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The city of Clear Lake is moving forward with its park expansion project. The Clear Lake City Council unanimously approved a resolution to purchase and acquire the Cerro Gordo County Maintenance Garage at 109 S. 15th St. for $250,000 Monday evening. “It’s just a very significant opportunity to improve that area next to the pool, and I’d also like to thank the county supervisors for working with us on this,” said Bennett Smith, Clear Lake city councilman. “They’ve been great to work with, so again a very collaborative kind of project that will help all of North Io...

Clear Lake Mayor Nelson Crabb and City Administrator Scott Flory cut the ribbon for the city's new splash pad on July 3, marking the completion of its $1.4 million City Beach enhancement project. Lisa Grouette 2020 is a year many won’t soon forget, and the City of Clear Lake is no exception. Clear Lake City Administrator Scott Flory, who’s been in local government for more than 25 years, said this year has been “undoubtedly the most complicated” one for him. “However, while for many it is a year best forgotten; replete with challenges, tough mo...

KINGSPORT — Adams Elementary School third-grader Bryan Hobbs says he can’t draw, but he has won a Christmas art contest nonetheless. Bryan made an image of a snow- man by cutting paper with scissors to win the annual Kingsport City Schools Christmas artwork competition, meaning his art of a snowman will appear on the 2020 KCS Christmas card. Twentieth century artist Henri Mattise did such “cut-out” works in the last decade of his life, producing some of his most well-known pieces. Bryan, for his cutting work, received a box of the cards and a framed rendering of his artwor...