The special election to replace now-Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer in the Iowa Senate will be Jan. 28, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Monday. more

Longtime public education professional, coach, and president of the Central DeWitt School Board Mike Zimmer is seeking the Democratic nomination to run for the Jan. 28 special election in Iowa Senate District 35, covering parts of Clinton, Jackson, and Scott counties. more

The Eldridge Lions Club showing  their support of the North Scott Food Pantry. more

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is again offering Choose Iowa Value-Added Grants to expand the availability of Iowa grown, Iowa raised, and Iowa made foods, beverages, and other agricultural products. more

The Iowa 80 Truckstop and CAT Scale Company are proud to announce the grantees of the December 2024 grant cycle of the Go Iowa Fund Grant Program. The Go Iowa Fund was established to provide a structure for Iowa 80 Group employees and other individuals to request money to support good causes, organizations or philanthropies that they are involved in. Any Iowa based charity, activity, or organization can apply, and the grant is awarded twice a year. more

Baker Tilly US, LLP has released an audit report on Scott County, Iowa. The County had local tax revenue of $375,642,082 for the year ended June 30, 2024, which included $19,401,214 in tax credits from the state. The County forwarded $356,240,868 of the local tax revenue to the townships, school districts, cities, and other taxing bodies in the County. more

View the Scott County Sheriff's report from the Jan. 1 NSP! more

View the Eldridge Police report from the Jan. 1 NSP! more

Researchers from Iowa State University have partnered with Michigan State University to develop a robot that would detect nitrates and monitor tile health to help farmers keep their land productive. more

Two Iowa State University professors recently inducted into a national organization recognizing inventors and their accomplishments said they are proud of the work they’ve done and the impacts that they’ve seen first-hand from projects they’ve led or had a hand in. more

As Iowa lawmakers get ready to reconvene Jan. 13 for the 2025 session with new members, leaders said they are heading into the session with expectations to take on property taxes, changes to the state’s higher education system and immigration policy, among other issues. more

2024: A Look Back more

New Princeton fire chief Josh Luckritz brings a lifetime of fire service experience that began when he chased firetrucks back to the station as a kid in McCausland. more

Eldridge City Council members began conversations about detention pond maintenance at the Dec. 16 meeting. Although no decisions were made,  council member Brian Dockery said he wants to have the issue resolved by March, before spring maintenance begins. more

Music teacher Paul Skyles conducts the North Scott fourth-sixth grade choir, Dec. 10 at Grand Haven Retirement Community. more

The Eldridge Utility Board decided to table further discussion of future chemical fluoridation of the municipal water supply. more

Chamber Music Quad Cities will perform, on Sunday, January 19, 3:00 p.m., at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Parish Hall, 121 W. 12th Street, Davenport, Classic Neo-Classic, featuring works of Stravinsky and Mozart.  Violinist Grace Park, Naumburg International Violin Contest winner, will join CMQC co-artistic directors Gregory Sauer, cello, and Thomas Sauer, piano, for this concert. more

Drivers entering Long Grove will be greeted with their speed in 15-inch tall numbers. Council members bought three Shield 15 radar speed signs they hope will slow down in-town traffic. more

A public-private partnership between the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, the Iowa Soybean Association and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will invest over $2.3 million to install nutrient-reducing practices in priority Iowa watersheds. more

Liberty Pattern Company, a globally recognized leader in pattern engineering, announces the retirement of director Gary August after a 43-year career with the organization. more