Franklin “Ed” Nett, 79, passed away on Feb. 25, 2024, at Genesis East Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 19, at Grace Evangelical Free Church in Davenport. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. and conclude at the time of service. Ed will be laid to rest alongside his beloved wife at Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Online, condolences and fond memories may be expressed at www.weertsfh.com. more

Craig Alan Ohl, age 53, of Eldridge, passed away unexpectedly on March 3, 2024, at his home. A memorial service was held at 6 p.m. Friday, March 8, at Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, Davenport. The family greeted friends from 4:30 p.m. until the time of the service. Memorials may be made to the family to be used for the Ohl Family North Scott Wrestling Scholarship. more

Greg and Lindsay Kramer of Durant are the parents of a daughter born at 1:57 a.m. March 1, 2024, at Genesis East Medical Center, Davenport. more

The Dixon Cemetery will hold its annual meeting at 6 p.m. March 26 at the Dixon Fire Station. more

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"The HAVlife Foundation seeks to allow all youth to experience life in the fullest - increasing exposure to positive community influences and enhancing the development of a positive and confident approach to citizenship ..." more

"Feeling the obligation to recognize the governor's skills and offer thanks of relief, Bill Wohlford, former course co-owner sharpened his carving tools and parodied Iowa's iconic artist, Grant Wood, with a version of his 'American Gothic' ..." more

The Iowa House unanimously passed House File 2581, a bill to make changes to the Iowa One Call system. Iowa One Call is the 8-1-1 phone number that Iowans call before they dig to ensure that underground utilities are not harmed. The Iowa One Call system currently processes over 540,000 tickets and coordinates more than 2.7 million locate requests per year throughout Iowa. more

Last week, the House of Representatives had a busy week of debate. more

March 13, 1974: A group of Eldridge residents said they planned to fight the U.S. Department of Transportation’s plan to abandon the Milwaukee Railroad spur from Bettendorf to Mount Joy and Eldridge. “The economic impact of its loss could be very serious,” wrote the North Scott Industrial Development Board. The Milwaukee Railroad said it also planned to fight the DOT on the matter. more

I’m working on a story for next month. And it’s kind of an unbelievable story, although what I’m about to tell you might seem unremarkable. So you’ll just have to trust me for now. But I did want you to meet two characters. more

In 1975, Eldridge City Council members, recognizing that their meetings which sometimes lasted until 11:30 at night were way too long, made a decision to offload discussion of utility details by creating a separate utility board. The town was a third of its current population then, but growing rapidly. more

A bill that would expand the time period in which deer can be killed to prevent damage to crops and trees did not get support from an Iowa Senate subcommittee on Monday. more

February temperatures in Iowa averaged more than 12 degrees above normal this year, which makes it one of the warmest on record, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. more

All hay producers in the region are invited to attend the annual Eastern Iowa Hay Producers Association Annual Meeting and Conference on March 14 at Buzzy’s Bar and Grill, 414 Main St., Welton. more

A rural Wheatland boy died of injuries received in a UTV accident, 6:03 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 2375 210th St., northeast of Bennett in Cedar County. more

A fire in rural Massillon Feb. 27 took the life of a 77-year-old Wheatland woman. more

The City of Davenport is taking the state auditor to court over an investigation into $1.9 million in settlements paid out to former city employees. more

Join eastern Iowa families once again for the traditional Easter egg hunt in DeWitt. more

On Feb. 29, North Scott elementary students joined hundreds of other fourth- and fifth-graders from around the Quad Cities at the Quad City Symphony’s annual Symphony Day at the Adler Theatre in Davenport. more