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  • Even with search firm contract, school board wants to take lead in superintendent search

    Editors note: This story will run in the March 20 edition of the Osceola Sentinel-Tribune.It appears ...
    March 12, 2014 - 3:56 pm

  • Brand yourself

    Could there be a public image that reflects Osceola’s history, heritage and future? It’s currently in the works.
    March 12, 2014 - 9:45 am

  • Middle school band members participate in festival, receive awards

    On Monday, Feb. 24, many middle-school band members participated in the Clarke Middle School Solo Festival. 
    March 12, 2014 - 9:33 am

  • SCICF announces scholarship deadlines

    South Central Iowa Community Foundation announces that applications to the Eugene and Vera W. Marquis Scholarship Fund and Bowlsby Agricultural Schola ...
    March 12, 2014 - 9:30 am

  • Archer recognized by KHI Solutions for excellence

    Roger Archer of Main Street Insurance was recently recognized by KHI Solutions with the2013 Grow You ...
    March 12, 2014 - 9:30 am

  • Severe Weather Awareness Week in Iowa planned March 24-28

    Severe Weather Awareness Week in Iowa is March 24-28.Clarke County Emergency Management Agency, Iowa ...
    March 12, 2014 - 9:29 am

  • Fry announces re-election plans

    Rep. Joel Fry, R-Osceola, announced he is seeking re-election to the Iowa House in District 27, which includes Clarke, Decatur and Wayne counties, as ...
    March 12, 2014 - 9:25 am

  • Loebsack representative to hold office hours

    Congressman Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, will have a member of his staff in southern Iowa for open office hours. 
    March 12, 2014 - 9:25 am

  • Clarke school audit report released

    Auditor of State Mary Mosiman released an audit report on Clarke Community School District in Osceola.
    March 12, 2014 - 9:24 am

  • World Day of Prayer celebrated in Murray

    MURRAY — Murray United Methodist women held their annual World Day of Prayer service March 7, at the home of Tharon Flaherty where they remembered the ...
    March 12, 2014 - 9:24 am

  • Clarke Elementary’s Young Ambassadors

    Saturday, Feb. 22, marked the beginning of the 12th year for Clarke Elementary’s Young Ambassadors to gather and begin learning the folkloric dances o ...
    March 12, 2014 - 9:22 am

  • Family Health Clinic changes ownership

    Family Health Clinic, which was started by Ava Eagles in September 2011, has a new owner.Many people ...
    March 12, 2014 - 9:21 am

  • Loebsack announces 2014 Congressional high school art competition

    Congressman Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, announced high school students in the Second Congressional District may now submit their original artwork to be con ...
    March 12, 2014 - 9:21 am

  • Poetry Out Loud state competition postponed

    The Iowa Poetry Out Loud state competition has been postponed until Sunday, March 16, because of weather. 
    March 12, 2014 - 9:20 am

  • CASA program seeks volunteers to advocate on behalf of Iowa children

    DES MOINES – The Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program is seeking volunteers to serve as advocates for children in Iowa’s foster care system ...
    March 12, 2014 - 9:19 am

  • Kimball Family Foundation scholarship

    The South Central Iowa Community Foundation (SCICF) is announces a scholarship is available from the Kimball Family Foundation. 
    March 12, 2014 - 9:19 am

  • Fatal crash near Leon kills three

    LEON — A head-on collision in Decatur County claimed the lives of three people, including a 3-year-old girl.
    March 12, 2014 - 9:18 am

  • City approves FY 2015 budget

    Osceola City Council’s fiscal year (FY) 2015 budget has been approved.“This was not an easy budget y ...
    March 12, 2014 - 9:17 am

  • Old poles, new issues

    One light pole falling over can lead to a lot of extra and unforeseen work for city officials.This w ...
    March 12, 2014 - 9:42 am

  • Boyces find success with farmers’ market

    “It’s one of those things I think gets in your blood.”These are the words of life-long gardener Leol ...
    March 5, 2014 - 9:45 am

  • Kimball Family Foundation Medical Scholarship available

    The South Central Iowa Community Foundation (SCICF) announces a scholarship is available from the Kimball Family Foundation.
    March 5, 2014 - 9:44 am

  • FSA Signature Policy

    Clarke-Decatur County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Joyce Frost wants to inform producers the correct Farm Service Agency signatur ...
    March 5, 2014 - 9:45 am

  • Adult English classes available

    Mrs. Maria Perez, Clarke Elementary’s English language learner’s teacher K-2, offers free English classes to any adult second-language learner.
    March 5, 2014 - 9:44 am

  • SWCC scholarship deadline is March 17

    The Southwestern Community College (SWCC) Education Foundation scholarship application for 2014-15 is now available on the SWCC Web site at www.swccio ...
    March 5, 2014 - 9:44 am

  • Decatur County 4-H events to be held

    For the past couple of years, Decatur County 4-H Youth Council has hosted the annual wheelchair basketball tournament with teams young and old partici ...
    March 5, 2014 - 9:41 am

  • Jacobs offers business insight during campaign for U.S. Senate seat

    What sets Mark Jacobs apart from the other candidates who are running to fill U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin’s, D-Iowa, open seat in the 2014 election?
    March 5, 2014 - 9:42 am

  • Students held back a year?

    In the near future, third grade will be the make it or break it year for students and their reading skills.
    March 12, 2014 - 9:58 am

  • Future of filmmaking

    If there’s a Hollywood, why can’t there be a “Clarkewood?”This was the running phrase during a round ...
    March 5, 2014 - 9:51 am

  • New eminent domain bill brings a wash of concerns during legislative luncheon

    People in Clarke County have worked many years on the process of constructing a new reservoir project, and quite a few are wary of any potential setba ...
    March 12, 2014 - 9:59 am

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