Tuesday night’s meeting of the Clinton City Council was short and sweet, wrapping up in less than 10 minutes but delivering a few important bits of information.

One phone call set in motion a chain of events where all of the schools in the Clinton Public Schools’ system were placed in a “soft lockdown” Tuesday morning.

Wearing his favorite hat, Gary Albert stands next to a small portion of his collection. CDN | Shiann Dawson

On evenings and weekends, Gary Albert can be found filling free time with a rather unique hobby – he collects, cleans, finishes, and sells hats.

Mission House closes overnight shelter

The Clinton Mission House made the decision during its most recent board meeting Tuesday to shut down its overnight shelter to any residents for a temporary, though at this time still undetermined, amount of time.

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