Lions give it their all, but Go-Hawks capture win

Published by admin on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 12:01am

The Clear Lake boys gave number two ranked (3A) Waverly-Shell Rock all they could handle, but fell just short of an upset in a District 5 final played Thursday, Feb. 23 at Mason City.  The Go-Hawks (22-1) used free throws down the stretch to squeeze out a 70-63 victory.  The Lions finished the season with a 12-11 record.

Denise Powers

Published by admin on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 11:58pm

    Denise Renee (Clapper) Powers, 47, of 115 Little Ojai Dr., Indian Mound, Tenn., died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012 at Blanchfield Army Hospital in Fort Campbell, Ky, after a courageous battle with cancer.
    Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 20, at Dyers Creek Church of God with the Rev. Jeff Wallace officiating.

Deloris Bourne

Published by admin on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 11:58pm

    Deloris K. Swearingen Bourne (Del), 80 years old, of Clear Lake, passed away Feb. 25, 2012 at Hospice House of North Iowa in Mason City, Iowa of natural causes. 
    Del was born Dec. 26, 1932 in Ames, Iowa. On June 11, 1949 she married Alvin Bourne (Al) and the two of them were blessed with one daughter, Linda, on June 14, 1957.

Jesse Richardson

Published by admin on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 11:57pm

    Jesse Lee Yun Richardson, 17, of 11418 Jonquil Ave., Clear Lake, died Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012 at his home.
    Funeral services were held Tuesday Feb. 28, at the Clear Lake United Methodist Church with the Rev. Diana Hoover officiating.   Interment was in Clear Lake Cemetery. Family suggests memorials go to the Jesse Lee Yun Richardson Memorial Fund. Jesse’s final act was to give the gift of life through organ donation.

Clear Lake man ordered to pay $2.3 million

Published by admin on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 11:52pm

Fraudulent grain receipts, false statements used to obtain bank loans

    A Clear Lake man who made false statements to obtain loans from a bank has been ordered by U.S. District Court Judge Linda Reade to repay $2.3 million in restitution to three financial institutions.
    Michael Dean Olk, 56, was convicted in September 2011 of using fraudulent grain receipts as collateral for two bank loans. Friday, Feb. 24, he was sentenced on one count of making a false statement to a federally-insured financial institution.

School Board settles on 2012-13 calendar

Published by admin on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 11:51pm

    The school year will start a bit later for Clear Lake students in the fall.
    After much discussion, the Clear Lake School Board voted Monday to set the start date for the 2012-13 school year as Monday, Aug. 20.  The school year will conclude Friday, May 24.  Any snow days incurred will be made up after the Memorial Day holiday.

Found wallet provides a glimpse of the past

Published by admin on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 11:50pm

    It wasn’t exactly buried treasure, but an old zippered wallet found in the rafters of a Clear Lake home provided a glimpse into the past, as well as a local history lesson.
    Bill VanHorn was working at the home of George and Marilyn Lagios last week when he came across a wallet.  He turned

Corridor group launches campaign, announces Flagship Investor

Published by admin on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 11:49pm

Officials with the North Iowa Corridor Economic Development Corporation announced Tuesday that Clear Lake Bank & Trust Company will serve as Flagship Investor in the regional non-profit economic development organization’s 2012 investor campaign.  The annual campaign, which seeks to generate private investment to complement funding

Bank account established to accept donations for life rings

Published by admin on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 11:46pm

The assignment may be complete, but Lainey Arians isn’t quite ready to close the book on her idea to make a difference in her community.
    Arians and two classmates at Clear Lake Middle School were featured in a Mirror-Reporter issue last month discussing their idea to place life

Kellogg and Bieber get places on the podium

Published by admin on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 12:34am

Clear Lake seniors Logan Kellogg and Matt Bieber ended their high school wrestling careers with outstanding performances at the State Wrestling Meet in Des Moines.  Kellogg battled all the way back from an opening round loss to finish third at 182-pounds.  Bieber earned fifth place in the 120-pound bracket.

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