IOWA CITY — More than 6,100 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the dean’s list for the 2019 fall semester.

DEWITT — The DeWitt City Council has approved the first reading for a proposed series of rate increases for the city’s sewer services.

DEWITT — Last weekend’s storm might not rank high in the “storm of the century” category, but it might rank right up there as one of the top road-clearing conundrums for DeWitt’s snowplow brigade.

FULTON, Ill. — The Jan. 29 Wild Winter Wednesdays at the Windmill Cultural Center program will be presented by Matt Vegh, a representative of Pangaea International Academy.

DEWITT — Dave Iglehart, of Davenport, will present a travelogue covering a unique trip he and his wife, Peg, took to the Arctic Circle recently.

FULTON, Ill. — Travis Temple, of Fulton, was recently promoted to vice president of finance and administration of Agri-King, Inc.

CAMANCHE — Clinton Regional Development Corp. President and CEO Erin Cole updated the Camanche City Council on Tuesday about the CRDC’s recent efforts in the city.

CAMANCHE — Due to a split council decision, the City of Camanche will seek proposals and quotes for the city attorney position.

The Iowa Attorney General’s office saw a spike in complaints last year from mobile-home owners, some of whom faced drastic increases in their rent.

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CAMANCHE — Camanche Police Chief Colin Reid has seen his department with as few as four officers, and believes the addition of multiple officers to the department, which will reach nine officers next month, has increased the department’s productivity.

CLINTON — MercyOne Clinton Medical Center is looking for health care professionals to join its team and will host an on-site interview event Feb. 7.

Any criminal charges are only an accusation and the accused is presumed innocent unless convicted in a court of law.

CLINTON — The Clinton County Development Association has approved the reduction in the maximum award for spring and fall grants.

DeKALB, Ill. — Northern Illinois University has announced its fall 2019 dean’s list.

It is exciting to be back at the Capitol, and we are ready to get started on many of the issues we have heard about from constituents over the past several months.

A bipartisan bill introduced in the Iowa Legislature Tuesday would upend a longstanding National Collegiate Athletic Association rule that prevented college athletes nationwide from earning money off their name, face and likeness.

DES MOINES — A new bill going through the Iowa Legislature would allow Emergency Medical Technicians to carry a firearm if they are a part of a police tactical team.

CLINTON — Area quilters are invited to participate in the National Quilt of Valor Sew Day to be held at Keeping You Sewing fabric store in Clinton on Feb.1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

CAMANCHE — The Camanche School District has approved the low bid for improved baseball field lighting.

Typically at this time of year, a trail of auger holes in the Mississippi River ice maps the travels of hardy winter anglers that are in pursuit of that elusive big fish. However, recent warm temperatures have resulted in open water in many areas and disappointed the ice fishing enthusiast.

CLINTON — 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.

CLINTON — Clinton County Parkinson’s Support group will hold its monthly meeting Saturday, Feb. 8 at the new location, Zion Lutheran Church, 439 Third Ave. South, Clinton.

CLINTON — Two Clinton County residents have won the United Way of Clinton County, Iowa Winter Getaway Giveaway, with first prize winner Cathy Marx having the prize choice of either $1,000 cash or accommodation at Scottsdale Camelback Resort in Arizona, valued at $1,400.

CLINTON — Clinton County will proceed with using general obligation bonds to cover multiple countywide projects, after action taken by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.

GOOSE LAKE — A remodeling project at First Central State Bank’s Goose Lake branch is nearing completion.

OTTUMWA — Opioids have been the focus of much of the federal effort to fight drug abuse in recent years, raising concerns for some that the effort deprived states with serious meth problems the funding to continue that fight.

CAMANCHE- The Camanche City Council will hold a budget workshop this week, with focuses on the fire department and ambulance services and public works and street departments.

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FULTON, Ill. — In an effort to stem the expansion of video gaming, the City of Fulton will decrease the number of Class A liquor licenses by one if a downtown business surrenders its license.