Applications are now available for the 2025 Mississippi Valley Fair Queen Scholarship Contest. more

The City of Eldridge will continue the Soil Quality Restoration (SQR) reimbursement program through June 30. more

In honor of Iowa Soil and Water Conservation Week, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Development announced Monday afternoon that it will be investing in 14 new urban water quality projects across the state – including one in Durant. more

Due to road reconstruction, Grove Road between Lincoln Avenue and Park View Drive in Park View will be closed to through traffic. Access to adjacent properties will be maintained. The road closure, which began Monday, April 28, may last for six weeks. more

The North Scott Athletic Hall of Fame is now over 120 members strong with four new additions joining this exclusive club. more

From career coaching to wardrobe supplementation, a Quad Cities non-profit is aiming to help women find financial independence. more

Women experiencing abuse, statistically, will attempt to leave their relationship seven times before they are successful. The most dangerous and lethal time for a woman to be in an abusive relationship is when she attempts to leave. more

Local alpaca farmers from McCarty's Corner Farm in Davenport and RaDar Farms in Donahue brought their herds to the Regional Innovation Center Monday morning for their annual spring shearing. More than 40 alpacas came to the RIC, where they were sheared by representatives from Shear Relief, an organization that travels the United States grooming alpacas and llamas. After a haircut, the animals were also weighed to see how much fleece was cut away. Each alpaca filled about three large bags with fleece, about a year's worth of growth. more

So, upon first glance, “9 to 5: The Musical” may not be everybody’s plate of biscuits. Truth be told, I was pretty ambivalent about the choice when it was announced last May. I just kind of felt like Lancer Productions had already done the show, and I was more intrigued by the other shows, “Radium Girls” especially. more

May 5, 2010: The North Scott girls’ soccer team upset Pleasant Valley 2-1. It was believed to be the first win over the Spartans in the program’s 23-year history. Shalynn Eldredge-McMillian’s game-winning goal came in the match’s final minutes. more

I cannot express how excited I was to read the headline of the Governor’s Early Childhood and PreK bill (SF445) for what I was hoping would provide funding for all day 4-year-old preschool. This was especially encouraging knowing that Iowa has nearly $100M in the Child Care Development Fund. All day 4-year-old preschool was a top legislative priority for the Iowa Association of School Boards (IASB) and as a former member of the Central DeWitt School Board supported. Unfortunately, the old adage, “the devil is in the details” quickly emerged as each division of the bill provided clarity. more

Session is beginning to wind down. As we look for agreement on tax and spending issues, we continue to work on important piece of policy legislation that has a positive impact on a lot of folks back home. I continue to appreciate feedback from everyone. The more than 15 Listening Posts/Forums we hosted were also helpful. Despite a very few who interrupted, shouted, and tried to politicize them, the vast majority of you gave me opinions and ideas that I carry with me. Many of your ideas make their way into legislation. more

"I am convinced Fox News, MSNBC, and Shock Jocks are responsible for manipulating viewers by creating fight-or-flight responses. Sitting in front of these programs or having them running in the background or in our vehicles daily, year after year, must affect the chemical creatures we are ..." more

"Over the past five years that we have been running the North Scott Chamber of Commerce we have gotten to know Mark and have appreciated all of the coverage he has given to our various community events ..." more

"The 1st Amendment to the Constitution guarantees freedom of speech.  The 5th and 14th Amendments guarantee due process ..." more

North Scott students contributed to a beautiful day of music on April 12 during the Iowa High School Music Association’s Solo and Small Group Ensemble Contest at Pleasant Valley High School. more

North Scott choir director Lori Potts has been selected as the 2025 Choral Educator of the Year, sponsored by the Iowa Choral Directors Association. more

North Scott’s new gridiron general is no stranger to the team. more

Flashing their fastest times of the season, North Scott’s boys’ and girls’ 4x100 relay teams made the most of their minute at Drake Stadium Saturday morning. more

Galen Allen “Al” Moore, 78, of Eldridge, formerly of DeWitt, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, Thursday, April 24, 2025, at Fieldstone of DeWitt. more