Allen Dippel, 76, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. Family and friends are asked to please contact the Runge Mortuary. more

Ronald Edwards, 52, of Rock Island, passed away on Nov. 1, 2024, at Genesis Medical Center East in Davenport. Arrangements are in the care of Wendt Funeral Home, 1811 - 15th Street Place, Moline. more

View the Scott County Sheriff's report from the Nov. 13 NSP! more

View the Eldridge Police report from the Nov. 13 NSP! more

Voters in Florida, North Dakota and South Dakota rejected ballot measures to legalize recreational cannabis. Nebraska voters approved medical marijuana. more

Drake University will offer two new financial aid options for certain students, with the hopes of expanding educational opportunities for those seeking associate or bachelor’s degrees. more

South Dakota voters rejected a proposed law regulating carbon dioxide, over concerns that it left eminent domain as an option. more

An administrative law judge report recommends that Minnesota approve a small segment of the massive Summit Carbon Solutions project that would pass through states including South Dakota and store millions of tons of carbon dioxide underground in North Dakota. more

Eldridge Lions proudly sponsored  the new Cub Scout Pack.  Cub Scout Pack 13 met at Faith Lutheran Church Sunday, Nov. 10. more

Eldridge Utility Board members reviewed seven years’ worth of data on chemical fluoridation of the community water supply at their regular meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 5. more

Consistency and collaboration are the keys to North Scott’s behavior reporting. more

Maria Bribriesco counsels the same advice she followed to win a seat on the Scott County Board of Supervisors: Politicking is building relationships, not being a demagogue. Persistence, not bluster, prevails. more

On Thursday, Nov. 14, the Eldridge Planning & Zoning Commission will review the district’s rezoning request for the properties at 206 S. 5th Street and 208 S. 5th Street, directly across the street from Ed White Elementary School. The request is for a change from R-1 Single Family Residential and R-2 Two-Family Residential to R-3 Multiple Family Residential with a Planned Residential Overlay. more

After the Lancers broke down their postgame huddle, Lancer senior captain Jace Tippet had one request. more

North Scott knows it did not bring its A-game to Xtream Arena for the state semifinals. more

The Iowa High School Athletic Association’s Board of Control made another adjustment to small school boys’ golf, and state soccer host locations, during its October meeting. more

A funeral service for Jerome "Jerry" Noel, 86, of Long Grove, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, at St. Ann's Catholic Church, Long Grove. Burial will be in St. Ann's Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 4-7 p.m. at the church, with a prayer service to follow. Additional visitation will be one hour prior to Mass on Wednesday at the church. The Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, Davenport, is assisting the family with arrangements. more

A celebration of life for Dale E. Schwarz, 82, will be held from 2-5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29, at the Long Grove Community Center. All family and friends are invited. more

A Mass of Christian Burial for Carol Luann Weiland, 76, of Princeton, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Davenport. Burial will be in Glendale Cemetery, LeClaire. Visitation will be Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 4-7 p.m. at the Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, Davenport. Please dress casually. Additional visitation will be one hour prior to Mass on Wednesday at the church. more

A funeral service for Arleen Eleanor Brus, 96, of Walcott, will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the Bentley Funeral Home, Durant. Burial will be in the Walcott Cemetery. Visitation will be 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. more