Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

Gerald John Schwade, 76, of Nora Springs, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, in Mason City, after a courageous three-and-a-half year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was a fighter until his final day. 

(Above) Billion Ford, 3101 Willow Creek Ct., is now Harrison Ford of Clear Lake.  The change marks a return to local ownership.  The Harrison family previously owned Harrison Truck Center in Clear Lake. -Reporter photo.

The Clear Lake Police Department was part of a multi-agency effort to execute six search warrants as part of an investigation into a methamphetamine and fentanyl distribution group in the North Iowa Area.

On Thursday, May 5, the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Department, with the assistance of 11 other agencies, executed search warrants at the following Mason City locations:

•1637 N. Delaware Ave.

•1633 N. Delaware Ave.

•18 14th St. N.E.

•1224 N. Washington Ave., Apt. 1

(Above) Indigo bunting – Although some spring migrants may be a challenge to identify, the strikingly iridescent blue plumage and melodious repertoire of the male Indigo bunting make it hard to mistake for any other bird.  - Photo by Lowell Washburn.

It’s time to head to the woodlands

by Lowell Washburn