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Scott County supervisors Tuesday morning committee meetings move to 8:30 a.m. beginning May 9.
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5/3/23
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Valley Construction crews have 54 workdays left on their $4.8 million contract to widen First Street and LeClaire Road, and city engineer Greg Schaapveld told council members Monday it will be close, but he believes they’ll make it.
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5/3/23
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Eldridge’s first police dog will be a German Shepard named, “Marty.”
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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5/2/23
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A representative of Sen. Joni Ernst will hold office hours on Thursday, May 18, at Eldridge City Hall from 10-11 a.m.
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4/26/23
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Republican senators advanced a new traffic camera bill that they said would allow local governments to use the technology to address real safety concerns while putting some limits on using cameras to generate revenue.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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4/26/23
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The Iowa Board of Regents has settled 2023-25 contract negotiations with the state’s public university unions, ending with a 3 percent base wage increase with United Faculty, SEIU, and the Campaign to Organize Graduate Students.
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Eleanor Hildebrandt, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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4/26/23
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Thirty-two Scott County property taxpayers already have signed up for formal assessment reviews that begin in May.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/19/23
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Princeton resident Bill Grunder said the ballot box is about the only place Iowans can seek relief on recent property value increases.
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4/19/23
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New street repair estimates exceeding $2.2 million prompted some Princeton council members to suggest foregoing a trail plan, and instead borrow to improve River Drive, Third, Fourth and Fifth streets.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/19/23
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Scott County Supervisors voted April 13 to make MEDIC a countywide department, assuming its fleet of vehicles and three buildings.
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4/19/23
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Iowa senators passed changes to Iowa’s child labor laws early Tuesday to allow 14- to 17-year-olds to work longer hours and in restricted fields with parental permission.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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4/19/23
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Iowans may soon be able to buy and sell unpasteurized milk if a bill passed by the Iowa House this week becomes law.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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4/19/23
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Scott County will take on a countywide ambulance service and add nine new full-time positions as part of a 2023-24 budget that cuts the tax rate a fraction for rural property owners, and leaves the rate unchanged for city property owners.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/18/23
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Stormwater and road work in Mount Joy will consume all of the $5 million in federal pandemic aid supervisors allotted, but won’t cover even half of the needs identified in a new engineering study.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/18/23
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Nevada Lemke says her six years with the city of Davenport provided a variety of leadership roles that groomed her for city administration.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/18/23
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Join Princeton council members 6 p.m., Thursday, at city hall to thank volunteers serving on community boards.
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4/12/23
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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.
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Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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4/12/23
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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.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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4/12/23
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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.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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4/12/23
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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.
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4/11/23
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