Road work in Dixon ground to a halt last week after contractors discovered unknown water mains and sewer access points buried beneath nearly 10 inches of old concrete. more

Eldridge’s new city clerk, Tracy Northcutt, sat in on her first meeting Monday, as the council breezed through a light agenda. more

When Manu Smriti watched clothes she designed and made being modeled on a New York City runway this fall, what made her the happiest was seeing the joy and comfort of the person wearing them. more

Urban growers interested in indoor farming are invited to attend an upcoming webinar hosted by the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Urban Agriculture Program. The webinar will take place on Thursday, Dec. 11, from 1 to 2 p.m. (CT). Christopher Currey, associate professor of horticulture at ISU, will present a session titled “Controlled Environments for Urban Ag: A Primer.” more

Carson Lage of Eldridge was the lucky winner of this week’s Football Contest. Lage was the only contestant to miss as few as two. more

Most farmers in Iowa are finished with corn and soybean harvest or have just a handful of acres left in the field, according to average harvest rates. more

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services has divided the state’s $1 million donation match among the six food banks in Iowa in accordance with the number of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants per food bank region. more

Craig Sweet, president of Iowa Trappers Association, is set to begin his 53rd season fur trapping this fall, just as soon as he gets the rest of his crops out of the field. more

View the Scott County Sheriff's report from the Nov. 5 NSP! more

View the Eldridge Police report from the Nov. 5 NSP! more

Pork royalty, like other royalty, tends to run in the family. more

Wilton resident Cami Maurer has worked with pigs her entire life, and though she can’t always spend entire days on her family’s farm like she did in her childhood, it’s these experiences that push her to continue being an advocate for the pork industry. more

Inspiration can be found in many places. For children’s author Jill Esbaum, finding it recently was as easy as looking out her front window. more

It’s a beautiful Saturday afternoon in September at Dave Arp’s rural Davenport farm. But the firefighters gathered there aren’t paying any attention to the weather. more

The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) will host its 107th Annual Meeting on Dec. 9-10 at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines. more

As Lancer Productions prepares to present “Clue” this week, it won’t be the only milestone the company is looking forward to. more

New stop and speed signs were already up at 210th Street and Jersey Ridge Road the day after the board of supervisors completed their final reading of an ordinance to slow traffic at the hazardous intersection. more

The County Board of Supervisors postponed their vote on an ordinance that would advance construction of a power plant outside Maysville, after public scrutiny called attention to conflicts of interest that may stretch across Scott County’s zoning boards. more

Election Day for city and school officials arrives in Scott County next Tuesday. more

Next month, on Nov. 8 at 5 p.m., the Cotton Creek Mill Quilt Shoppe is inviting Cedar County residents to partake in its second annual charity quilt auction at the Cedar County Fairgrounds’ Matthews Building. more