Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

(Above) March Madness, 1996 - What a difference a week can make.  On March 13, 1996, Clear Lake was enjoying 66-degree temperatures and Kirk Hylland became the first waterskier of the season.  Holland, an employee of Hanson Marine, found open water in front of the Sea Wall.  One week later Mother Nature gave another blast of winter, dumping three inches of snow.  A blizzard warning was issued, as winds h

Jay William Greenlee, 28, of Clear Lake, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City.

Visitation was held on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake.

by Marianne Gasaway

The City of Clear Lake is scheduled to hold a public hearing and adopt its Fiscal Year 2021 amended and Fiscal Year 2022 budget proposal Monday, March 15.

The proposed City tax rate for the 2022 Fiscal Year, which begins on July 1, 2021 and ends on June 30, 2022, is proposed to remain unchanged from its current rate of $9.70 per $1,000 of taxable valuation.  If approved, it will be the sixth consecutive year the city has held its tax rate steady.

Dorothy “Dot” Burras, 87, of Mason City and formerly of Clarion and Boone, died Friday, March 5, 2021, while surrounded by family at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice in Mason City.

Funeral services for Dorothy Burras are private.