Eldridge council member Bruce Cheek condemned fellow council members and city staff, and insulted former mayor Marty O'Boyle, before leaving Monday's council after nine minutes.
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12/5/23
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Republicans caucus 7 p.m., Jan. 15, in the party’s traditional manner: Individual votes for presidential preferences, along with votes to choose precinct and convention leaders, and make platform suggestions to the county convention.
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12/5/23
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Vivek Ramaswamy will join Iowa GOP chairman Jeff Kaufmann to raise funds for state Sen. Scott Webster, 6-8 p.m., Friday. Dec. 8 at the Dahl Old Cr Home, 5215 Grand Ave., Davenport.
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12/5/23
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Scott County Democrats will caucus for everything but a presidential pick at a single location Jan. 15: Davenport North High School.
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12/5/23
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On a 3-2 vote, Scott County supervisors Monday rejected a canvass of a recount that ended in a tied Pleasant Valley school board race.
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12/5/23
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Former president Donald Trump was scheduled to hold a town hall meeting, 4 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 5, for Fox News Channel broadcast.
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12/5/23
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In his final month as Princeton mayor, Kevin Kernan ended his town’s 10-year pursuit of a recreational trail, acknowledging residents’ concerns about the route along U.S. 67, and the town’s ability to cover any costs.
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12/5/23
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Ron DeSantis brought his attack on woke, left-wing liberals to Eldridge’s Cody Road Coffee Sunday, drawing repeated applause with sharp barbs against Democrats, but emphasizing that Republicans need more than rhetoric to take back the White House.
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12/5/23
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North Scott school board members joined the Iowa Association of School Board conference this month that set legislative goals against more public money in private schools, and require private schools to be as transparent as public schools.
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11/28/23
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Eldridge will offer the Scott County Library a 25-year agreement at a rate equal to the city’s insurance costs for the building.
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11/22/23
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The council agreed to extend yard waste free curbside collection through Dec. 4.
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11/22/23
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Eldridge city council members said the RILCO renovation of the old Bawden printing plant may proceed without some sidewalks, but the company will need to extend 16th Avenue by 2026.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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11/22/23
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Kierra Looney received 16 write-in votes to win a Donahue council seats. She joins incumbent Adam Ganzer, who was on the ballot and got 76 votes.
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11/22/23
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Long Grove will launch public discussions about establishing a city electric utility board.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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11/21/23
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Thirteen family members and friends defended Eldridge police chief Joe Sisler to council members Monday and vowed he would be cleared of the undisclosed reasons Mayor Frank King put him on paid leave Oct. 16.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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11/21/23
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Eldridge will add another vape and tobacco store following council’s 4-1 vote Monday granting a permit to Eldridge Tobacco and Vape owner, Mohammed Elzofri, of Davenport, for a new shop at 600 E. LeClaire Road, suite 5.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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11/15/23
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Eldridge voters picked Scott Campbell, Ryan Iossi and Adrian Blackwell for council from a field of nine candidates.
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11/15/23
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Travis Volrath won the mayor’s seat with no opposition.
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11/15/23
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Eldridge and Scott County teamed up to seek federal grant funding for an estimated $2.2 million resurfacing of North First Street, from Donahue street, north to the Long Grove city limits.
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11/15/23
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A split Princeton council vote authorized up to $234,593 in engineering and design work on a mile-long trail along U.S. 67, at least until the next council is seated Jan. 1.
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11/14/23
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