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After years of discussion, the Eldridge City Council voted 4-1 Monday to move forward on a recommendation for a proposed pond project at Sheridan Meadows.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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10/20/26
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As the City of Eldridge prepares to hire its first full-time fire chief, city officials say they’ll be doing it without input from members of the Eldridge Volunteer Fire Company.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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10/20/26
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The North Scott Press asked each candidate the same seven questions, and asked them to respond to each in 100 words or less. Here are there answers.
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10/20/26
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The North Scott Press asked each candidate the same seven questions, and asked them to respond to each in 100 words or less. Here are there answers.
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10/20/26
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Rob Sand, the Democratic nominee for governor, has withdrawn from a debate scheduled for Wednesday with Republican candidate Zach Lahn following the death of his brother-in-law.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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10/20/26
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The Scott County Board of Supervisors held a meeting in closed session Monday, Oct. 12, after plans to enter closed session the previous Thursday were scuttled by the absence of Supervisor Jean Dickson.
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10/20/26
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President Donald Trump will make two trips to Iowa ahead of the Nov. 3, 2026 general election.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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10/20/26
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OTTUMWA — Democrat Josh Turek said Sunday he believed President Donald Trump “accurately identified the problem” Iowans face as they struggle with issues like rising costs — but he argued Trump and Republicans’ failure to lower prices since taking power will drive voters to support his campaign for U.S. Senate.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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10/20/26
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A candidate forum attracted six of the seven candidates on the ballot for Scott County Board of Supervisors.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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10/13/26
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Early voting in county, state and federal races begins today, Wednesday, Oct. 14.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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10/13/26
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Princeton City Council rejected old bids to build a solar array at its sewer treatment plant as it revamps the project for a state grant or low-interest loan.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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10/13/26
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Plans to renovate a warehouse and purchase new voting machines for the Scott County auditor’s office came under scrutiny before the board of supervisors last week.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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10/13/26
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Scott County spent 83% of what it expected to spend in fiscal 2026, a result of low staffing levels and delays in planned capital expenditures.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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10/13/26
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Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate joined Scott County Auditor Kerri Tompkins for a public test of Scott County’s voting equipment Thursday, Oct. 8.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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10/13/26
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The Bettendorf Soccer Association hopes to put up night lights at its 18-acre field complex in Mount Joy but the move will require several approvals from Scott County boards.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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10/13/26
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On Friday morning, the prediction market platform Kalshi gave the Democratic candidate in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race an 87% chance of winning. The volume of trading on the outcome exceeded $1.8 million.
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Jonathan Shorman, States Newsroom
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10/13/26
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The Trump administration’s order to allow import of Russian diesel violates a 2022 law banning Russian energy imports while the country’s war with Ukraine is ongoing, according to a bipartisan group of U.S. senators.
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Jacob Fischler, States Newsroom
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10/13/26
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ALTOONA — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said Sunday in Iowa that the federal agency is processing “updates” on Iowa’s list of impaired waterways amid a lawsuit challenging the decision to delist seven waterways that had been added due to nitrate impairment.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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10/13/26
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DAVENPORT — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson asked Iowans at a Davenport rally Friday to send U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks back to Congress — telling the crowd, “I gotta have her,” as she runs in one of the nation’s most competitive U.S. House races in November.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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10/13/26
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The voters of Princeton, Long Grove, Clinton County and Maquoketa face a difficult choice Nov. 3. Not because the options for their Senate district are so different—but because, at least on the surface, they seem so similar.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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10/6/26
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