Council sets budget hearing; Major paving project moves on

Published by admin on Wed, 02/22/2012 - 11:49pm

    The City has set March 12 as the public hearing date for its proposed fiscal year 2013 budget.
    The City Council plans to keep the rate the same ($10.54 per $1,000 of assessed property valuation).  By holding the rate steady, extra revenues will be collected and banked to fund a major renovation of City Hall in the future.

TURKEY TROUBLE

Published by admin on Wed, 02/22/2012 - 11:22pm

Police turn to DNR for advice to rid the town of turkeys

Clara Leitner

Published by admin on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 1:57am

    Clara Jane Leitner, 77, of 1000 3rd Ave. S., Clear Lake, died Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 at the North Memorial Hospital, Robinsdale, Minn.
    Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 16, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, with the Rev. John R. Tilp of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Clear Lake, officiating.  Interment will be in Clear Lake Cemetery.  Visitation will be Wednesday from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home and then one hour before the

Two OT losses for Lions; bounce back to top Comets

Published by admin on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 1:47am

    The Clear Lake boys saw two wins slip through their hands, but weren’t about to let a third get away.  They rebounded from two overtime losses last week to post a convincing victory over Charles City.  The Lions are currently 10-10 overall and 9-8 in the North Central Conference.  They were slated to play their last regular season game Tuesday at Algona before

Vikings move on with OT District win over Lake Mills

Published by admin on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 12:25am

It was a week of real highs and real lows for the Vikings.  The week opened with a big road loss, but ended on a positive note as the team moves on in District action.
Ventura 47, LM 45 OT
    Monday night was a big night for the Vikings.  Not only did they garner an overtime victory against Lake Mills to move on

CL girls end season with three straight wins; ready for playoffs

Published by admin on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 12:22am

The Clear Lake girls finished their regular season with three straight wins.  The Lions toppled conference foes Webster City and Humboldt, then wrapped up the week with a non-conference victory over Charles City.

Lady Vikes pick up District win over Northwood-Kensett

Published by admin on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 12:19am

The Ventura girls are hitting their stride at the right time of the season - heading into playoffs.  The Lady Vikes topped Harris-Lake Park in their final regular season game and they beat Northwood-Kensett in the opening round of District action.
    “I feel like we are getting better and better on the offensive end.  We are taking care of the ball, finding the open man, and playing with a lot of poise and confidence,” said

Public improvements requested at Lincoln school site

Published by admin on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 12:18am

   Developers of the former Lincoln School property are asking the city to make roughly $121,500 in public improvements to the site to facilitate its development.
    Mike Danburg, of Yaggy Colby Associates, presented information to City Council members meeting in workshop session Monday night. 

It’ll be a colorful weekend

Published by admin on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 12:16am

The 11th annual “Color the Wind” Kite Festival, scheduled for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, is expected to be among the biggest in the event’s history. Organizers Larry and Kay Day say there will be an exciting variety of huge show kites, ground displays

City Council leans toward holding tax rate steady

Published by admin on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 12:14am

    The Clear Lake City Council indicated it is leaning toward keeping its tax rate the same in the upcoming fiscal year.
    Last week City Administrator Scott Flory presented the Council with two options to consider concerning the city’s fiscal year 2013 tax rate: keep the tax rate the same ($10.54 per $1,000 of assessed property valuation) or drop it slightly ($10.36).

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