Local News

Motorcycle chase through CL ends with arrest in Mason City

Wednesday, 02 May 2012 10:53

    A high speed chase which originated in Clear Lake resulted in the arrest of a Mason City man Tuesday, April 24.
    At approximately 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, a Clear Lake police officer attempted to stop a motorcycle at 1st Avenue North and North 8th Street. The driver of the motorcycle refused to stop and attempted to elude police northbound on North 8th Street.  The officer pursued the fleeing motorcycle as it weaved in and out of traffic at speeds in

excess of 75 miles per hour in a 25 mile per hour zone.  The motorcycle continued to accelerate as it left the city limits of Clear Lake to speeds well over 100 miles per hour.

A much needed expansion in the works for CL Police Department

Wednesday, 25 April 2012 11:19

by Marianne Morf

Like everything else, law enforcement has changed.  And now, 46 years after the Clear Lake Police Department moved from a tiny, cottage-like building near City Beach to a brand new municipal building, it’s time to start thinking

New building proposed at Lions Field

Wednesday, 25 April 2012 11:17

    It’s very much still in the planning stages, but Clear Lake School Board members were shown a prelimary drawing of what a new building at Lion’s Field may look like at their board meeting on Monday night.
    Ken Wind of Bergland + Cram Architects presented a proposal of a possible building option that would

Life-Line Resources withdraws offer for Sunset School property

Wednesday, 25 April 2012 11:16

   Life-Line Resouces announced that they have withdrawn their $200,000 offer to purchase Sunset School in Clear Lake.
      The sale of the property has been tied up in court after neighbors in the Sunset area complained about the company locating in a residential neighborhood.
    The Clear Lake School Board was in favor of selling the property to Life-Line Resources, voting on the issue on May 10, 2010.