thursday afternoon. more

In response to complaints of excessive speeding on West Lincoln Road, the city of Eldridge will install a speed radar sign between South 1st and South 5th streets. more

Walcott will annex 336 acres of farmland owned by the Iowa 80 Group and its subsidiaries, the city council decided last week. more

Princeton City Council is preparing to put one of two lots given to the city by the former Princeton Presbyterian Church on the market. more

Scott County supervisors decided not to hire outside counsel as it prepares to contest Central Iowa Power Cooperative’s request to site a powerplant outside Maysville. more

A possible impound lot eyed for Dixon will not move forward, Clerk Nick Manrique told the city council Sept. 2. more

The Donahue Apple Pie Baking Contest held during Frontier Days on Sept. 6 was a HUGE SUCCESS thanks to many generous businesses, groups, families and individuals.  Our total income exceeded $18,000, which will be split with the Donahue Sportsmen and Donahue Fire Department. more

Long Grove City Council agreed with Mayor Mike Limberg that city vehicles should be used for city business, not commuting, and voted to update the employee handbook accordingly last Tuesday, Sept. 8. more

Keller Kearney of Park View was the big winner in Week 2 of The NSP Football Contest, taking home $50. Keller had a perfect score with a tiebreaker of 39, closest to the total number of points in Iowa’s 16-13 win over Iowa State. more

Karen Roebuck, candidate for Iowa House District 94, will hear from North Scott residents at an Eldridge library listening session Thursday, Sept. 24, at 6 p.m. more

As most of Iowa saw heavy rainfall over the past week, about 2% of Iowa’s corn acres have been harvested, according to the latest crop progress and condition report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. more

Mitchel Dierickx was one of nine teachers from across the state to have been selected as a 2027 Regional Teacher of the Year by the Iowa Department of Education. more

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will host two On-Farm Dairy Processing Forums on Oct. 9 at Empty Nest Winery in Waukon and Oct. 20 at O So Good Winery in Dyersville. The one-day programs run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and are designed for dairy producers considering value-added processing as a way to diversify their operations. The same agenda will be offered at each location. more