The American divide isn’t partisan; it’s patriots versus anti-Americans, and can be bridged by focusing on common ideals, not political wedge issues. more

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson will speak at Scott County Republican Party Pints & Politics, 6 p.m., Thursday at Thunder Bay Grille. more

Council members agreed to share clerk Kisa Tweed with the town of Dixon. more

Princeton is seeking engineering firms to design a recreational trail along U.S. 67 that some council members want to route closer to the river. more

Scott County’s Eldridge warehouse has persistent roof leaks that are affecting auditor and health department storage areas. more

The Iowa Legislature passed many significant — and many controversial — pieces of legislation in the four months of the 2023 session, but many still await Gov. Kim Reynolds’ signature before becoming law. more

Lawmakers delivered on the Iowa Farm Bureau’s top priority: Strict limits on property tax increases, with more public votes on big capital projects, whether town councils or county boards borrow or not. more

Scott County supervisors Tuesday morning committee meetings move to 8:30 a.m. beginning May 9. more

Valley Construction crews have 54 workdays left on their $4.8 million contract to widen First Street and LeClaire Road, and city engineer Greg Schaapveld told council members Monday it will be close, but he believes they’ll make it. more

Eldridge’s first police dog will be a German Shepard named, “Marty.” more

County officials dead-set against a carbon waste pipeline across Scott County are hosting a rally at North Scott High School, Monday, Nov. 28, to cultivate more opposition to the ADM project. more

Eldridge’s Easter afternoon power outage spurred more talk, and a council member’s call to action on a second MidAmerican power line to the city’s utility. more

Four Dems compete to challenge Joni Ernst more