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Four Dems compete to challenge Joni Ernst more
Eldridge’s Easter afternoon power outage spurred more talk, and a council member’s call to action on a second MidAmerican power line to the city’s utility. more
County officials dead-set against a carbon waste pipeline across Scott County are hosting a rally at North Scott High School, Monday, Nov. 28, to cultivate more opposition to the ADM project. more
Scott County Republican party chairman Jeanita McNulty said the GOP added one more rural resident to the party executive team that already has two living in Buffalo Township. more
Scott County Democrats recruited rural county leadership for a revamped executive board that includes two veteran party activists from Davenport, under the direction of new county chairman, Eldridge activist Kay Pence. more
Scott County supervisors bought an online evidence management system the county attorney says is needed to handle an avalanche of digital evidence. more
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Long Grove’s First Street makeover will begin in May under a contract won by hometown builder Chad Ihrig, whose $2.365 million bid came in just a hair under four other very close bids. more
Scott County Supervisors plan to make MEDIC ambulance service a county agency April 13, give it a new name, and create a new department that may require additional county subsidies, but will not raise the tax rate, board chairman Ken Beck said. more
Get updates from Scott County’s state legislative delegation at a public forum, 10 a.m. to noon, April 15 at the Bettendorf library, 2950 Learning Campus Drive, Bettendorf. more
Long Grove’s 231 city utility customers might get a better deal through MidAmerican as the city’s power costs continue to climb. more
Long Grove farmer Chuck Brockmann, lower right, joins Scott County Republicans executive team as vice chairman. more
New $14,504-a-year election management software products from a Minnesota firm will help county auditor Kerri Tompkins manage and share voting results. more
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate encourages Iowans who receive a “No Activity” notice from his office in the mail to respond to it quickly. Registered voters who did not participate in the 2022 general election have been made inactive and will receive a notice in the mail to confirm their residential address. Those who do not respond will remain as an “inactive” status. more
Eldridge council members on Monday set a $3.316 million property tax levy for next fiscal year that is 4.6 percent more than this fiscal year. more
None of the 27 applicants for an opening on the Scott County Board of Supervisors should have been kept secret, and all should be disclosed now, according to a new lawsuit filed against the county and top elections official, auditor Kerri Tompkins. more
Get updates from Scott County’s state legislative delegation at a public forum, 10 a.m. to noon, April 15 at the Bettendorf library, 2950 Learning Campus Drive, Bettendorf. more
Minors would have to get parental permission to create accounts on TikTok, Instagram and other social media platforms under an amended bill that passed the House Ways and Means Committee Monday. more
Health care advocates praised the governor’s health care bill Monday for providing needed support for rural hospitals and maternal health care providers, but remained concerned about the increased funding for pregnancy centers. more
There is plenty of time to negotiate with landowners and enough wiggle room in Wolf Carbon Solutions’ proposed carbon dioxide pipeline route to avoid using eminent domain for the project, said Nick Noppinger, the company’s senior vice president of corporate development. more
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