🌱 How extra holiday patrols could affect Ventura drivers this season

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• How extra holiday patrols could affect Ventura drivers this season

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 39 and low of 21 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 38, low: 29.
• Thursday: Very windy; cloudy and colder, with a high of 36 and low of 1 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Drive sober: Clear Lake police ramp up patrols for safe holidays (kimt.com) — Extra holiday patrols will be watching for impaired drivers in both Ventura and Clear Lake through New Year’s Day, as local officers join a statewide safety push. Police urge you to plan a sober ride, warning that drunk driving could quickly turn holiday lights into flashing red and blue ones behind your car.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ventura

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Wednesday December 17

• Clear Lake Noon Lions' Toys for Tots Collection
  Clear Lake VFW , 219 Main Ave. , Clear Lake
  1:00 pm
• BINGO Night at Reserve 173°
  Reserve 173 Bar & Grill , 306 1st Ave N , Clear Lake
  6:00 pm
• Books on Tap: Best of 2025
  Lake Time Brewery , 801 Main Ave , Ventura
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Trivia Thursday
  Lake Time Brewery
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Steve-O: The Crash and Burn! Tour
  Surf Ballroom , 460 North Shore Drive , Clear Lake
  7:00 pm
• All Request DJ Night at Rookies
  Rookies Rockin' Sports Bar , 307 Main Ave. , Clear Lake
  9:00 pm
• Karaoke Night at Rumorz
  Rumorz Bar & Grill , 1210 South Shore Dr. , Clear Lake
  9:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Visit with Santa
  Clear Lake City Park
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Book Chat: Best of 2025
  Clear Lake Public Library , 200 N 4th St , Clear Lake
  12:00 pm
• Chamber Business After Hours: Holiday Edition
  Clear Lake Arts Center , 17 S 4th St , Clear Lake
  4:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Clear Lake Noon Lions' Toys for Tots Collection
  Clear Lake VFW , 219 Main Ave. , Clear Lake
  1:00 pm
• BINGO Night at Reserve 173°
  Reserve 173 Bar & Grill , 306 1st Ave N , Clear Lake
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wendy's posted a job opening for Customer Service Manager in Clear Lake. Apply here.
• Oshkosh Corporation posted a job opening for 2nd Shift - Experienced Welder in Garner. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ventura here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mason City

• Meredith Willson's The Music Man (niacc.edu)
• Mason City School Board to vote on elementary reconfiguration tonight (kgloam.com)
• Public hearings this week on proposed 2500 acre solar farm in Cerro Gordo County (kgloam.com)

Eagle Grove

• Eagle Grove basketball drops Top of Iowa West doubleheader against Bishop Garrigan (kqradio.com)

Iowa Falls

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-- The Patch AM Team

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