News for Community

The LumberKings and the Prospect League announced a partnership with Clear Gear Disinfectant Spray today, making the EPA-registered, non-bleach disinfectant that kills COVID-19, MRSA/staph, influenza and many other infectious diseases, its Official Disinfectant in support of its new FanSafe initiative.The FanSafe program features infection prevention and safety measures for players, officials, ...read more

The Clinton Community College Retention Initiative with Support & Encouragement (RISE) has resulted in a positive impact on students in the first two years of the program.  RISE founder Dr. Michelle Allmendinger, CCC Dean of Student Development, will share the findings of the first two years of the program at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Conference held ...read more

YWCA Clinton and the Sisters of Saint Francis are proud to present their second annual International Women’s Day Celebration on Monday, March 8th from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. The event will be held virtually via Zoom and feature speaker Leslie K. Bruton.The United Nations declared International Women’s Day as an official holiday in 1977 to spread awareness of the women’s rights movement. The 2021 theme ...read more

Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP), the premier professional summer theatre of northwest Illinois, opens its 60th Anniversary Season in June with some changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the slower than expected roll-out of the vaccine. “Since the projections don’t put us to full vaccination in Illinois until the end of the summer, TLP has had to make some changes in programming to assure our ...read more

The Naeve family, farmers and business owners in Clinton County, IA, have announced their plan to build a 50 head-per-day beef processing plant in Camanche, Iowa. The business is expected to create 45 – 50 new jobs and will include a retail location to sell products processed onsite. The state-of-the-art plant will incorporate the latest technology in terms of sanitation, processing and waste ...read more

Clinton Community College has announced the Fall 2020 Deans’ List.  Students must earn a minimum of 6 credit hours and 3.5 GPA during the term.  Baldwin, IA       Riley Burken       Megan Carbonelli  Bellevue, IA       Jadyn Hurley       Cheyanne Merrick       Audrey Wedeking       Allison Wright  Bettendorf, IA       Cheyenne Sobolik  Calamus, IA       Carter Dwyer       Alyssa ...read more

MercyOne Clinton Medical Center’s popular Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP) begins a new session on Monday, February 22, 2021 (was previously February 15). CHIP is an 18-week lifestyle modification program designed to prevent and reverse chronic diseases. Led by a registered dietitian and a certified wellness coach from MercyOne Clinton, CHIP is designed to help participants make ...read more

The 40th Anniversary Clinton Community College B-rrry Scurry 4-Mile run was held in a hybrid format February 6, 2021.  Despite the coronavirus pandemic limiting the number of on-site runners and the polar vortex delivering brutally cold wind chill, runners and walkers completed the flat and fast route through the historic neighborhoods of Clinton, Iowa as well as  Tyler Sullivan of North ...read more

The LumberKings will start their inaugural season in the Prospect League against a familiar opponent, the Burlington Bees, at NelsonCorp Field on Thursday, May 27th. Game time is at 6:30 pm.  The Prospect League (PL) is a 16-team Collegiate Wood Bat league with teams spread across the Midwest from eastern Missouri to western Pennsylvania. The season runs from May 27th to August 4th for a total of ...read more

First Central State Bank CEO Brigham Tubbs has announced a promotion.  Laura Howard recently earned a promotion, moving her to Assistant Vice President. She is located at First Central State Bank’s Clinton – North Second Street location.  Howard, who has been with First Central State Bank since 2005, is the Branch Manager at the North Second Street location.  “Laura has been a great ...read more

Ohnward Bancshares, Inc. financial institutions ranked in the American Bankers Association’s top 100 list for farm lenders by dollar volume. The institutions – First Central State Bank, Maquoketa State Bank and Ohnward Bank & Trust – ranked 90th in the country for agriculture lending by dollar volume in the second quarter of 2020. Ohnward’s roots were built through helping the eastern Iowa and ...read more

First Central State Bank is donating a total of $5,500 to local school districts this fall to help offset extra costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Those receiving monetary contributions include Central DeWitt, Clinton, Northeast, North Scott and Pleasant Valley school districts, and St. Joseph and Prince of Peace Catholic Schools.  “This is an unprecedented year for area school districts,” ...read more