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Open house to discuss Barber Creek and Wapsi Wildlife Areas forest wildlife stewardship plans

• 8/28/2023 9:43:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold an open house on Sept. 14, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Clinton County Conservation Board office.

Goose Lake Wildlife Area has been a destination for Eastern Iowans for more than 70 years

• 7/13/2021 1:12:00 PM
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Goose Lake, Iowa - Sitting on the west edge of the town of Goose Lake is a 1,300-acre public area that started as a soggy marsh that no one could tame but has become one of the more popular spots in the region, attracting visitors from Clinton, the Quad Cities and out of state.

Fishing regulations to be relaxed at Emma Young Pond in Clinton

• 4/20/2021 3:26:00 PM
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CLINTON - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will relax the fishing regulations at Emma Young Pond in Clinton starting May 1 to allow anglers to more freely harvest fish before the pond is renovated this fall.

DNR conservation officers respond to tree fall in Clinton County

• 11/18/2019 3:39:00 PM
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CLINTON COUNTY, Iowa - On Friday, November 15, 2019, DNR Conservation Officers responded to a tree stand fall in Clinton County.

Manure release from Clinton County dairy

• 4/26/2019 12:45:00 PM
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CHARLOTTE – Late Wednesday, DNR investigated a complaint about manure overflowing north of Charlotte, about 15 miles northwest of Clinton.

DNR investigated Clinton County manure spill Saturday

• 12/17/2018 8:24:00 PM
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WASHINGTON – Saturday afternoon, Dec. 15, DNR responded to a complaint of discolored water in an unnamed tributary of Elk Creek about three miles southeast of Andover in Clinton County.

DNR investigating manure spill in Clinton County

• 9/13/2018 12:22:00 PM
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CLINTON – Wednesday, while doing a follow-up check on manure application just north of Clinton, the DNR found manure in a tributary of Silver Creek flowing into Silver Creek and about three miles to the Mississippi River.  

Boil advisory issued in Calamus after pressure drop

• 4/2/2018 5:02:00 PM
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CALAMUS - Water pressure dropped this afternoon in the Clinton County town of Calamus after a 4-inch water main broke on the south side of town.

Boil advisory issued for Calamus

• 1/14/2018 2:49:00 PM
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CALAMUS, Iowa – A boil advisory has been issued for the town of Calamus in Clinton County after a water main break that occurred on January 14, 2018.

Clinton goes green for stormwater

• 4/27/2017 4:07:00 PM
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Move over, gray. Clinton is going green.

Storm Caused Evacuation, Wastewater Discharge In Clinton County

• 3/16/2016 8:03:00 AM
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CLINTON – Storm damage in the Royal Pines Village mobile home park on Highway 30 west of Clinton led to evacuation of the park Tuesday night.

Dairy Runoff Reaches Stream In Clinton County

• 11/4/2015 9:41:00 AM
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CHARLOTTE – At 10 a.m. Wednesday, the DNR received a complaint of manure runoff reaching an unnamed stream about two miles north of Charlotte in Clinton County.