A longtime local leader and current Clinton Mayor Pro-Tem, Tom Edmunds, is in the ICU.

Mayor Edmunds was absent from Tuesday night's Clinton City Council meeting and acting Mayor for the night, John Wise informed the community the longtime public servant was in intensive care in Peoria - doing better as of Tuesday.

Residents have likely noticed distinct odors and water quality changes in the last few weeks. Commissioner Wise reminds of the things happening with the water treatment plant and those issues were anticipated.

Also Tuesday night, Commissioner Ken Buchanan told the community brush pickup, scheduled for this week, will be put off until next week because they have a lot going on with the leaf clean up and Christmas decorations have started going up around the downtown area.