Eldridge will convene a public, committee of the whole meeting to discuss the Scott County Library’s renewed lease of the city-owned headquarters at 200 North Sixth Ave., Eldridge. more

Changes to development and traffic ordinances will be coming before the council next month. more

Wyatt Heyvaert resigned his new Princeton city manager position a week after a council investigation into concerns he had missed scheduled work hours and damaged a squad car. more

Princeton has an engineering firm willing to take on trail design, but still faces council concerns about the town’s ability to afford anything more than a design. more

The council approved the second of three readings amending sidewalk ordinances to allow the council to waive requirements in industrially zoned areas. On Monday, the council added a requirement that property owners alert the county recorder if a waiver is approved. more

Event organizers – not the city of Eldridge – would be responsible for verifying licensing and insurance obligations for alcohol venders at public events, including the Moonlight Chase, Sheridan Meadows concerts and other North Scott Chamber of Commerce events. more

The council will allow homebuilders in the new Ivy Acres subdivision to add basements with underground sump pump discharge connections to a buried stormwater main. more

The next Eldridge police applicants may live within 30 miles of Eldridge after council members removed a city requirement they live within Scott County. more

Eldridge council members Monday awarded assistant city administrator Jeff Martens a 16 percent raise recognizing his performance and expansion of duties in his first six months. more

I had settled in for my first full night's sleep upon arrival in Kampala, Uganda, on June 20, when I sneaked a peek at the new issue of The NSP on my computer. The item about an Eldridge city councilman, Bruce Cheek, telling a visitor, Kristal Schaefer, chair of the Scott County Library trustees, that he would vote No to extend the city's lease with the library, left a lump in my throat. more

July 18, 1973: Henryk Michal Zouner, the Polish minister of agriculture, was in Scott County and visited the Roy Keppy and Hugo Schnekloth farms to see their pork and beef production setups. He also met with agricultural scientists from Iowa State University. more

Gov. Kim Reynolds convened the General Assembly of Iowa on July 11 for the sole purpose of enacting legislation that addresses abortion and protects unborn lives. The bill that was passed was the same bill that was passed by the legislature in 2018. more

"I think we need an infusion of new ideas and perspectives on the city council to keep moving the community forward and to ensure proper management of its finances ..." more

Beverly Claussen Kluever of Atkinson, Ill., will celebrate her 80th birthday with an open house on Aug. 6. Friends and relatives are invited to call starting at 1 p.m. at the Annawan Community Center, 314 N. State St., Annawan, Ill. No gifts, please. more

Elizabeth Hamann of Long Grove and Eric Ibarra of Romeoville, Ill., are engaged to be married. more

Alberta “Bertie” Bernick, 96, of Walcott, passed away on July 9, 2023, at Grand Haven Retirement Community in Eldridge, where she spent her last few months. Alberta’s beloved home was the farm where she was born June 13, 1927, to Albert and Emma (Soenke) Illian, and where she and her husband, Gene, farmed for more than 60 years and raised their five children.   more

Mary L. Strohbehn, 52, formerly of Donahue, died Monday, May 8, 2023, in Hemet, Calif. Mary fought a short and courageous battle with cancer. Per her wishes, cremation rites were accorded, and a private family burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 21, in the Long Grove Cemetery. more

Lucille Carma Meyer, age 83, of Durant, passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2023, at Davenport Lutheran Home. A visitation was held from 5-8 p.m., Thursday, July 13, at Bentley Funeral Home, Durant.  A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 14, at the funeral home.  Burial took place in Durant Cemetery.  Memorials may be directed to the Durant Ambulance or the Durant Fire Department.  Online condolences may be left at www.bentleyfuneralhome.com. more

Kenneth W. Conrad, 88, of Long Grove, passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2023, at his residence. more

A memorial service celebrating the life of Jacob Dean Young, 36, of Plano, Ill., was held at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16, at Chambers Funeral Home, Eldridge. Visitation was Sunday from noon until the time of service at the funeral home. more