Maria Vazquez of Maquoketa and Bobby Kaufmann of Wilton are engaged to be married. more

Bill Erps of Eldridge passed away at home on May 19 after a brave battle with leukemia. Visitation will be held at Chambers Funeral Home in Eldridge on June 5 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.  Private family interment will be in the Walcott Cemetery. more

Wanda Kathleen Stender, age 98, of Walcott, passed away Friday, May 19, 2023, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. A funeral service will be held at 12 noon on Wednesday, May 24 (today), at Bentley Funeral Home, Durant.  A visitation will be held from 10 a.m. - 12 noon prior to the service at the funeral home.  Private family burial will take place in Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be given to Walcott Fire Department, Durant Ambulance, or Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House.  Online condolences may be left at www.bentleyfuneralhome.com. more

Carolyn Laura Paustian, age 95, of Walcott, passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at Good Samaritan Society, Davenport.  A visitation was held from 5-7 p.m., Monday, May 22, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Davenport.  A funeral service was held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 23, at the church. Burial took place in Walcott Cemetery.  Memorials may be given to St. Paul Lutheran Church or the Walcott Fire Department. Online condolences may be left at www.bentleyfuneralhome.com. more

Funeral services celebrating the life of Arthur “Art” Van Hoosier, 95, of Davenport, and formerly of Park View, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 25, at Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, Davenport.  Burial will follow in Davenport Memorial Park with military honors.  Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until time of services Thursday at the funeral home.  Memorials may be made to your favorite charity. more

Patsy Jo Pimlott, passed away at home on April 28, 2023, in St. Lucas. A private graveside service will take place in June. Born on Feb. 9, 1945, in Waverly, Patsy was the daughter of Bert and Marlys (Loomis) Maloy. She graduated from Nashua High School, and shortly thereafter married her high school sweetheart, David Pimlott.  more

The North Scott Agriculture spring banquet on May 7 celebrated a year of FFA achievements and successes, which included pulling off the banquet through a power outage. more

View the Scott County Sheriff's report from the May 24 NSP! more

View the Eldridge Police report from the May 24 NSP! more

In my soon-to-be 52 years writing for The North Scott Press, I can count on one hand the times I've felt threatened, but those times were mild compared with what Bruce Willingham, the editor of the McCurtain County Gazette in Idabel, in southeastern Oklahoma, experienced on March 6. more

May 23, 1973: A Scott County grand jury was convened to hear the case against Scott County Sheriff William “Blackie” Strout on charges of possession of stolen property. A U-Haul trailer and a garden tractor were found on property owned by Strout in Arkansas. Meanwhile, Strout had filed a $500,000 lawsuit against the owner of the rental agency from which the trailer was taken, and continued to maintain the charges were a political smear. more

The Iowa legislative session has adjourned with a balanced budget once again. Republicans in the Iowa Statehouse have proven time and again that we can cut your taxes while maintaining a balanced budget that adequately funds your priorities. more

"We, agriculture as a whole, must listen better to consumers’ understanding of animal husbandry practices and their evolution into the 21st century ..." more

"The 18th annual North Scott Band Showcase May 7 was an awesome show and The Pit was packed.  The seventh- and eighth-grade bands, and two high school bands performed ..." more

"Iowa seniors deserve to live with dignity, but Iowa’s House Republicans are denying our older Iowans that right ..." more

"But then you can’t help but wonder. Why do they keep choosing AR-15s? And at the same time, you try to ignore the thought that maybe, just maybe, it’s their immense killing power, and ease of use, that’s really the problem and that’s what is creating new mass killers ..." more

Iowa Democratic party chairwoman Rita Hart joins state auditor Rob Sand and legislative minority leaders for Scott County Democrats Red, White and Blue gala, Saturday, June 24, at the St. Ambrose University Rogalski Center, 2100 N. Ripley St., Davenport. more

First: DIAMONTE Middle: EUGENE Last: THOMAS Affix: SR Permanent ID: 16-16363 Sex: Male Date of Birth: 4/4/1998 Current Age: 25 Age at Booking: 25 Height: 6' 06" Weight: 190 Pounds Race: African … more

A funeral service and Mass of Christian Burial for Deloras M. Ruplinger, 96, of Davenport, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 26, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Davenport. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Davenport. Visitation will be Thursday, May 25, from 4-6 p.m. at the Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, Davenport, with a time of sharing at 6 p.m. more

The last time North Scott girls’ golf made an appearance in the state tournament was 1991, during the days of Lancers and Iowa golf legend Beth Bader. more