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Spotts named Female Athlete of the year
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (142+ words) NIACC (North Iowa Area Community College) sophomore women's basketball player Reggi Spotts has been selected as the 2025-26 ICCAC female athlete of the year. Other finalists for the prestigious award were Iowa Central's Talya Sampson (volleyball), Iowa Lakes' Keyahna Phillips (wrestling)…...
CLHS holds 6th annual Service Day " with photos
1+ week, 54+ min ago (159+ words) Clear Lake High School held their 6th annual Service Learning Day on May 6, with all 487 students out in the community." There were 25 trees planted at Clear Creek through the Alliant Energy Community Tree Planting Program. The Clear Lake Tree Planting Committee…...
A way of life: Carrie Tysdahl's Ironman journey
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (1107+ words) Carrie Tysdahl ran the Boston Marathon last April. When you have a full day, it's usually working all day then running a few errands, picking up groceries, the kids from school or shuttling them to a practice of some sort....
Community responds to power plant project
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (497+ words) Cerro Gordo County supervisor Casey Callanan discusses a proposed power plant during a public hearing Wednesday evening. About 60 people attended a public hearing Wednesday evening to discuss a petition to the Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC) for Alliant Energy to build…...
Sirens don't equal tornado: Siren clarification from Chief Colby
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (447+ words) After a prompt by Councilperson Bennett Smith at Monday nightu2019s City Council meeting, Police Chief Mike Colby clarified that when sirens go off, that does not mean a tornado is in the vicinity. u201c There's a national standard through those sirens, u201d he…...
Clear Lake Classical graduates two
1+ week, 34+ min ago (262+ words) One of Violet's greatest passions is serving with Riding Light Equine Ministry in Buffalo Center, whereshe combines her love of God's Word with mentoring others through horsemanship and relationships." This fall, Violetplans to attend Des Moines Area Community College in…...
AI use in education beginning in Clear Lake
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (344+ words) Wednesday, May 20, 2026 With Artificial Intelligence (AI) being one of the coming things, the Clear Lake School District is working to make sure the new technology will be an asset to student learning and not a liability. Clear Lake Schools Superintendent…...
Body discovered in Clear Lake Wednesday
1+ week, 6+ day ago (255+ words) Cerro Gordo authorities are investigating after a manu2019s body was discovered in Clear Lake. Currently there is no sign of foul play. According to a press release, Cerro Gordo Sheriffu2019s deputies responded at about 4: 17 p. m. Wednesday, May 13 to Mc Intosh State Park to…...
School Board follows administration's decision for non-renewal of Jeremey Ainley
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (208+ words) The Clear Lake Community School District Board of Education (The Board) voted Tuesday night to adopt and support the administrationu2019s recommendation to non-renew the basketball coaching contract of Jeremey Ainley. The vote came after nearly two hours of discussion between The…...
Alliant Energy to hold public meeting about proposed energy center
2+ week, 2+ day ago (277+ words) Monday, May 11, 2026 CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (May 6, 2026) " Alliant Energy will hold a public informational meeting about its proposal to construct the 1, 200 megawatt (MW) Riverhawk Energy Center, a natural gas-fired combustion turbine facility in southwest Cerro Gordo County. The facility is proposed…...