Four candidates are running for two open seats on Princeton City Council, and Mayor Travis Volrath is running for reelection unopposed. The North Scott Press sent all five candidates seven questions about the current state of affairs in the city. We asked them to answer each question in 100 words or fewer. more

In a week filled with notable upsets, one Football Contest contestant nearly achieved perfection. more

A natural gas power plant proposed for agricultural land outside Maysville cleared its first hurdle last Tuesday. more

The Eldridge Utility Board plans to invest $1.6 million in treasury bills, in the first sanctioned use of its investment policy, passed earlier this year. more

Ann Schwickerath will speak at Faith Lutheran Church, 500 W. LeClaire Road, Eldridge, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 6:30 p.m. Ann is executive director of Project Renewal in Davenport, a position she has held for more than 30 years. more

Scott County Auditor Kerri Tompkins has announced important dates to remember for the City School Election on Tuesday, Nov. 4. more

Marilee (Bowers) Schafer-Wilcox of Eldridge was inducted into the Waterloo East Hall of Fame during a ceremony on Oct. 9 in Waterloo. more

View the Scott County Sheriff's report from the Oct. 15 NSP! more

View the Eldridge Police report from the Oct. 15 NSP! more

Iowa lawmakers are urging the Iowa Board of Regents to sign on to a new educational compact that would require universities to freeze tuition, make changes to admission processes for international students and poll campus communities annually about their compliance with the compact. more

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joined an amicus brief Monday supporting a Tennessee law that requires social media companies to use age verification software. Social media companies are challenging the law. more

A 15-year-old was charged with making threats of terrorism following a precautionary lockdown at North Scott High School Tuesday afternoon. more

North Scott High School was placed on what district officials called a "precautionary lockdown" Tuesday afternoon after a report of a student possibly in possession of a weapon. more

Discussions between City Hall and the fire department have ground to a halt in Eldridge, where piecemeal communication has stalled the hiring of a full-time fire chief. more

The Eldridge City Council moved to hire a new city clerk Monday, but discussion at the meeting was dominated by talk of the fire department. more

On Thursday, Sept. 25, the County Board of Supervisors voted 4–1 to settle a whistleblower and wrongful termination suit brought by a former employee of the Sheriff’s Office. more

Representatives with Central Iowa Power Cooperative (CIPCO) welcomed neighbors of a proposed natural gas power plant to an open house at the Maysville Fire Department and Community Center, 23640 93rd Avenue, Thursday. more

Join the Eldridge-North Scott Chamber of Commerce and the City of Eldridge for the Annual City Update Breakfast at Grand Haven Retirement Community on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 8 a.m. more

From Sept. 29 through Nov. 5, North Scott High School will participate in the annual Student Hunger Drive, an event managed by River Bend Food Bank since 1986. The Student Hunger Drive is a student-led competition between local area high schools dedicated to collecting food or monetary donations, which will be distributed to local food pantries through the River Bend Food Bank. This special event aims to bring the community together to provide food relief and end hunger in the Quad Cities. more

Doyle Fox of DeWitt topped nine others who missed a single game to win this week’s Football Contest. more