Virginia and Ken Kelly were hooked on their new Eldridge home before they learned the rest of the story: The home they bought at 1907 S. Fifth St., was built by students. more

Eldridge’s first police dog will be a German Shepard named, “Marty.” more

Princeton surrendered the 2023 flood fight to minimize damage from Mississippi River waters eroding the River Drive road base. more

First: DARRQUES Middle: BREON Last: RHODEN Affix: Permanent ID: 23-28869 Sex: Male Date of Birth: 3/13/1984 Current Age: 39 Age at Booking: 39 Height: 6' 00" Weight: 215 Pounds Race: African … more

First: ISAIAH Middle: ST JAMES Last: PETERS Affix: Permanent ID: 23-28874 Sex: Male Date of Birth: 10/22/2000 Current Age: 22 Age at Booking: 22 Height: 5' 11" Weight: 150 Pounds Race: African … more

First: ANDREW Middle: JACOB Last: HANSSEN Affix: Permanent ID: 22-27803 Sex: Male Date of Birth: 9/22/1988 Current Age: 34 Age at Booking: 34 Height: 5' 09" Weight: 160 Pounds Race: White Hair … more

First: ROBERT Middle: NORMAN Last: BAFFREY Affix: Permanent ID: 23-28872 Sex: Male Date of Birth: 1/9/1992 Current Age: 31 Age at Booking: 31 Height: 5' 08" Weight: 155 Pounds Race: White Hair … more

First: JAMES Middle: EDWIN Last: BROWN Affix: Permanent ID: 23-28871 Sex: Male Date of Birth: 4/17/1990 Current Age: 33 Age at Booking: 33 Height: 5' 08" Weight: 165 Pounds Race: White Hair … more

First: EDWIN Middle: LEE Last: MINEAR Affix: Permanent ID: 23-28870 Sex: Male Date of Birth: 11/29/1986 Current Age: 36 Age at Booking: 36 Height: 5' 08" Weight: 190 Pounds Race: White Hair … more

A private family graveside service will be held at Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery for Nancy Katherine Anderson, 90, of DeWitt, with a public celebration of life to be held at a later date. Chambers Funeral Home, Eldridge, is assisting the family with arrangements. more

A memorial service for Harold Oscar Nelson, 92, of Eldridge, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 3, at Faith Lutheran Church, Eldridge. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service at the church. Chambers Funeral Home, Eldridge, is assisting the family with arrangements. more

First: GABRIEL Middle: JOSEPH Last: HOYT Affix: Permanent ID: 06-34400 Sex: Male Date of Birth: 12/18/1983 Current Age: 39 Age at Booking: 39 Height: 6' 00" Weight: 170 Pounds Race: White Hair … more

First: ANTONIO Middle: MARSHALL Last: LOVE Affix: Permanent ID: 23-28866 Sex: Male Date of Birth: 12/31/2003 Current Age: 19 Age at Booking: 19 Height: 5' 10" Weight: 260 Pounds Race: African … more

First: JOSEPH Middle: DAVID MIKEL Last: SCHULZ Affix: Permanent ID: 18-19928 Sex: Male Date of Birth: 6/2/1999 Current Age: 23 Age at Booking: 23 Height: 5' 08" Weight: 145 Pounds Race: White … more

First: ISABELLE Middle: RENEE Last: FINCHER Affix: Permanent ID: 17-17924 Sex: Female Date of Birth: 1/10/1996 Current Age: 27 Age at Booking: 27 Height: 5' 03" Weight: 125 Pounds Race: White … more

A funeral Mass for Marilyn Simpson, 91, of Eldridge, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 5, at St. Ann's Catholic Church, Long Grove. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Davenport. Visitation will be Thursday, May 4, from 4-7 p.m., at the church, with rosary and sharing at 6:30 p.m. Additional visitation will be one hour prior to Mass on Friday at the church. Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, Davenport, is assisting the family with arrangements. more

North Scott school board members  on April 11 approved the following job changes: more

The 2022 session of the Iowa Legislature began Jan. 10, much as lawmakers have convened for most of the past 175 years: with speeches and ceremony, the reuniting of friends and the renewal of partisan enmity. more

Eldridge’s Easter afternoon power outage spurred more talk, and a council member’s call to action on a second MidAmerican power line to the city’s utility. more

The Scott County Pork Producers held their Pork Youth Ambassador Contest on Sunday, April 15, and chose Evan Keppy as their 2018 Scott County Pork Youth Ambassador. more