News for Community

Advanced GI and bariatric surgeon Amar Chiruvella, MD, FRCSC, is now performing two different types of bariatric surgery for people in the Clinton and surrounding area who need to lose a significant amount of weight. Dr. Chiruvella is highly trained and experienced in minimally invasive and advanced GI (gastrointestinal) procedures, bariatric surgery and general surgery.  MercyOne Clinton is ...read more

The Clinton Community College Phi Theta Kappa has again collected holiday cards for military troops.  This year, holiday and greeting cards will be sent to Camp Fuji, Japan.  The Phi Theta Kappa Chapter organized the Holiday Card project in 2010 in response to the Chapter president suggestion to send cards to her son’s military unit overseas.  The chapter has continued every year sending to those ...read more

Over the past several weeks, multiple news outlets have reported the story about Major League Baseball's (MLB) plan to eliminate 42 Minor League Baseball (MiLB) teams starting in the 2021 season. This story came from the initial proposal from MLB regarding the future of MiLB. The written agreement between MLB and MiLB is called the Professional Baseball Agreement (PBA). The current PBA expires ...read more

The 26th Annual Excellence in Concrete Awards were announced on November 14, 2019, at a ceremony in Ames, Iowa. The Iowa Ready Mixed Concrete Association (IRMCA) and American Concrete Institute (ACI) Iowa Chapter hosted the awards luncheon during the Iowa Better Concrete Conference.  The Excellence in Concrete Awards recognize outstanding projects from throughout the state. Entries were judged ...read more

Timber Lake Playhouse is looking for area musicians to play in the pit for musical productions at the playhouse in Mount Carroll.  TLP produces seven full length musicals throughout the summer and fall as well as a Christmas show in December.  TLP regularly hires musicians who play the more traditional instruments – keys, guitar, bass, drums, trumpet, trombone, reeds, and strings – as well as ...read more

Greetings from The Salvation Army of Clinton!   With Christmas right around the corner, we are happy to report The Salvation Army has rolled out a new online Kettle Volunteer Registration program called RegisterToRing.com. This new online program will allow individuals, groups, clubs, local businesses, and organizations to schedule their time and location to ring the bell for The Salvation Army ...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