Scott Stewart

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Writer and Consultant at Freelance

Editor at The Daily Nonpareil

Dog lover | Robotic dog skeptic | Editor at @nonpareilonline | Once saw a quail in Quail Creek.

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'No Kings' protest for metro area planned Saturday at River's Edge Park

2 weeks ago | nonpareilonline.com | Scott Stewart

A demonstration against President Donald Trump's administration aiming to bring together people from across the Council Bluffs-Omaha metropolitan area is planned Saturday at River's Edge Park. The rally is planned to run 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, said Melissa DeLong of Council Bluffs, who chairs Southwest Iowa's Local Crow chapter of Indivisible, a national grassroots organization founded in 2016 in reaction to Trump's election to his first nonconsecutive term as president.
3, including a 1-year-old, taken to hospitals by helicopter from Harrison County crash

2 weeks ago | nonpareilonline.com | Scott Stewart

A toddler, a girl and a young adult were taken by medical helicopter to Omaha hospitals after a serious crash in Harrison County on Saturday afternoon.
RailsWest Museum to be featured on next episode of Iowa PBS show

3 weeks ago | nonpareilonline.com | Scott Stewart

A Council Bluffs history museum will be one of several featured locations in the next episode of "Road Trip Iowa" from Iowa PBS. Destinations along the western stretch of the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway will be featured on the episode, according to a news release. The episode will premiere Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. and will be rebroadcast Saturday, June 14, at 9 a.m.The RailsWest Museum will be featured in the episode.
Ballet Des Moines, STEM tour to visit Malvern on Saturday

3 weeks ago | nonpareilonline.com | Scott Stewart

Malvern will host a ballet performance Saturday evening along with family friendly science and arts activities. Ballet Des Moines announced it will bring its full company of professional dancers to downtown Malvern on Saturday for a Summer STEM Tour event running 5 to 8 p.m., according to a news release. The science, technology, engineering and math as well as arts activities run 5 to 6:30 p.m., at which point the ballet will take the stage.
DeSoto plans fishing, bald eagle and Bertrand anniversary

3 weeks ago | nonpareilonline.com | Scott Stewart

The DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge is inviting the public to a trio of special weekend events. This Saturday, a fishing clinic led by a refuge volunteer who is a certified instructor. Registration is not required, according to a news release. Saturday is Free Fishing weekend so residents of Iowa, and children under 16 of Nebraska, can fish without a license. The clinic begins at 9 a.m. at the South Gate Recreation Area of DeSoto Lake.
Iowa DNR recommends swimmers skip Lake Manawa this weekend

3 weeks ago | nonpareilonline.com | Scott Stewart

The most recent testing by the Iowa Department of Natural Resource suggests swimmers shouldn't go in the water at Lake Manawa State Park. A sample taken Tuesday morning from the Council Bluffs lake found elevated levels of E. coli bacteria, according to DNR data. E. coli can make people sick with diarrhea, urinary tract infections, pneumonia, sepsis and other illness, according to the U.S. Centers for Diease Control and Prevention. The E.
Avoca plans community event to support businesses after water crisis

3 weeks ago | nonpareilonline.com | Scott Stewart

Area residents are invited to "Pour into Avoca" to support businesses there that lost customers in recent weeks as the region navigated its way through a water crisis. The special event is planned Friday, June 13, and is organized by Pottawattamie County, the City of Avoca, Avoca Main Street, and the Western Iowa Development Association, according to a news release.
Summerfest taking over River's Edge this Friday evening

3 weeks ago | nonpareilonline.com | Scott Stewart

The fifth annual Summerfest at River's Edge will feature a drone show illuminating the sky over the Missouri River on Friday evening. The community celebration runs 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, with about 300 drones taking flight around 9:30 p.m. and creating images and simulated fireworks. “We’re thrilled to bring the drone show back for a third year — now with even more drones and an extended performance,” Council Bluffs Mayor Matt Walsh said in a news release.
Hackers stole data on 39,700 people from Lee Enterprises

3 weeks ago | nonpareilonline.com | Scott Stewart

Hackers stole the personal data of nearly 40,000 people during a February cyberattack on the company that owns The Nonpareil. The Davenport-based company acknowledged last month that the hack resulted in $2 million in costs, which prompted the newspaper publisher to secure three months of delays in interest payments on its debts.
Google investing another $7 billion into Iowa data center projects

3 weeks ago | nonpareilonline.com | Scott Stewart

Google announced an additional $7 billion investment into Iowa, more than doubling the $6.8 billion it has spent in the state since 2007, as the technology giant doubles down on cloud and artificial intelligence services. The two-year investments include the expansion of its Council Bluffs data center as well as construction of a new data center in Cedar Rapids. It also includes a electrical workforce training program.