A $12 million extension of Blackhawk Trail west to Hillandale would open Eldridge’s south side to more commercial development and divert growing truck traffic away from residential neighborhoods. more

With a little luck and a lot more hard work, McCausland city hall will be in Steve Brehmer’s old bedroom by July. more

Patti Robinson cheered when she heard state Sen. Rita Hart was joining Iowa Democrats’ gubernatorial ticket. more

Memories of North Scott School District’s tumultuous 2011 elections echoed in conversation at the board’s McCausland April 10 forum. But it was school traffic safety that dominated talks among four of seven board members, the full McCausland council and four residents. more

Eldridge offered to pay half the cost of moving a stormwater pipe from the Villas at Century Farm to accommodate a neighbor on Sawgrass Court who worried the pipe’s proximity threatens his property value. more

A new zoning ordinance aimed at drawing a corporate campus to Princeton’s river bluffs will go before the town council Nov. 8. more

Property taxpayers for every Iowa city, county and school district will be watching closely to see how the 2019 legislature deals with the impact of the 2013 legislature’s property tax cuts. more

Eldridge sewer rates will climb another 7 percent, the third increase among seven scheduled to pay for the city’s expanding wastewater treatment system. more

The Iowa Department of Public Health offered five medical marijuana dispensary licenses to three firms, including a license for Davenport, but not for the applicant that proposed an Eldridge store. more

Scott County Supervisor candidates joined more than 50 voters for a Sept. 20  NSP forum. NSP Assistant Editor Mark Ridolfi moderated the forum and presented  questions from readers and North Scott High School FFA students. 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

North Scott school board members appreciated their warm welcome at Princeton City Hall Oct. 11 for a listening session in a community that once feared the loss of their elementary school. more