As Eldridge works to market itself as a prime location for industry, city officials have recognized the need for additional infrastructure. To that end, for the last nine months, city staff have been meeting with representatives from Iowa American Water to discuss ways the two entities might partner on projects, including additional lift stations on the south side of town, as well as improvements to the wastewater treatment plant, and a possible additional well. more

Water rates are set to jump in Long Grove as the city prepares to spend nearly $4 million on utility improvements, including a new water treatment plant. more

Absentee voting for the June 2 primary began Wednesday, May 13, and is open until Monday, June 1. more

A statewide study on the creation of regional fire departments—led by several Scott County officials—appears unlikely to recommend forced consolidation. more

Lucas Syoen is the new city clerk and finance director for the city of Long Grove. more

Princeton will pull money from community center reserve funds to match a $45,500 Iowa Department of Natural Resources grant to repair the roof of the former Presbyterian Church building. more

Property tax reforms delivered by state legislators will cap county revenues and force supervisors to rethink how they pay for services, according to Scott County administrators. more

Republican candidate for state auditor Abigail Maas stopped in Eldridge last week as the June 2 primary nears. more

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law May 18 a measure she and supporters say will lower property tax costs for Iowans — an issue Republicans said was their top priority for the 2026 session. more

The Scott County Board of Supervisors failed to pass a resolution denouncing state laws and commissions that supervene local zoning authority. more

Roadwork has finished at the intersection of Walcott and Davenport Streets in Dixon, but the city bill landed $30,000 higher than expected. more

Supervisors approved costly contracts for software and building improvements last week, committing over $3 million to improvements at the youth jail and other county departments. more

Water, sewer and garbage rates are going up in Walcott as the city eyes infrastructure improvements. more

Scott County plans to patch dozens of rural roadways before the start of July. more

Advocates of the state’s widest-spread and fastest-with-data water quality monitoring system are feeling frustrated by a lack of state support, and say appropriations that did make it through the legislative process won’t help every Iowan. more

Scott County Republicans nearly ousted Chair Chuck Brockmann and Vice Chair Steve Stoltenberg in a pair of votes called last week. more

The Eldridge Police Department welcomed its newest officer during a swearing-in ceremony at Monday’s city council meeting. more

The Eldridge City Council plans to move forward with the sale of the Eldridge Community Center. more

At a recent meeting of the Scott County Emergency Management Agency, Eldridge mayor Scott Campbell and other area mayors learned that many residents have recently become more “vocal” about their frustrations regarding weather sirens. more

Princeton severed its well on Lost Grove Road from the municipal drinking water supply in September 2024, when nitrate concentrations first breached 10 mg/L. more