Tad Venzke

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Tad Clovis “Wheelz” Venzke, 22, of Manly, Iowa, died on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012.  A funeral service for Tad will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 at Bethel United Methodist Church, 503 East South Street, Manly, with Pastor Don Preston officiating.  Burial will follow in the Manly Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., 

Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 at the Bethel United Methodist Church and will continue one hour prior to the service on Friday.   

Robert Ollenburg

Published by admin on Wed, 08/15/2012 - 10:46pm

 

Robert “Bob” Ollenburg, 85, of Ventura, Iowa, died Monday, Aug. 13, 2012 at the Concord Care Center in Garner, Iowa.

Funeral services are today (Wednesday, Aug. 15) at 10:30 a.m., at St. John’s Lutheran Church east of Garner with Rev. Carl Hedberg officiating.  Burial is in the church cemetery with military rites by the Garner Veterans Ceremonial Unit.  Cataldo Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Memorials may be directed to St. John’s Lutheran Church.

Meet Kilo

Published by admin on Wed, 08/15/2012 - 10:43pm

Clear Lake Police Department welcomes new K-9 officer

The Clear Lake Police Department is continuing its tradition of including a K-9 officer on its staff.

Ready for parking

Published by admin on Wed, 08/15/2012 - 10:41pm

Lines have been painted and temporary parking is now allowed on the north side of the 16th Avenue South public access and boat ramp.  The measure is intended to provide much-needed parking for The Landing, owned by Gary and Diane Laabs.  The restaurant, which opened this summer, is part of the South Shore Inn, formerly known

 

City Council reviews extreme bids for projects

Published by admin on Wed, 08/15/2012 - 10:38pm

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.

Arraignment set for Lake man facing sex abuse charges

Published by admin on Wed, 08/15/2012 - 10:37pm

A Clear Lake man arrested and charged with Lascivious Acts with a Child, a Class D felony and Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree, a Class C felony, will be arraigned Aug. 20.

On Aug. 5,  Clear Lake police arrested 25-year-old Mason City resident David Powell II in a sting operation.  Powell showed up at a local motel thinking he was going to be meeting a 13-year-old Clear Lake girl for sex; instead he 

was met by police when he entered the motel room. 

Trial delayed for man accused of soliciting to commit murder of teen

Published by admin on Wed, 08/15/2012 - 10:31pm

 

The trial of a Clear Lake man accused of solicitation to commit murder has been delayed until September.

Alan Cannon was charged in March with two counts of solicitation to commit murder, one count of conspiracy to commit murder and one count of attempted murder.  Cannon was charged in November 2011 with third-degree 

sexual abuse and supplying alcohol to a minor, and is accused of offering money to two men in December to kill the 16-year-old girl who was the alleged victim in the sexual abuse case. 

Adams, Truesdell shine as All-Stars

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Lions help lift team to runner-up finish

 

Clear Lake Head Baseball Coach Seth Thompson led the Small School East team, which included two Clear Lake Lions, to a runner-up finish at the 36th Annual All-Star Series played Aug. 2-5 in Clinton, Iowa.  

Robert Seefeld

Published by admin on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 9:13pm

 

Robert “Bob” Seefeld, 73, of 2213 14th Place N., Clear Lake, Iowa, formerly Wesley, Iowa, passed away Friday, Aug. 3, 2012 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City, Iowa, after a courageous 14-month battle with cancer.

     Funeral services for Bob were held on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012 at Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake with Rev. Dean C. Hess officiating.  Burial was at Evergreen Cemetery in Wesley.

Jimmy Lee Leasure

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Jimmy “Jim” Lee Leasure, 73, 210 W. 10th Ave., N., Clear Lake, Iowa, died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012 at the North Iowa Mercy Medical Center, Mason City, Iowa.  

     A Memorial Service will be held 11 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 8, at Galilean Lutheran Church, Hwy 18 W., Clear Lake, with Rev. Randy Baldwin officiating.  Visitation will be one hour before the service on Wednesday at the 

church.   Military Honors will be provided by the Clear Lake V.F.W.  Memorials may be given to Jimmy Lee Leasure Memorial Fund.

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