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Kierra Looney received 16 write-in votes to win a Donahue council seats. She joins incumbent Adam Ganzer, who was on the ballot and got 76 votes.
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11/22/23
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Long Grove voters elected Julie Gephart on 17 write-in ballots to fill an at-large vacancy on the council.
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11/22/23
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McCausland residents have expressed an interest in reforming a parks and recreation board.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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11/22/23
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Eldridge city council members said the RILCO renovation of the old Bawden printing plant may proceed without some sidewalks, but the company will need to extend 16th Avenue by 2026.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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11/22/23
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The council agreed to extend yard waste free curbside collection through Dec. 4.
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11/22/23
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Eldridge will offer the Scott County Library a 25-year agreement at a rate equal to the city’s insurance costs for the building.
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11/22/23
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Eldridge council will meet in closed session 5:30 p.m., Dec. 6, to continue hearing police chief Joe Sisler’s appeal to keep his job.
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By Mark Ridolfi
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11/30/23
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In his final month as Princeton mayor, Kevin Kernan ended his town’s 10-year pursuit of a recreational trail, acknowledging residents’ concerns about the route along U.S. 67, and the town’s ability to cover any costs.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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12/5/23
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Eldridge council member Bruce Cheek condemned fellow council members and city staff, and insulted former mayor Marty O'Boyle, before leaving Monday's council after nine minutes.
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12/5/23
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An irrigation line leak at R&L Carriers’ 300 Slopertown Road sent 1.4 million gallons into a ditch, and ran up an $11,540 sewer bill.
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12/5/23
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Davenport’s downtown two-way street conversion in 2025 will bring traffic light changes affecting Scott County’s administration building, courthouse and jail.
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12/12/23
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Scott County expects a $1.4 million operating deficit in the first fiscal year of turning Medic countywide ambulance service from a nonprofit to a countywide department.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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12/12/23
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In a courtroom with family, friends, and four Eldridge elected officials, former Eldridge city clerk was sentenced to a $10,000 fine, 200 hours of community service, two years of probation and no jail time for taking Eldridge taxpayer funds.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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12/12/23
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The Scott County Library has a 25-year lease through 2050 to remain at the Eldridge headquarters owned by the city of Eldridge.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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12/19/23
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Princeton’s next council will have to decide the fate of $50,000 in taxpayer funds already earmarked for a new trail, and perhaps another $42,500 in privately raised funds held by the Princeton Recreational Trails nonprofit.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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12/19/23
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Creating a Long Grove utility board will require more study, some residents willing to serve, and referendum vote.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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12/20/23
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Eldridge electric and water utility board members raised water rates 10 percent, effective Feb. 1, to cover “additional expenses necessary for infrastructure repairs,” according to the board’s Dec. 9 agenda.
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12/20/23
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Eldridge city council members are scheduled to vote publicly Jan. 2 on a retirement deal offered to police chief Joe Sisler.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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12/26/23
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Scott County supervisors took a first step towards blocking an asphalt plant and concrete recycling yard in Mount Joy that some neighbors say is too close to the airport.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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12/26/23
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Scott County supervisors saluted MEDIC ambulance director Linda Fredericksen, who retired after 28 years, including 19 as director.
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12/26/23
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