Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

A rollover accident near the intersection of 300th Street and Lark Avenue sent a North Iowa woman to the hospital Monday, April 5.

At 11:39 a.m. the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a rollover accident.  The vehicle was on fire and a subject was trapped inside, a press release from the sheriff’s office stated.

Donna Rench, 61, of Manly was traveling east on 300th Street when her 2005 Ford F-150 entered the north ditch and began to roll.

by Marianne Gasaway

The City has begun advertising for an executive director for the new Wellness Center and has named two of five board members to oversee its operation.

Monday night the Council unanimously approved Carrie Tysdahl as the city’s representative to the Wellness Center Board.  Tysdahl was one of five applicants interviewed for the board position by City Administrator Scott Flory and City Clerk Jennifer Larsen.  

by Travis Fischer

More Iowans are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine as the state opens up eligibility to the state’s entire adult population.

Starting Monday, April 5, all Iowans age 16 and up are eligible to receive the Pfizer vaccine and all Iowans 18 and up are eligible to receive the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Studies have started on younger teens and, if approved for emergency use, high school aged kids may become eligible by the time the next school year starts.

After weeks of March madness, Becky Haxton, of Clear Lake, has been named as the winner of the Mirror-Reporter’s Hoop It Up contest.

Becky was one of only two players to choose Baylor as the winner of the National Championship played Monday night against Gonzaga.  That pick helped her claim the $100 Chamber Bucks prize.

Thank you to all who entered and had fun following all the NCAA men’s basketball action.