Property tax incentives to business should be targeted to reverse blight, boost property values and create, new, high-paying manufacturing jobs, according to standards unanimously approved by the Scott County Board of Supervisors. more

One in four emergency medical and fire calls in the county this year proceeded without lights and sirens, an indication the Scott Emergency Communication Center priority dispatching is working, SECC Executive Director Denise Pavlik said. more

Four Scott County residents are among Iowans nominated this month for state boards by Gov. Kim Reynolds. more

Warmer forecasts leave Eldridge leaders heartened that decorative red concrete can be completed and lights erected on Second Street so downtown will be open Dec. 1 for the Hometown Holiday celebration. more

Hallie Eller will get the 5-foot swath of North Scott school district property she needs to build an addition on her home next to the high school practice fields. more

Competitive bidding and some belt-tightening contract revisions brought the price of Eldridge’s new sewer plant down 5 percent below an estimated $8.5 million. more

Long Grove council members support a regional storm water detention plan for developer Dale Grunwald’s existing Winfield Estate subdivision and the next two additions. more

Democratic candidates for Iowa governor – Cathy Glasson, Fred Hubbell, Andy McGuire, John Norris, Ross Wilburn more

Eric Gruenhagen remains ready to start work on his home addition the instant Eldridge council members provide a formal exception to the city’s hard and fast 30-foot setback rule. more

Candidate profiles of Michael Limberg and Jackie Wilcox more

Republican candidates for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture – Ray Gaesser, Chad Ingels, Craig Lang, Mike Naig, Dan Zumbach more

Last year, Valerie Van Ee and Julia Guy joined more than 50 Park View residents crowded into water and sanitary district board meetings with concerns about persistently brown water. more