Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

(Above) Craig and Sue LaKose pose with their daughter, Lizzie, and members of the critical care team at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center, on the day Craig was released from the hospital. He spent 28 days in the hospital battlling COVID-19.  -Photo courtesy of MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center.

by Michelle Watson

by Michelle Watson

Craig and Sue LaKose have been on a journey that most of us have been dreading since the pandemic began last spring. They both contracted the virus earlier this fall and have been battling it ever since.

“This has been a crazy ride I wouldn’t wish on anyone,” said Craig, who was released from the hospital on Monday, Oct. 12, after 28 days, 17 of those days on a ventilator.

Jeremy Korenberg has been named interim Public Works Director for the City of Clear Lake.  The City Council approved the hiring at its meeting Monday night, Oct. 19.

Korenberg, who currently serves as Operations and Maintenance Superintendent for the City, steps into the post previously held by Joe Weigel, who retired last month after 31 years with the city.

Accused of refilling liquor bottles with cheaper brands

by Marianne Gasaway

The Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division (ABD) announced Monday that the Surf District Bar and Restaurant in Clear Lake has been ordered to serve a 21-day suspension for violating state liquor laws.

According to the ABD, a hearing complaint was filed on July 2, 2020, alleging that the establishment reused and refilled liquor containers in violation of the Iowa Code.