Men charged in sexual abuse cases change pleas to guilty

Published by admin on Wed, 10/31/2012 - 10:11pm

 

Two men charged with sexual abuse involving a minor have changed their pleas.

David Powell II, 24, of Mason City, was charged with lascivious acts with a child, a class D felony, and sexual abuse in the third degree, a class C felony, after he allegedly arrived at a Clear Lake motel to meet a 13-year-old girl and encountered police officers instead.  

County Auditor’s office open Saturday for voting

Published by admin on Wed, 10/31/2012 - 10:11pm

 

The office of the county auditor will be open on Saturday, Nov. 3, for persons to vote by absentee ballot and to return their voted absentee ballots for the 2012 General Election.  In Cerro Gordo County, the auditor’s office will be open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on that date.

Lisa Foley-Luker

Published by admin on Wed, 10/24/2012 - 9:36pm

 

Lisa Anne Foley-Luker, 48, formerly of Clear Lake, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012 at her home after a short battle with breast cancer. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Oct. 26 at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Dennis Ganz officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday, Oct. 

25, from 5 - 7 p.m. at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N 4th St. in Clear Lake. The family of Lisa would like to suggest that memorial contributions be made to the Clear Lake Public Library Foundation in her memory.

Jerome Frampton

Published by admin on Wed, 10/24/2012 - 9:35pm

Jerome W. Frampton, 80, of Woodbury, Minn., and formerly of Clear Lake, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012 at the Hometown Senior Living in Woodbury.  

A funeral service for Jerome was held on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 at the Clear Lake Evangelical Free 

Church, Clear Lake, with Pastor Dan Jordan and Pastor Terry Baxter officiating.  Burial followed in the Clear Lake Cemetery with full military honors provided by the Clear Lake VFW Post 4868.

Charles Crane

Published by admin on Wed, 10/24/2012 - 9:35pm

 

Charles W. Crane, 83, passed away Oct. 18, 2012.  A Celebration of Life was held Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Clear Lake Community Room at the Band Shell. 

Charles was born, Feb. 2, 1929 to Harold and Verda Crane in Clear Lake, Iowa. Charles graduated from 

Maryls Luscombe

Published by admin on Wed, 10/24/2012 - 9:34pm

 

Marlys Joanne Luscombe, 69, 8198 Balsam Ave., Klemme, Iowa, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 at her home.  A funeral service was held at the Resthaven Cemetery, West Des Moines, Iowa.  According to her wishes, her body has been cremated.  

A famous writer once said, “We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.”  If that is true, then Marlys made a great life.  She was a most giving person.  

Lions take care of business

Published by admin on Wed, 10/24/2012 - 9:33pm

 

It wasn’t always pretty, but Coach Fred Wieck said his team took care of business and did what it had to do to earn home field advantage in tonight’s first round of the State Playoffs.  The Lions topped Algona 27-7 Friday night to end the regular season with a 7-2 overall record, 5-2 in Class 3A District 3.

 

One team and three individuals advance to 3A State Cross County

Published by admin on Wed, 10/24/2012 - 9:30pm

 

Clear Lake and Garner-Hayfield/Ventura/West Hancock cross country runners are headed to the State Meet Saturday at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge.

Junior Antonio DiMarco, from Clear Lake, and sophomore Joel Toppin from G-H/V/WH qualified as individuals in the Class 3A boys race held on Monday at Spencer.  To qualify as individuals, runners need to place in the top 10.  Toppin placed seventh in the race with a time of 17:10, while DiMarco was 10th in 

17:15.   

Forest City edges G-H/V for Regional victory

Published by admin on Wed, 10/24/2012 - 9:29pm

 

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura volleyball team dropped its first Class 3A Region 1 contest on Monday night, Oct. 22.  Forest City swept the Cardinals, 3-0, with scores of 28-26, 25-12 and 31-29.

 

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