Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

(Above) Our final photo together – Northeast Iowa’s Pike’s Peak State Park, located on the Upper Mississippi River.

by Lowell WashburnMcGregor, IA -- It was a brilliant spring day, and my wife Carol and I were admiring the view from atop the highest bluff at Clayton County’s Pike’s Peak State Park.  Five hundred feet below, the sprawling island studded expanse of the Upper Mississippi River provided one of Iowa’s most scenic backdrops.  In addition to being America’s continental drainpipe, the Mighty Mississip’ is also a vital corridor for millions of migrating birds.But today’s priority went beyond the enjoyment

by Marianne GasawayOne Vision has informed the City of Clear Lake that effective June 30 it will no longer provide transit services to the general public in Clear Lake.One Vision CEO Mark Dodd spoke with the City Council Monday, saying due to rising insurance costs and difficulty finding an insurance carrier and staffing, it has decided not to renew the contract to be a sub-contractor for NIACOG.The City of Clear Lake currently provides financial support for transit services through an agreement with the North Iowa Area Council of Governments (NIACOG).

A Clear Lake man accused of trying to run over two people on a motorcycle is facing attempted murder charges.Chad Ronald Gustin, 43, was booked into the Cerro Gordo County Jail Monday afternoon, May 31, and is being held without bail.According to Clear Lake Police Captain Mike Colby, the arrest stems from an incident which took place in the evening on May 29 in Clear Lake.  Clear Lake police officers responded to an incident that took place in the area of North 8th Street and 3rd Avenue North.  It was repo