Welcome to the 2023-24 School Year more

Persons old enough to watch, remember the most celebrated criminal trial of my lifetime, the O.J. Simpson murder trial  in Los Angeles. Simpson, the former Heisman Trophy winner, NFL star, TV celebrity and movie actor, was accused of stabbing his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, to death outside her condominium in Los Angeles on June 12, 1994. more

Aug. 11, 1983: A list of long-range capital projects for the North Scott School District was unveiled. It included a swimming pool at the high school, a new food preparation area, additions to the junior high, John Glenn and Virgil Grissom, a 400-meter track at the junior high, tennis courts at the junior high, Glenn and Grissom, and an athletic field complex renovation. The addition at the junior high was intended to make it a middle school for grades sixth, seventh and eighth. The next step was to present the plan to the public for comment and input. more

We were called into a special session by the governor to vote on the heartbeat bill on July 11. Such an exciting time to be a part of the legislation. more

Aug. 1, 1973: The North Scott School Board extended an offer of employment to Frank Wood as a physical education teacher at the Senior-Junior High School. He would be paid $7,400 for the year. more

Eldridge residents won’t find the names “Ahlers and Cooney,” or “Brooks” on your November ballots. more

How many times have you heard the phrase, “Be careful what you wish for – you just might get it”? more

Losing in sports is never fun. It’s an awful, gut-wrenching feeling. more

"Walcott Day this year was named Bredenbek Bash in honor of Walcott’s sister city in Germany. The theme for the parade was German heritage. I was planning to take my great uncle Ernest Hehnke's old Minnie Mo and an old flare wagon for my grandsons to ride ..." more

Waiting at the airport for our flight to depart Kampala, Uganda, on June 29, I struck up a conversation with a woman from Europe who, in her role with an international aid organization, spends months at a time in this central African country. more

"Blatant corruption in federal government is the norm. Congress has reached a point of allegiance to members’ respective parties in a myopic drive for the funds provided by the industrial sector coupled to their obsession for reelection while their electorate continues to be attacked by unscrupulous con artists and criminals ..." more

It’s a really busy time for us at The NSP, but if you’ll indulge me this week, I’ve got a few quick notes. more

Pity the weatherman. Sometimes we want his/her forecast to be right, and sometimes not. With temps expected in the mid- to upper 90s, and maybe even 100, this is a week we wish they’d be wrong – especially with “BIXBRAI” on Saturday. more

July 25, 1973: John Kemp of Park View and Jerry Geist of Eldridge showed off two northern pike they caught in the Wapsipinicon River. One weighed 7.5 lbs., and the other 13.5 lbs. more

Excerpts from North Scott Community Schools superintendent Joe Stutting’s school year-end report to the district board of directors. more

"There is absolutely no pretense displayed by the Iowa GOP as they smile and lay out their sinister agenda for Iowa. They preach freedom and celebrate as they take away our freedoms simply because they can ..." more

"The words Iowa and democracy used to be synonymous. Democracy protects our freedoms and our rights. The current administration has worked very hard to weaken our freedoms and our rights, our democracy ..." more

I had settled in for my first full night's sleep upon arrival in Kampala, Uganda, on June 20, when I sneaked a peek at the new issue of The NSP on my computer. The item about an Eldridge city councilman, Bruce Cheek, telling a visitor, Kristal Schaefer, chair of the Scott County Library trustees, that he would vote No to extend the city's lease with the library, left a lump in my throat. more

July 18, 1973: Henryk Michal Zouner, the Polish minister of agriculture, was in Scott County and visited the Roy Keppy and Hugo Schnekloth farms to see their pork and beef production setups. He also met with agricultural scientists from Iowa State University. more

Gov. Kim Reynolds convened the General Assembly of Iowa on July 11 for the sole purpose of enacting legislation that addresses abortion and protects unborn lives. The bill that was passed was the same bill that was passed by the legislature in 2018. more