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The Eldridge City Council Monday voted to move forward with ordinances establishing and defining a city-run fire department, over the objection of multiple members of the public and one council member.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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8/4/26
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Brendan O’Brien just completed RAGBRAI. He said as he made his way across the state, he saw small towns shrinking and struggling.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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8/4/26
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All 20 members of the Eldridge Volunteer Fire Company will resign effective Oct. 1, it was announced at Monday’s city council meeting.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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8/4/26
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Long lines at traffic signals have attracted the attention of members of the Eldridge City Council.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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7/28/26
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Eldridge City Council voted to commit nearly $11,000 to maintain bus service to and from the city, after the Iowa Department of Transportation said local routes did not qualify for rural transport funds.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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7/28/26
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Walcott city limits may expand by more than 300 acres if the city accepts a bit for voluntary annexation from a local landowner.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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7/28/26
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After more than a year of discussion, a decision regarding the Eldridge Fire Department has been made.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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7/21/26
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Princeton will use funds from a state grant to tear down the Presbyterian Church building and sell the lots for private development, the council decided Thursday, July 17.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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7/21/26
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A statewide study on the county-by-county consolidation of fire departments highlights just how difficult that move could be.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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7/21/26
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Scott County supervisors will intervene against Central Iowa Power Cooperative’s request to site a natural gas power plant outside Maysville.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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7/21/26
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Long Grove City Council has ordered a dog that a bit a neighbor’s child removed from city limits.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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7/21/26
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Manatt’s of Camanche will repave stretches of three county roads later this year for $1.7 million.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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7/21/26
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Eldridge City Council will either fund the fire department at its $766K budget ask, or transition fire protection to a “city-operated department.”
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7/17/26
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Members of the Eldridge Volunteer Fire Company and the Eldridge City Council sat down face to face for the first time in months Monday night at the Eldridge Community Center. But it’s too soon to tell whether anything will come of that discussion, as the EVFC said its membership’s trust in the city has seriously frayed.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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7/14/26
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Long Grove Council Member Amy Shannon used AI to write a series of emails she sent to City Clerk Rose Guyer expressing concern about Guyer’s use of AI.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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7/14/26
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Brandy Manrique has taken her husband’s former seat on Dixon City Council.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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7/14/26
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Princeton City Council approved a new urban renewal area that will help get a subdivision built on Locust Street.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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7/14/26
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Scott County employees now start with two weeks of paid vacation, a policy change that county Human Resources Director Vanessa Wierman said will help the county attract qualified employees.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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7/14/26
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The Eldridge City Council and the Eldridge Volunteer Fire Company have agreed to sit down face-to-face again to try to work out lingering issues regarding the fire department’s funding.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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7/7/26
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Eldridge residents say the city should explore building new facilities. They’re just not keen on the proposed price tag.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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7/7/26
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