Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

Clear Lake Mirror Reporter The first Clear Lake newspaper was the Independent, established by Silas Noyes and John M. Brainard. The first issue bore the date, February 10, 1860. George E.

Its publication was continued for about a year, when it was moved to Hancock Country. The Observer was then established in 1869. Frost was the first proprietor of the Observer. After two years of editorship he sold the office to Judge M.P. Rosecrans who made the paper entirely independent, in tone and sentiment, where before it had been strongly republican. Mr. Rosecrans soon sold the office to pa

rties in Belmond. Frost then purchased a new outfit and for 6 or 7 years was the editor. In 1879 he sold to Mr. Bush who changed the name to the Clear Lake Mirror. In April 1896, J.C. Davenport established another weekly paper here which he called the Clear Lake Reporter. These two weekly newspapers combined under one ownership with the Reporter buying the Mirror in 1951. They operated as twin weeklies with the Mirror published on Tuesdays and the Reporter on Fridays until January 1955 when the two joined together to become the Mirror and Reporter. The Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter has been under current ownership since 1983 when a corporation was formed as Prefin, Inc. The team of Dave Presler and Michael Finnegan comprised the business which also owned other area newspapers. Presler moved on from the company and focus was placed to ownership of the Clear Lake paper by Finnegan, selling off the other newspapers and concentrating all his efforts into the newspaper as it currently stands. Below is the staff of the Mirror-Reporter which is now a weekly, publishing on Wednesdays.

Local woman asks city council for transparency regarding data centers
06/05/2026

Local woman asks city council for transparency regarding data centers

At the first city council meeting of the month, on Monday, June 1, local woman, Carrie Lahner, approached the podium during the citizens’ opportunity to address the Council and urged them to be forthright about any possible data centers. Lahner has approached the Council about this subject before ...

06/05/2026
06/04/2026

Celebration of Life: Robert L. Bales, 95, of Sun City, Arizona, passed away peacefully on February 18, 2026. He was born on October 14, 1930, in Huron, South Dakota.

The family will host a Celebration of Life with coffee and donuts in his honor at the V.F.W. Post 4868 in Clear Lake, Iowa on June 5, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to V.F.W. Post 4868 Clear Lake, IA 50428 in his honor. Robert's inurnment will take place at Clear Lake Cemetery. Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 310 First Ave. North Clear Lake, Iowa 50428. 641-357-2193

Garage Sales are here! Hopefully it'll stay somewhat dry this weekend so that everyone can enjoy them.
06/04/2026

Garage Sales are here! Hopefully it'll stay somewhat dry this weekend so that everyone can enjoy them.

06/04/2026

Reminder for those attending Thursdays on Main, please do not block the roads with chairs or blankets until the area is completely closed. Vendors and event staff need access to setup for you. The event begins at 6pm and live music begins at 7pm so there is plenty of time to find your spot.

8-0 for the girls in Black and Gold!The Lions won a tough battle with Webster City tonight, 13-6 in a gane that was tied...
06/04/2026

8-0 for the girls in Black and Gold!

The Lions won a tough battle with Webster City tonight, 13-6 in a gane that was tied at 6 in the 5th.

06/03/2026

Video of the car fire in the 1000 block of North 8th Street West by resident Linda Vaage.

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12 N 4th Street
Clear Lake, IA
50428

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