Ice-in date will likely be latest ever

Published by admin on Tue, 12/15/2015 - 10:10pm

Unseasonably warm weather is making the likelihood of a record “ice-in” date for Clear Lake a good bet.

Officials at the Water Treatment Plant say interest has been high from those who take an interest in the lake’s level and ice-in and ice-out dates.  They share that according to city records, the latest date on record for the lake to be declared iced-in is Dec. 24, 2001.

The earliest date on record is Nov. 4, 1991, which many recall as the year of the Halloween blizzard.

Cracking the code to make learning fun

Published by admin on Tue, 12/15/2015 - 10:09pm

(Above) Mariana Ros and Nevyn Fisher are hard at work having fun while learning the basic principles of coding in Melanie Marreel’s fourth grade classroom at Clear Creek Elementary.  Third, fourth and fifth graders at the school participated in the Hour of Code to introduce students to computer science.-Reporter photo.

Angry Birds, Mindcraft and Star Wars aren’t exactly reading, writing and arithmetic.  Or are they?

Thinking outside the box

Published by admin on Tue, 12/15/2015 - 10:08pm

(Pictured Above) (L-R) Aaron Kelso, Tyler Wolfe, Quinton Goeman and Brayden Emerson represented CLHS at the first Student Collaborative Design Competition created by Waggoner and Wineinger Architects in cooperation with area school districts.-Reporter photo.

CLHS team designs greenhouse, class space for school

A team from Clear Lake High School had the opportunity to compete in a hands-on learning experience which could potentially become reality for their school.

Thinking outside the box

Published by admin on Tue, 12/15/2015 - 10:08pm

CLHS team designs greenhouse, class space for school

A team from Clear Lake High School had the opportunity to compete in a hands-on learning experience which could potentially become reality for their school.

Braydon Emerson, Quinton Goeman, Tyler Wolfe and Aaron Kelso participated in the Student Collaborative Design Competition (SCDC), a new venture created by Waggoner and Wineinger Architects in cooperation with area school districts.

Arrest made after high speed chase

Published by admin on Tue, 12/15/2015 - 10:00pm

Driver captured after vehicle gets stuck in muddy field

A Cedar Rapids man is under arrest after a high-speed pursuit with Cerro Gordo County law enforcement Monday night, Dec. 14.

Arrest made after high speed chase

Published by admin on Tue, 12/15/2015 - 10:00pm

Driver captured after vehicle gets stuck in muddy field

A Cedar Rapids man is under arrest after a high-speed pursuit with Cerro Gordo County law enforcement Monday night, Dec. 14.

Cracking the code to make learning fun

Published by admin on Tue, 12/15/2015 - 9:59pm

(Above) Mariana Ros and Nevyn Fisher are hard at work having fun while learning the basic principles of coding in Melanie Marreel’s fourth grade classroom at Clear Creek Elementary.  Third, fourth and fifth graders at the school participated in the Hour of Code to introduce students to computer science.-Reporter photo.

Angry Birds, Mindcraft and Star Wars aren’t exactly reading, writing and arithmetic.  Or are they?

Cracking the code to make learning fun

Published by admin on Tue, 12/15/2015 - 9:59pm

(Above) Mariana Ros and Nevyn Fisher are hard at work having fun while learning the basic principles of coding in Melanie Marreel’s fourth grade classroom at Clear Creek Elementary.  Third, fourth and fifth graders at the school participated in the Hour of Code to introduce students to computer science.-Reporter photo.

Angry Birds, Mindcraft and Star Wars aren’t exactly reading, writing and arithmetic.  Or are they?

CL, MC School Boards likely to vote on sharing

Published by admin on Mon, 12/14/2015 - 8:52pm

The Clear Lake School Board is expected to vote Wednesday, Dec. 16, about its willingness to continue in sharing agreements with the Mason City School District.

Monday night the boards conducted their annual informal meeting and discussed pros and cons of sharing a superintendent, IT and food service directors.

State funding for sharing incentives has diminished in the years since the sharing agreements were started and in recent years members of each board have questioned the value of sharing.

Jay K. Lindsay

Published by admin on Mon, 12/14/2015 - 2:52pm

Jay Kevin Lindsay was born in Mason City, Iowa on March 21, 1956, to Gerald and Kathryn (Buffington) Lindsay, and he passed away Dec. 10, 2015, at Hospice of North Iowa after a long struggle with liver disease. He was 59 years old.

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