There are at least 721 water body segments in Iowa that do not meet water quality standards for recreation, public water supplies and the protection of aquatic life, according to the state Department of Natural Resources. more

Iowa’s public universities are seeing increased interest in on-campus living from new and returning students, citing convenience and satisfaction with offered resources by their colleges. more

Holy Week services set to honor resurrection of Christ more

A memorial Mass for Kathleen L. “Kathy” Wierzba, 78, of Walcott, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 23, at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, Davenport. Visitation will be from 8:30 a.m. until the time of Mass on Saturday at the church. The Runge Mortuary, Davenport, is assisting the family with arrangements. more

Dorothy A. Cole, 94, a resident of Princeton, died on Thursday, March 14, at Jersey Ridge Place in Davenport. more

Eldridge police used artificial intelligence facial recognition software to nab a Kentucky man who swindled First Trust and Savings Eldridge branch out of $10,000, officer Garrett Jahns told council members Monday. more

Across the country, electric demand is growing and could explode if green goals like electrifying home heating, industry and transportation come to fruition. At the same time, many states, utilities and businesses have pledged to decarbonize, helping push older coal and gas power plants that have struggled to stay economically competitive into retirement. more

As lawmakers ended the second funnel deadline of the 2024 legislative session, many of the priorities laid out by Republican leadership at the beginning of the session remain in limbo – while many more were taken out of the running for consideration. more

"Your continued thoughts and prayers are greatly appreciated ..." more

Our second legislative deadline has passed, which means we had another busy week working on moving House bills through the Iowa Senate. Policy bills are required at this time to be through a committee in the opposite chamber to be considered for the rest of the legislative session. more

Iowans found their way back to the state’s 19 casinos in February, as gaming tax payments rebounded from January’s dip. more

I wanted to begin the column by thanking all of the citizens who attended my Listening Posts and forums this year. We held over 12 events in three different counties. Of course, you always have the occasional person there who wants to score political points through disruption or a litany of loaded questions but the overwhelming majority of people were thoughtful concerned citizens with great ideas! Thank you. I learn from these experiences. more

March 21, 1984: The arrest count rose to 12, as Eldridge police continued to work through a drug investigation at North Scott High School. One adult and three students were charged with selling drugs, and eight students were charged with possession of a controlled substance. Police chief Gil Hansen said more arrests were likely after students returned from spring break. He added more than $500 worth of marijuana and amphetamines had also been confiscated. more

As you can see by the rundown of bills still alive in the Legislature in this week's NSP, there is no shortage of issues to engage. You might not like what I have to say about several of those anyway.  more

Eldridge city staff emailed this letter at 1:57 p.m., Friday, March 15, to the North Scott Press. Assistant City Administrator Jeff Martens wrote, “In the interest of being transparent the attached letter was emailed to the Utility Board by the Mayor this afternoon.” more

Kay Pence, chair of the Scott County Democratic Party, filed to run for Iowa House District 70, on March 15, the same day local school districts were required by law to certify their 2025 school year budgets. more

Shive Hattery will conduct a traffic count and data analysis on East LeClaire Road, from First Street to Scott Park Road, and offer a full report by mid-summer. more

Join Princeton elected officials 6-10 p.m., March 23, for Battle of the Bars, a night-long fundraiser for the town of Princeton, culminating in a gun raffle. more

Scott County supervisors agreed to River Valley Coop’s industrial rezoning request to add liquid ammonia storage to operations just south of Dixon at Allens Grove Road and 295th St. more

Assessment updates are being mailed this month to about 3,500 of the county’s 39,000 taxable parcels outside of Davenport that saw values change. more