News for Community

WASHINGTON – Mayors of Chattanooga, Tenn., Dayton, Ohio, and Columbia, S.C. tomorrow will announce the official formation of the Mayors’ Task Force to Save Minor League Baseball. The Task Force will be co-chaired by Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke, Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, and Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin. The mayors will host a telephone news conference at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 22 ...read more

A remodeling project at First Central State Bank’s Goose Lake branch is nearing completion.  To celebrate, First Central State Bank will host an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the bank’s location,  223 Main St. The DeWitt Chamber and Development Company and the Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon cutting to begin the festivities.  First Central State Bank ...read more

Tobacco use kills more than 480,000 Americans every year from lung cancer, heart disease, COPD and other conditions resulting from smoking. There are more than 7,000 chemicals in cigarettes, cigars and cigarillos. Nearly 70 of these are cancer-causing chemicals known as carcinogens, including carbon monoxide, arsenic, DDT, formaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide. Nicotine is the addictive substance in a ...read more

The Felix Adler Children’s Discovery Center, "Clinton, Iowa's Children's Museum," is combating the cold weather with warm welcome programs.  Please note:  the Discovery Center is now open until 6 p.m. on weekdays.  At WOW Wednesday, make your own climbing robot. On Friday, its peanut butter day. And later in the month, plan to play chess and juggle with Miss Jean.  Each of these programs is free ...read more

If you are suffering from a bit of “cabin fever” or winter blahs, think SPRING !  Before you know it spring will be arriving with early blossoms leading right into summer blooms.  So it is time to plan now! Start thinking of what magnificent floral arrangements you could make of fresh cut flowers from your garden.  To get you into the mood, University of Illinois Master Gardeners from Whiteside ...read more

The River Arts Center will be open for a huge sale of art and art supplies, including framed and unframed prints, mats, frames, art books and art supplies.  The sale will take place Saturday and Sunday, January 18-19 and again Wednesday through Saturday, January 22 through January 25 from 1-4 PM..  Many of these items have been donated and we would like to share them at very reasonable ...read more

As a volunteer firefighter, Tyler Vandendooren knows the feeling of lending a helping hand.  Now, he’s adding another way to help area residents by recently joining First Central State Bank as an Assistant Vice President in Commercial and Agriculture Lending. That doesn’t mean he’s giving up on the Thomson, Illinois, Fire Department. He’ll continue to be an Assistant Fire Chief and EMT for the ...read more

Wild Rose Casino & Resort will host Bowman, Pickney, & Evans 40th Anniversary Concert with Special Guest, Steve Moris on Saturday, April 11, 2020, in the Oakwood Grand Ballroom. Doors will open at 6:45 p.m. with the show starting at 7:30 p.m. VIP seating available at $200 for a table of ten or $15 general admission, tax and convenience fees are not included. Must be 21 years or older to ...read more

Gilda’s Club and Genesis Cancer Care Institute are pleased to announce that we are now accepting registration for our 2020 Cancer Retreats to be held at Gilda’s Club Quad Cities (1234 E River Drive).  The retreats are open to cancer patients/survivors from the Quad Cities area and one adult support person (spouse,family member or friend). Options to attend are Saturday, March 21, 2020 from 8 am – ...read more

United Way of Clinton County, Iowa (UWCCI) collected contributions totaling $497,144 for 76.5% of the $650,000 goal at its campaign report on New Year’s Eve. The campaign actively seeks gifts through early 2020. The campaign is ahead of last year at approximately the same time, which reached 68% of goal.   Contributions stay in Clinton County to help children get a strong start in life, enter ...read more

Clinton Community College has announced the addition of Katie Bopes as the new CCC Maquoketa Center Facilitator.   Penny Plautz has served in that role since the opening of the center, and will be retiring at year end.   Katie Bopes comes to Clinton Community College from Iowa State Extension, Jackson County, where she serves as County Youth Coordinator.  In that role, Katie coordinated the 4-H ...read more

Two First Central State Bank team members recently graduated from the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.    Scott Wiley and Valerie Pell completed the more than two years of schooling needed to earn the Certificate of Executive Leadership, the highest level of certification from the Wisconsin School of Business and Executive Development. Since its inception in ...read more

Rebecca Edwards has always gravitated toward careers where she can make a difference in the lives of others.    For nine years, that meant working in the healthcare industry. Now, she’s keeping that same empathetic mindset, albeit in a different career field.   First Central State Bank is pleased to announce the addition of Rebecca Edwards as a Customer Service Representative in the DeWitt ...read more

The Keep Iowa Beautiful Board of Directors has announced the 2019 annual award winners for enhancing the beauty, cleanliness and attractiveness of the state of Iowa. The four award categories are community, organization, corporate and individual. “The KIB award program is designed to recognize people and organizations that have gone the extra mile to help build stronger Iowa communities,” said ...read more