Scott County News and Notices

General Election voter turnout information will be updated on November 8th approximately 11:30 am and 4:30 pm.

Joint Media Release November 2nd, 2016 It is with great sadness today that we learn of the shooting deaths of two Des Moines metro area police officers early this morning. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the fallen officers and the brave men and women of the Des Moines Police...

SCOTT COUNTY SECONDARY ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE Road Involved: 225 th Street will be closed between 260 th Avenue and 270 th Avenue Date Closed: Tuesday, November 1, 2016 Description of Closure: Road will be closed for a culvert replacement over a Tributary to Bud Creek. The road may be closed for 10...

SCOTT COUNTY SECONDARY ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE Road Involved: 85th Avenue will be closed between 265th Street and Allens Grove Road Date Closed: Monday, October 31, 2016 through Friday, November 4, 2016 Description of Closure: Road will be closed for exploratory soil borings at the bridge over the...

DAVENPORT – Scott County Auditor Roxanna Moritz announced today that her office is now providing a new, Interactive Sample Ballot available on the Scott County website. “As part of our commitment to provide quality service to our voters, I am pleased to offer an accessible, Interactive Sample Ballot to all registered voters in Scott County,” Moritz said. “This system is convenient, simple and completely safe for voter use.” The Interactive Sample Ballot can be found on the Auditor’s Page of the Scott County website at https://www.scottcountyiowa.com/auditor/sample-ballots

Do you want to show the world that you are a voter? Maybe express your pride in voting? Do you think the “I Voted” sticker a bit old fashioned? Then we have the solution for you. After you vote take a selfie with our new “My Vote Counts” poster as your background. It’s the new, digital, “I Voted”...

The Scott County Emergency Management Agency in coordination with the Cities of Davenport and Bettendorf and Scott County are finalizing plans to conduct a damage assessment survey in several areas of the County impacted by the EF-1 tornado that damaged the properties in the area last Thursday, October 6, 2016.

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Scott County Secondary Road OPEN Notice Road Involved: 230th Street is OPEN between 130th Avenue and 140th Avenue Date Opened: Friday, December 2, 2016 Description of Closure: The road was closed for a bridge replacement project over Hickory Creek. This project has been substantially completed and...

Update: Wednesday, October 5, 2016 Flood water has rescinded from the roadway and all routes listed are passable. Original Post: Scott County Secondary Road Department impassable road notice due to flooding. Roads Involved: Y68 / Scott Park Road / Veterans Way (Old Highway 61) is closed at the Wapsi...

UPDATED NOTICE: The burn ban expired October 4, 2016 at 5:00 PM. Please remember that many communities in Scott County have other burn ordinances that remain in effect. This action does not affect local laws and rules regarding open burning. --- PREVIOUS NOTICE: A burn ban for Scott County was...

Scott County Secondary Road Closure Notice Road Involved: 100 th Avenue from Hwy 61 south 2.4 miles Date of Construction: Thursday, September 15, 2016 through October 7, 2016 Description of Construction: Construction of an asphalt resurfacing project will occur on 100 th Avenue. The project will...

**Update** Names Released - The Ford Explorer in the accident from September 11th, 2016 in LeClaire, IA was driven by Darryl Wilson, 52 year old male from Silvis, IL. The two persons killed on the motorcycles are; William Bruce Griffith, 57 year old male of Davenport, Iowa and Ronald Gene Fox, 59...

Fruits and vegetables are the key to healthy eating. Add one more. Try something new. Teach the kids. Try a new recipe. http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/September+is+Fruits+%26+Veggies--More+Matters+Month

Why is personal hygiene so important when preparing food? Because germs are not always destroyed by cooking. http://www.foodsafetymonth.com/Home

Help your family to be ready in the event of an emergency or disaster by laying out an emergency communications plan: https://www.ready.gov/make-a-plan

On September 1st, 2016 at approximately 2:25 pm Scott Communications Center (SECC) received a report of a single vehicle rollover accident in the 7800 block of New Liberty Road. That location is just west of the town of Maysville in Scott County. SECC also received information the occupant of the...

**Update** The victim in yesterday’s fatality accident has been identified as 62 year old Willie Holley of Rock Island Illinois. He was part of a construction crew employed by Valley Construction working on HWY 61 as part of an Iowa DOT project. The driver of the vehicle which struck the victim has...

The Sheriff’s Office has received an increase of reports in the last week of phone scams of people representing themselves as working for the IRS. Please remember and share the following information from the IRS: The IRS first contacts people by mail – not by phone – about unpaid taxes. And the IRS...

Please take just a few short minutes to complete the Q2030 Satisfaction Survey. Q2030 is a Regional Action Plan that seeks to increase community satisfaction. Your opinion matters! The goal of Q2030 is to grow talent, jobs, investments and economic opportunity for all who call the Quad Cities home...