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Summit Carbon Solutions castigated a group of Republican state lawmakers who oppose the use of eminent domain for its project, saying their arguments are “perplexing” and unsupported by a majority of the Legislature. more
Tens of thousands of farmers or would-be farmers who say they suffered discrimination when they applied for assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will get one-time payments that total about $2 billion from the federal government. more
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley penned letters this week to SafeSport and USA Gymnastics demanding answers to why the agencies have done so little to protect Olympic athletes. more
Plans for Eldridge’s first roundabout dead-ended at Monday’s council meeting. more
Industrial development sites totaling more than 250 acres are coming together around Eldridge’s south and west sides. more
Rural Scott County’s first private recreational park will open next year after the Board of Zoning Adjustment cleared the way for Rily and Ardita Grunwald’s snow-tubing hill near Lost Grove Lake. more
Eldridge’s roundabout future may be launched Monday when council members must decide if the city will apply for a state grant to fund design work for Fourth Avenue and LeClaire Road. more
Many patients seeking abortion care in Iowa in the past few weeks were unaware that the state has banned most abortions beginning Monday, Planned Parenthood staff said. more
Utility members continue to examine and seek more documentation of legal bills from Dickinson, Bradshaw, Fowler & Hagen, P.C. the law firm hired by previous board members and staff. more
Scott County supervisors chose to decline an appeal from former Iowa congressman Steve King’s Freesoil Foundation board to pass an ordinance restricting carbon waste pipeline development in Scott County. more
Supervisors agreed to subdivide a 40-acre residentially zoned lot near Blue Grass. more
After 30 years, and $410,442.19 worth of taxpayer-funded cleanup, an abandoned gas station at 6630 Northwest Boulevard will be auctioned off, along with 60 other properties taken by the county for unpaid taxes. more
Scott County’s Zoning Board of Adjustment will reconsider Rily Grunwald’s snow tubing hill plan for his Lost Grove Lake area property. more
Scott County’s casino tax revenue dropped for the second straight year to the lowest levels since the pandemic. more
Eldridge Mayor Frank King presents a proclamation to Nicolina Pappas and Kamden Palmer in honor of their Skip the Plastic campaign. Eldridge is the 14th town to issue the proclamation urging residents to give up plastic straws and utensils. more
It was an honor to be elected to serve as a delegate to represent the Republicans of Scott County and Iowa at the historic 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 15 – 18, along with over 50,000 other delegates, media, law enforcement, staff, and visitors.  What an exciting four days it was! more
Grandview Farms will add a deep pit beneath a gestation barn on a slab, and modify another barn to increase confined feeding by 187 animal capacity units, or 2.8 percent of current capacity at the Dittmer’s Sheridan Township home barn site, 12090 240th St. more
We arrived in Milwaukee Sunday afternoon. The Iowa delegation was fortunate to have a fantastic hotel just a couple blocks from the convention center. Since our hotel was in the secure perimeter we learned to navigate that on the first day. more
Iowa GOP Chair Jeff Kaufmann kicked off the process of nominating former President Donald Trump as the official 2024 Republican presidential candidate. Later, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird presided over the nomination of U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance as Trump’s running mate. more
Walcott City council prepared for Walcott day, approving a parade route, closing appropriate streets, and giving hometown officers a raise for the day. more
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