GHV Homecoming court

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This is Homecoming week at Garner-Hayfield/Ventura High School. Members of the Homecoming court include Queen candidates (front row L-R): Tiara Van Gerpen, Taylor Vossberg, Mikah Millard, Grace Tusha and Emily Spilman. King 

Local businessmen introduce new purified vodka to the market

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IngeniOZ Vodka now on local retail shelves

School Board will accept nominations until Aug. 5 to fill vacancy

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 All persons interested in filling a one-year vacancy on the Clear Lake School Board are asked to submit a cover letter and resume by Aug. 5. Interviews will be conducted Aug. 11.

CLHS presents diplomas to 111

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One hundred-eleven members of the Clear Lake High School Class of 2015 received their diplomas Sunday, May 17.  

Senior speakers Lindsay Kearns and Lauren Hewitt encouraged their classmates to dream big, but remember the lessons learned at CLHS and the guidance they received from their teachers.

NTSB turns down plane crash review

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The “Day the Music Died” will not be further investigated.

CLEAR Project drum still beating

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‘It’s not time to say we are done and there is no more we can do’

For many in the North Iowa area, the importance of a lake is no secret.  Clear Lake has been a popular place for tourists to visit and spend time for many years.  The beauty of

Cause of February 1959 plane crash may be reviewed by NTSB

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The National Transportation Safety Board has agreed to consider reopening an investigation into what caused a 1959 Iowa plane crash that killed musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson and pilot Roger Peterson. 

CL man sentenced to 55 years for crime spree

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A Clear Lake man was sentenced to 55 years in prison after a conviction of arson, drug possession and thefts from automatic teller machines in Clear Lake.

Michael Dean Wilson, 25, pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree burglary as a habitual offender, one count of second-degree arson,

 one count of second-degree criminal mischief as a habitual offender, and one count of third offense possession of methamphetamine as a habitual offender. 

Veteran’s memorial replica displayed for public comment

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Models will be moved to other sites in weeks to come

Declining school enrollment will challenge boards

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Budgeting is always a tough task, but for local school leaders the task is even more daunting in the wake of the district’s largest decline in enrollment in the past five years.

The Clear Lake School District has reported its 2014-15 certified enrollment as 1,209.5.  Enrollment for 2013-14 was 1,236.7, meaning a loss of just over 27 students.  The 2.2 percent drop will amount to a loss of approximately $174,000 in state funding next school year (based on current funding levels).

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