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An administrative decision allowing a construction of a solar farm to proceed in Cerro Gordo County has opponents of a rural Scott County power plant on high alert.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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5/5/26
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Iowa Republican lawmakers and the governor reached an agreement on property tax legislation Sunday, sending a measure to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk to cap local revenue growth, change how multi-residential properties are taxed and make other changes aimed at lowering property tax costs for Iowans.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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5/5/26
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Long Grove plans to establish privacy agreements with artificial intelligence software providers after council members worried that few to no controls governed how the technology reviews city data and responds to residents’ queries.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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4/28/26
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Davenport Schools Superintendent TJ Schneckloth told Walcott City Council last week that the district has no plans to close Walcott K–8, and new plans to promote its high schools to students in the town and its neighbors.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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4/28/26
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Additional affordable senior housing could soon be coming to Eldridge.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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4/28/26
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Scott County supervisors voted 4–1 to approve a $136.9 million budget for the fiscal year that begins in July.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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4/28/26
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A solar array planned for the Princeton sewer treatment will qualify for a low-interest state loan, the city council heard Thursday.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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4/28/26
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Princeton will continue to pay local farmers to keep land surrounding its Lost Grove Road well out of agricultural production, as it hopes to bring water nitrate concentrations back below state standards.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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4/28/26
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Princeton council will allow members of the city park board to resign and form a new nonprofit, the Princeton Community Partnership. Nonprofit status will allow the board to apply for new funding opportunities not available to municipalities.
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4/28/26
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Veteran City Clerk Rose Guyer will leave Long Grove for Fairfax in May, she announced Monday.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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4/28/26
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The Iowa Senate sent Gov. Kim Reynolds’ “Make America Healthy Again” legislation to her desk Monday, a package that includes SNAP restrictions, over-the-counter ivermectin and several school health and nutrition policies.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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4/28/26
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The Iowa House passed a “right to repair” bill with bipartisan support Monday that aims to ensure Iowa farmers can more easily repair their own agricultural equipment.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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4/28/26
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The City of Eldridge has been in its current city hall since 1987. Then, the town of approximately 4,000 residents was served by a city administrator, a full-time city clerk and deputy, a billing clerk, and four or five police officers.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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4/21/26
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The City of Eldridge received three requests for proposals (RFP) on the Eldridge Community Center. On Monday, the city council voted to reject all three and move forward with alternative options.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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4/21/26
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A new water treatment plant and restored water tower will cost Long Grove a combined $3.1 million.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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4/21/26
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By the end of this week, the City of Eldridge should know the path forward chosen by the Eldridge Fire Department.
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4/21/26
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The fire chief for the City of Eldridge, fired last year from his job as a city mechanic for the misuse of public funds, is not entitled to unemployment benefits, a judge has ruled.
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Clark Kaufmann, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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4/21/26
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Meghan Ganzer has resigned as city clerk of Dixon following a troubled two-year tenure.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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4/21/26
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Veteran Long Grove city clerk Rose Guyer has an assistant built from scratch. She hand-picked its skills and invented its personality. She decides how it thinks, and for how long.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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4/14/26
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The Walcott Fire Department dropped a request to charge community groups for use of its meeting room.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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4/14/26
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