Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

City of Clear Lake files lawsuit for damages to police car

Published by admin on Sun, 05/31/2015 - 6:09pm

April accident sidelined police lieutenant

The City of Clear Lake has filed a lawsuit against two brothers in connection with an April accident in which a police car driven by Lt. Paul Chizek was struck by a truck. The city is seeking an $8,890.36 judgment against Steven Orta, 21, and Ryan Orta, 29, both of Mason City, for damage to the police car.

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Fire destroys rural home

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Family evacuated safely; structure uninsured

A home in rural Clear Lake was destroyed by fire early Monday morning, June 24.

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Truck spills load onto highway

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Father and son escape injury when truck

A Charles City man and his five-year-old son were transported to Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa after the grain truck the man was driving overturned on Highway 18, near Interstate 35, Wednesday afternoon, May 29.

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Council advances ordinance to prohibit feeding waterfowl

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The Clear Lake City Council will consider the second reading of a proposed ordinance that would prohibit the feeding of waterfowl at or within 300-feet of any City owned and maintained recreation area when it meets on Monday, May 20.

The Council introduced the proposed ordinance at its May 6 meeting.

Nate Carney, president of the Board of Directors of the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, was the only person who spoke to the proposal. He said the Board endorsed the idea.

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School Board hires KES to secure substitutes

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CLHS band director resigns; advertising begins for three positions

The Clear Lake School Board approved advertising for three important school positions Monday night. The district finds itself in need of a Middle School principal, high school band instructor and part-time nurse.

Last week it was announced that Middle School Principal Dan Long would be leaving to become principal at Mason City

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City’s Large Item Pickup begins next week

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Spring must surely be here-- it’s time for the city’s Spring Large Item Pickup.

Residents are encouraged to dispose of large items that cannot be discarded through their weekly garbage service by putting them at the curb for pickup Monday-Wednesday, April 8-10. The Large Item Pickup map appears in this edition

of the Mirror-Reporter on page 13, listing the dates the City will pick up in areas of the city and the items that will and will not be picked up.

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P&R asks public to suggest names for new recreation area

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What’s in a name?

The Clear Lake Parks and Recreation Board of Directors is hoping creative Clear Lakers can provide an imaginative name for the city’s recreation area located on 12th Avenue South.

Board President Chyrl Bergvig said the area is beginning to take shape and the group is anxious to give it a name and heighten public awareness of the space.

“We’ve got a lot of good things happening there and it’s time to put a name on it,” she said.

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Kite festival cancelled

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Deteriorating ice conditions, open water create safety concerns

For the first time in its 12-year history, Clear Lake’s Color the Wind Kite Festival scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 16, has been cancelled.

Warm weather, rain and winds degraded the ice at the downtown Seawall to the point where festival

organizer Larry Day said he became concerned with safety. Day made the decision Monday to cancel the event.

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Upmeyer: Let’s show Washington what happens when we focus on common goals

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Iowa House Majority Leader Linda Upmeyer (R-Clear Lake) delivered opening remarks to the Iowa House of Representatives Monday, kicking off the legislative session.