Jesse Penwell, center, joined by family members, is sworn in by Mayor John Stanforth as the Wilmington Police Department’s newest officer during Thursday’s Wilmington City Council meeting. To the right of Stanforth is Police Chief Duane Weyand.

Dessie Rogers, left, Executive Director of the Clinton County Chamber of Commerce, introduces two of the four 2018 Clinton Community Fellows at the Wilmington City Council meeting on Thursday. Ty Snarr, center, and Ali Dooley are both from Wilmington. Sydni McGee from Wilmington and Bethany Brausch from Clarksville were not present. The Fellows program is part of Energize Clinton County, and was started in 2009 as a way for young adults returning from college for summer vacation to contribute to the city, develop professional skills, and make community connections.

Killian Penwell looks up at his father, newly sworn-in Wilmington Police Officer Jesse Penwell, left, as he shakes hands with Mayor John Stanforth at Thursday’s Wilmington City Council Meeting.

April Penwell pins her husband Jesse’s new officer badge on his uniform.

Jesse Penwell, center, joined by family members, is sworn in by Mayor John Stanforth as the Wilmington Police Department’s newest officer during Thursday’s Wilmington City Council meeting. To the right of Stanforth is Police Chief Duane Weyand.

http://www.wnewsj.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2018/07/web1_DSC_0884.jpgJesse Penwell, center, joined by family members, is sworn in by Mayor John Stanforth as the Wilmington Police Department’s newest officer during Thursday’s Wilmington City Council meeting. To the right of Stanforth is Police Chief Duane Weyand. John Hamilton | News Journal

Dessie Rogers, left, Executive Director of the Clinton County Chamber of Commerce, introduces two of the four 2018 Clinton Community Fellows at the Wilmington City Council meeting on Thursday. Ty Snarr, center, and Ali Dooley are both from Wilmington. Sydni McGee from Wilmington and Bethany Brausch from Clarksville were not present. The Fellows program is part of Energize Clinton County, and was started in 2009 as a way for young adults returning from college for summer vacation to contribute to the city, develop professional skills, and make community connections.

http://www.wnewsj.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2018/07/web1_DSC_0896.jpgDessie Rogers, left, Executive Director of the Clinton County Chamber of Commerce, introduces two of the four 2018 Clinton Community Fellows at the Wilmington City Council meeting on Thursday. Ty Snarr, center, and Ali Dooley are both from Wilmington. Sydni McGee from Wilmington and Bethany Brausch from Clarksville were not present. The Fellows program is part of Energize Clinton County, and was started in 2009 as a way for young adults returning from college for summer vacation to contribute to the city, develop professional skills, and make community connections. John Hamilton | News Journal

Killian Penwell looks up at his father, newly sworn-in Wilmington Police Officer Jesse Penwell, left, as he shakes hands with Mayor John Stanforth at Thursday’s Wilmington City Council Meeting.

http://www.wnewsj.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2018/07/web1_DSC_0886.jpgKillian Penwell looks up at his father, newly sworn-in Wilmington Police Officer Jesse Penwell, left, as he shakes hands with Mayor John Stanforth at Thursday’s Wilmington City Council Meeting. John Hamilton | News Journal

April Penwell pins her husband Jesse’s new officer badge on his uniform.

http://www.wnewsj.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2018/07/web1_DSC_0895.jpgApril Penwell pins her husband Jesse’s new officer badge on his uniform. John Hamilton | News Journal