Plans moving forward on Lincoln School redevelopment project

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Tom Green, Cameron Green and Gary Veeder, all of the Green Group, L.L.C., along with architect Randy Cram of Bergland & Cram, met with the Clear Lake City Council in a workshop session on Monday, Nov. 7, to update the council on how plans were moving forward concerning the Lincoln School redevelopment project.  
    According to Tom Green, asbestos removal from the school has been completed and his company is now doing salvage work inside the structure.  Green went on to say that they would like to have the older structure of the building torn down by the end of November.

Lincoln School site sold to developers

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The former Lincoln Elementary School has been sold and will soon be coming down.

City Council reviews extreme bids for projects

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The Clear Lake City Council reviewed bids for local bridge and road work at its Monday, Aug. 6, meeting.  Extreme bids--at least one extremely favorable and others as expected or not quite as good, were approved.

Lake level continues to drop, but far from record

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Low water level prompts antique boat group  to cancel Sunday show

Paper will publish on Tuesday, July 3

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Early deadline in effect for next Mirror-Reporter

    Early deadlines will be in effect for the next issue of the Mirror-Reporter.  Due to the Wednesday, July 4 holiday, the newspaper will actually be published Tuesday, July

3.  Subscribers will receive their newspaper in their mailbox or via the Internet on Tuesday.  The early publication means deadlines must be moved up to Friday, June 29.  News and classified advertising is due by 3 p.m. Friday.

Man rescued from lake after boat capsizes

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    A Des Moines man was rescued Sunday afternoon when the boat he was in capsized in high winds near the island.
     Charley Fields, 41, was rescued by Iowa DNR Conservation Officer Ben Bergman and Water Patrol Officer Zach Scott after the small fishing boat he was operating was rolled by high winds and choppy water at approximately 2 p.m.

Motorcycle chase through CL ends with arrest in Mason City

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    A high speed chase which originated in Clear Lake resulted in the arrest of a Mason City man Tuesday, April 24.
    At approximately 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, a Clear Lake police officer attempted to stop a motorcycle at 1st Avenue North and North 8th Street. The driver of the motorcycle refused to stop and attempted to elude police northbound on North 8th Street.  The officer pursued the fleeing motorcycle as it weaved in and out of traffic at speeds in

Lake man charged with solicitation, conspiracy to commit murder

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    A 30-year-old Clear Lake man has been charged with Solicitation to Commit Murder and Conspiracy to Commit Murder.
    On Tuesday, March 27, Alan Michael Cannon was arrested at his home, located at 1331 N. 7th St., Apartment C, by the Clear Lake Police Department.

City agrees to pay for some public improvements at Lincoln Village

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    Development work on the former Lincoln School site is progressing on all fronts.
    About one-half of the original 1926 portion of the school was down by Monday.  And Monday night the Clear Lake City Council voted 4-1 to make about $128,000 in

Public improvements requested at Lincoln school site

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   Developers of the former Lincoln School property are asking the city to make roughly $121,500 in public improvements to the site to facilitate its development.
    Mike Danburg, of Yaggy Colby Associates, presented information to City Council members meeting in workshop session Monday night. 

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