While most apiarists start beekeeping as a hobby, the practice could offer some family farms a diversified stream of revenue. more

In archery, consistency is the name of the game. more

Princeton will tighten spending, pull from reserves, and forego savings to balance its annual budget after Mayor Travis Volrath and the council promised not to raise the city tax levy. more

Farmers and those living in rural parts of the country are affected by mental health issues, and statistically, die by suicide at higher rates than other segments of the population. more

Most of our readers get the North Scott Press every week in their mailbox. Now you can get it in your inbox, too. more

Living with Type-1 diabetes can be difficult, especially for families with young children diagnosed with the disease. But a group of North Scott students recently received a new tool that can help manage its symptoms and effects. more

Princeton City Council will hear bids for a solar array at the city’s wastewater treatment plant at 285th Avenue and Great River Road.  more

Discussion of a water detention area developer Dale Grunwald hopes to hand to the city of Long Grove rose to shouts at a council meeting last Tuesday, March 10. more

Supervisors voted to raise other county elected officials’ salaries by 3.5% for the coming fiscal year. They will keep their own pay flat. more

Three Little Libraries are now open in Eldridge after a winter break. They are located at Sheridan Meadows Park on North 1st Street; at Elmegreen Park on the corner of South 8th Street and LeClaire Road; and at the City Shop just off the rec trail on the corner of LeClaire Road and 1st Street. Anyone is welcome to borrow materials from the Little Libraries. more

Dixon Councilman Nick Phares hopes to build a pavilion at the city’s only park, located between the Legion and the “pop lot.” more

Scott County honored outstanding employees and several long tenures at their quarterly PRIDE celebration last Tuesday. more

At Share & Care Christian Preschool we have a tradition of picking a local charity for our February Month of Caring, and our families and Park View Lutheran Church members donate, too.  This year we collected lots of wonderful baby items to donate to Pregnancy Resources to help women in need.  more

Scott County Jail workers allowed a woman in mental distress to repeatedly bang her head against cell walls for hours without intervening or providing medical attention, a new report from the Iowa Office of Ombudsman alleges. more

Quad Cities Canine Assistance Network will present a program at Faith Lutheran Church, 500 W. LeClaire Road, Eldridge, on Tuesday, April 7, at 6:30 p.m. more

With a light agenda, the return of snow, and two absent members, the Eldridge City Council kept things brief Monday. Mayor Scott Campbell gaveled out the meeting eight minutes after it was called to order. more

Princeton is preparing to party at its first ever Adult Prom next Saturday, March 28, at Boll’s Community Center on River Drive. more

The Friends of the Eldridge Library want your books. more

The Davenport Area Retired School Personnel Association (DARSPA), a group open to all retired school employees in Scott County, is offering two scholarships this year. The first is $1,500 for a senior planning to major in education in college. The second is a $500 scholarship for a student planning to attend trade school. more

Farmers, rural landowners and natural resource professionals can attend the in-field and hands-on Windbreak School on Wednesday, April 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Southeast Research and Demonstration Farm near Crawfordsville. The workshop is hosted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and aims to provide the knowledge and skills needed to effectively plan, implement, maintain and renovate windbreaks. Check-in will begin at 9:30 a.m. more