Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

Clear Lake police have charged a Mason City woman with First Degree Theft, a Class C, Felony and Forgery, a Class D Felony, in the wake of a seven month investigation into her actions while employed at Lake Chevrolet.

Amy Monahan, 42, was arrested and taken to Cerro Gordo County Jail Friday, Oct. 28, on the theft and forgery charges, as well as Ongoing Criminal Conduct, a Class B Felony.

The City of Ventura will be increasing its water/sewer rates and moving to a monthly billing cycle in January 2017.

The Ventura City Council approved the third and final reading of an ordinance setting new rates at its Monday, Oct. 24, meeting.  Under the new fee structure the cost of the service will almost double for customers and billing will occur monthly, rather than every two months.

Council members concluded the rate change is necessary to afford necessary repairs and upgrades to its system.

The Clear Lake Fire Department was dispatched to a semi truck on Fire Wednesday, Oct.

(Above) Ice Storm of 1991 - A sudden ice storm and freezing temperatures caught most Clear Lakers off guard in 1991, including the city, which still had this dock out at the Sea Wall area (above).  The lake was declared officially frozen Monday, Nov. 4. This is a record freeze.  Previously, the earliest lake freeze was Nov. 12, in 1940.

25 Years Ago

October 1991