Your local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county offices have multiple programs competing for staff time and attention. Last November the 2018 Farm Bill was ex-tended through September 30, 2024. This extension allows authorized programs, including ARC and PLC, CRP and other programs, to continue operating. more

Commissioners, from left: Chad Dexter, Christine Bolte, Joshua Witt, Lora Schmidt, Richard Golinghorst. more

Cost share funds offer reimbursement up to 50% for conservation practices in-stalled on eligible agricultural land.  Qualifying practices include grassed waterways, terraces, water and sediment control basins, etc.  Technical assistance is available to help determine what practices may be needed and to assist with the design. There are also programs that can assist with Forest Stand Improvement, Tree Plantings, Windbreaks, and other forestry practices.  Now is the time to apply!  Applicants are funded on a first come, first served basis so don’t hesitate - Apply today! more

High School Seniors intending to further their education, while pursuing programs of study in any field of agriculture, environmental science, or natural resources, have until Friday, February 23, 2024 to apply.  more

With regret, Scott County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) will not be doing our tree or native plant sale this year.  We hope to return to doing our tree sale and native plant sale in 2025! more

Iowa averaged about 201 bushels of corn per acre last year, an estimate that eclipsed the previous year’s yields and ranks fourth-highest in the state’s history, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. more

Iowa Farm to School efforts received a significant boost in the 2022-23 school year with the launch of the Iowa Local Food for Schools program. more

Farm couples who are looking for a chance to review their goals while learning and relaxing in a scenic part of the state should consider attending the Farm Couple Getaway, Feb. 16-17 in northeast Iowa. more

View the Eldridge Police report from the Jan. 24 NSP! more

View the Scott County Sheriff's report from the Jan. 24 NSP! more

Longtime Eldridge city engineer Greg Schaapveld will be the new Scott County Planning and Development director. more

Eldridge council members dropped the city’s long affiliation with Brooks Law attorneys and hired Allison Wright, of Pappas and Wright, Rock Island, for the city’s most frequent legal needs. more

North Scott School Board members faced an age-old question at Monday’s meeting as they considered whether to add a visitors’ locker room to the Lancer Stadium complex during upcoming renovations: Is it a need or a want? more

Traffic stops by Eldridge police declined by more than half since Chief Joe Sisler went on leave. more

A beloved children’s classic comes to life this weekend as Lancer Productions presents E.B. White’s “Charlotte’s Web” as its Children’s Theatre production. more

Glimpses of the 2023 fair through the cameras of NSP editor Erin Gentz and managing editor Mark Ridolfi more

The North Scott school district released these innovation center drawings in May 2023. more

Photographer John Schultz worked alongside Scott at many Quad-City games, meets and matches. Schultz is a freelance photographer whose work has been repeatedly recognized by the Iowa Newspaper … more

Retired North Scott Press owner Bill Tubbs shot these photos of Scott Campbell's Jan. 15 retirement reception at North Scott High School auditorium lobby. Tubbs and Campbell worked side by side … more

Eldridge council members will consider putting the city’s fitness center up for sale, just as the North Scott YMCA prepares to open. more