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U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst says she’s seeing increased support for a bill she introduced last year to reverse the inclusion of family farms and businesses as assets in the new federal student aid application.
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Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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10/2/24
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Iowa’s mental health reform is a mad-dash transition that offers promising outcomes at the end of a process the county’s supervisors and top staff are struggling to understand.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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10/1/24
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The Iowa legislature’s reform of mental health services is forcing a big budget cut on Scott County’s regional network, resulting in a freeze on existing services, waitlists for all disability groups, and further cuts coming.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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9/24/24
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Scott County Farm Bureau is hosting forums Saturday, Oct. 5 for Scott County supervisor, auditor and sheriff candidates.
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9/24/24
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Q: Introduction. Why vote for you?
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9/24/24
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Scott County sheriff and auditor candidates answered questions about their offices, accessibility and diversity at a forum Saturday hosted by local LULAC, NAACP and Association of American University Women.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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9/24/24
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Scott County’s financial staff earned the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for the 30th consecutive year.
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9/24/24
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Voters may now submit requests for absentee ballots by mail for the Nov. 5 General Election. You must request an absentee ballot to receive a ballot via the mail. Ballots will begin to be mailed on Oct. 16.
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9/24/24
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Long Grove Mayor Mike Limberg said he is working with Eldridge Mayor Frank King to negotiate police coverage by Eldridge officers.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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9/18/24
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Eldridge planning and zoning commissioners are scheduled to discuss, and possibly vote on a proposed ordinance to allow and regulate solar panels for homes and businesses.
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9/18/24
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Eldridge’s east side water tower will be reconditioned next year, including a paint job that will include the city’s name, and possibly a design submitted by North Scott students.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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9/18/24
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Iowa voters will have the opportunity to decide if two measures are added to the state constitution.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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9/18/24
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds gave a keynote address at the U.S.-India Business Council’s India Ideas Summit Delhi Thursday as part of her trade mission to India.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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9/18/24
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New River Drive renovation plans raised eyebrows and dropped some jaws during a Princeton council meeting convened Sept. 12 at the Boll’s Community Center.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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9/17/24
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Eldridge staff are asking council members to prioritize a 10-year list showing millions of dollars in needed road projects, beginning with south First Street.
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9/11/24
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Eldridge council members want a plan for Sheridan Meadows pond to manage a wetland area encroaching on ballfields. But few seem to support dredging a deep pond.
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9/11/24
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A unanimous council vote launched an engineering study for a pond at Eldridge’s Hickory Creek Park, just east of Buttermilk Road.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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9/11/24
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Some Eldridge council members want the public to weigh in on the $44,000 engineering study that recommended roundabouts at four LeClaire Road intersections.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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9/10/24
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The North Scott School District is proceeding with plans for an eight-foot-high fence around the playground at Alan Shepard Elementary following a confrontation between staff and a neighbor on Aug. 28.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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9/10/24
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Scott County building inspectors will resume building permitting and inspections in Princeton.
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9/4/24
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