Supervisors approved the purchase of two Polaris Ranger side-by-side vehicles for the sheriff’s office last week. more

Princeton City Council will have spent about $10,000 with engineers by the time it hears bids on a solar array that would power the city sewer plant. more

A second push for a natural gas power plant in rural Scott County began Monday when representatives with Central Iowa Power Cooperative and neighbors opposed to the project sparred in a hearing before a state utility commissioner. more

Mayor Bill Gillespie and the city council of McCausland have proposed a budget for next year that will cut property taxes by about 10%, or $1 per $1,000 in taxable property value. more

Bids for a new water treatment plant planned in Long Grove arrived above estimates. more

The Scott County Democrats’ annual Red, White and Blue Dinner will be held Saturday, May 30, at the Golden Leaf Banquet Center, 2902 E. Kimberly Road, Davenport. more

As the Eldridge City Council continued to hash out its budget Monday, council members got a brief update on the status of discussions with the fire department. more

Representatives with Wold Architects presented supervisors with plans for the new county general store at Paul Revere Square, 2322 E. Kimberly Road, last week. more

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley heard anxious questions from employees of defense manufacturer Lewis Machine and Tool during a tour of their Eldridge facility Monday. more

Candidates for state, county and federal office finished filing for June 2 partisan primaries last month. more

Corn farmers in the U.S. are bracing for even higher fertilizer prices as conflict in the Middle East impacts the globally traded commodity, according to leaders with the National Corn Growers Association. more

Advertisement banners can go up on outfield fences at Wescott and Victory Park this summer, Walcott City Council decided last week. more

Democratic candidate for Iowa Senate District 47 told voters at his campaign launch March 14 that he is running to end a decade of one-party state rule. more

Following the second “funnel” deadline of the Iowa legislative session, lawmakers often aim to shift their focus from policy to budgeting. But as lawmakers hit week 10 of the 2026 session, it appears agreements have not been reached on some of the top priorities laid out by Republicans at the beginning of session — primarily, eminent domain and property taxes. more

Princeton will tighten spending, pull from reserves, and forego savings to balance its annual budget after Mayor Travis Volrath and the council promised not to raise the city tax levy. more

Princeton City Council will hear bids for a solar array at the city’s wastewater treatment plant at 285th Avenue and Great River Road.  more

Discussion of a water detention area developer Dale Grunwald hopes to hand to the city of Long Grove rose to shouts at a council meeting last Tuesday, March 10. more

Supervisors voted to raise other county elected officials’ salaries by 3.5% for the coming fiscal year. They will keep their own pay flat. more

Scott County honored outstanding employees and several long tenures at their quarterly PRIDE celebration last Tuesday. more

With a light agenda, the return of snow, and two absent members, the Eldridge City Council kept things brief Monday. Mayor Scott Campbell gaveled out the meeting eight minutes after it was called to order. more