Lake teens injured in van rollover returning from mission trip

Published by admin on Sun, 05/31/2015 - 6:10pm

A van carrying members of Zion Lutheran Church on a mission trip was involved in a serious accident Friday evening, March 16, in Oklahoma.
    Eighteen-year-old Mike Asbe sustained head injuries in the accident and was transported to Pauls Valley General Hospital in Pauls Valley, Okla., before being flown by helicopter to Norman Regional Hospital in Norman, Okla., according to a report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.  Asbe, a passenger in the van, was released from the

Found wallet provides a glimpse of the past

Published by admin on Sun, 05/31/2015 - 6:10pm

    It wasn’t exactly buried treasure, but an old zippered wallet found in the rafters of a Clear Lake home provided a glimpse into the past, as well as a local history lesson.
    Bill VanHorn was working at the home of George and Marilyn Lagios last week when he came across a wallet.  He turned

High speed chase out of CL ends with arrest

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Dumont man finally apprehended in Klemme

    A Dumont man is in custody after leading law enforcement on a high speed chase  out of Clear Lake early Tuesday morning.
    According to the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office, Christopher Michael Grover, 22, of Dumont, failed to stop for a Sheriff’s Deputy who witnessed a traffic violation at approximately 1:35 a.m. Tuesday in the 2400 block of South Shore Drive.

Waldron gets a unique view of national caucus news coverage

Published by admin on Sun, 05/31/2015 - 6:10pm

    A local student had the opportunity to experience the Iowa Caucuses in a unique way last week.
    Kevin Waldron, a 2008 Ventura graduate who is now a senior at Grand View College in Des Moines, was recruited to work for NBC in the days preceding the caucus and helped during caucus night in a variety of ways.

Amazing!

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The Giving Tree is beautifully bare

    You did it again.  Thank you.
    By Friday afternoon all of the 280 ornaments on the Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter’s Giving Tree had been checked out and gifts and food are now filling the newspaper office.  This week they are being readied for

Larson Manufacturing announces Clear Lake facility will close

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     Larson Manufacturing, located in Clear Lake, made the announcement on Tuesday, Nov. 8, that they will be consolidating Clear Lake’s plant into the Lake Mills operation.  Due to the consolidation, 68 employees at the Clear Lake facility will lose their jobs.   

Local phone company joins peers in criticism of FCC plan

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Rural customers could see rates up, service down

 

    The Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to meet Oct. 27 to act on the new rules, which will significantly impact rural Iowans.  Local telephone and Internet providers fear the new rules will hurt their ability to serve rural areas by redirecting their funding, which could lead to sharp price increases, degraded service and a larger digital divide.
     The biggest issue for rural telecommunications companies

No contested races for City Council seats

Published by admin on Sun, 05/31/2015 - 6:10pm

There will be no suspense associated with local elections in November.  
    Clear Lake and Ventura city clerks report races in each community will have just one candidate.
    In Clear Lake, incumbents Mike Callanan and Terry Unsworth are unopposed in their bid to continue to serve in the two at-large positions on the Council.  Unsworth

It’s classic car weekend

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Club’s event keeps getting bigger, better

 

This weekend the C.L.A.S.S. Car Club presents its 28th annual Summer Cruise, Dance and Car Show by the lake.  The event is the largest car show between Des Moines and Minneapolis.

“It is always a great time.  Last year over 700 cars cruised around the lake on Friday evening and over 425 cars were at the show on Saturday,” said Jerry Young, C.L.A.S.S. president.

Distinguished CLHS alumni announced

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    Six Clear Lake High School alums will be honored as the “2012 Class of Distinguished Alumni” at the 2nd Annual All Class Reunion in September.
    The Clear Lake Community School Foundation, CLHS Alumni Association and Historical Society has chosen these CLHS graduates to be honored:

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