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“Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs.” (Mt. 19:14)
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  • Murray's Patton repeats as INA all-stater

    Kate Patton became only the second two-time all-state girls basketball player at Murray High School this week.
    March 11, 2014 - 11:59 am

  • I-35's Griglione named to INA all-state second team

    With a record-breaking freshman season, Interstate 35 post player Gracey Griglione burst onto the scene and was named to the Iowa Newspaper Associatio ...
    March 10, 2014 - 11:50 pm

  • CD's Linhart earns third-team all-state honors

    After leading her team in every statistical category and ranking in the top 10 in the Pride of Iowa Conference in those statistical categories, Centra ...
    March 10, 2014 - 11:50 pm

  • Heilman on podium at state wrestling

    DES MOINES — Last week's State Wrestling Tournament featured a range of emotions for Interstate 35 senior Bobby Heilman.
    Feb. 26, 2014 - 9:41 pm

  • Bair ends career at state tournament

    DES MOINES — It might not have been the finish Jacob Bair wanted, but it was still a successful end to his high school wrestling career here at the 20 ...
    Feb. 25, 2014 - 1:35 pm

  • Six area wrestlers qualify for state

    ADEL — Six area wrestlers placed either first or second at the Class 2A District 1 Tournament here Saturday, advancing to the 2014 State Wrestling Tou ...
    Feb. 26, 2014 - 1:56 am

  • Panorama presses past Clarke in district opener

    STUART — Monday's Class 2A District 14 opener here had the makings of a tightly-contested game, as Clarke took a 27-25 lead early in the third quarter ...
    Feb. 19, 2014 - 1:06 pm

  • Roadrunners hang on for close district win

    STUART — Interstate 35 head boys basketball coach Nate Rankin looked like a nervous wreck after Monday’s game here.
    Feb. 19, 2014 - 1:05 pm

  • Clarke girls fall at North Polk

    ALLEMAN — The Clarke girls basketball season came to an end here on Saturday, as the Lady Indians lost their Class 3A Region 7 opener to seventh-ranke ...
    Feb. 19, 2014 - 1:04 pm

  • I-35 tops Chariton

    TRURO — Interstate 35 held on for a 45-38 win over Chariton here Saturday in the Class 3A District 7 opener.
    Feb. 19, 2014 - 1:03 pm

  • Sylvia Baumfalk Orient

    Sylvia Baumfalk, 70, of Orient died Feb. 27, 2014.Services were 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 5, at Ka ...
    March 5, 2014 - 9:58 am

  • Anna Guthrie Cedar Rapids

    Anna Guthrie, 94, of Cedar Rapids, died at home on Saturday, March 1, 2014. There will be no services. Burial will be at a later date in Murray, Iowa. ...
    March 5, 2014 - 10:00 am

  • Harland Collins Weldon

    Harland Collins, 85, of Weldon died Feb. 28, 2014, at Southern Hills Specialty Care in Osceola.Crema ...
    March 5, 2014 - 10:01 am

  • Loren Church Murray

    Loren Church, 68, of Murray died Feb. 28, 2014, at his home near Murray.Services will be 11 a.m. Fri ...
    March 5, 2014 - 10:03 am

  • Scott Alan Dencklau New Virginia

    Scott Dencklau was born February 13, 1964 in Des Moines and died February 28, 2014 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, from complications of mel ...
    March 5, 2014 - 10:04 am

  • Merle O’Neall Murray

    Merle Anne O’Neall, daughter of Maurice and Lois (Hatfield) Lillard was born April 12, 1927 near LeRoy, Iowa and passed from this life on Thursday, Fe ...
    March 5, 2014 - 10:05 am

  • Doug Wickett – New Virginia

    Funeral services for Doug Wickett, 65, of New Virginia will be 2:30 p.m. Friday, March 7, at Kale Funeral Home, 301 S. Main St., Osceola. Interment wi ...
    March 5, 2014 - 8:46 am

  • Wayne 'Toots' West – Osceola

    Funeral services for Wayne "Toots" West, 76, of Osceola will be 10 a.m. Saturday, March 8, at Kale Fuenral Home, 301 S. Main St. Interment will be in ...
    March 4, 2014 - 11:43 am

  • Lurene Brammer Osceola

    Lurene Brammer, 98, of Osceola died Feb. 25, 2014, at Southern Hills Specialty Care.Services were 10 ...
    March 4, 2014 - 9:48 am

  • Sylvia Baumfalk – Orient

    Funeral services for Sylvia Marlene Baumfalk, 70, of Orient will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 5, at Kale Funeral Home, 301 S. Main St., Osceola. Int ...
    March 3, 2014 - 9:50 am

  • Bland, Friday wed in Virginia

    Nancy June Bland and John Noel Friday were married in a Nov. 23, 2013 ceremony.A 5:30 p.m. ceremony ...
    March 5, 2014 - 9:57 am

  • Woods card shower planned

    A card shower is planned in honor of Juanita Woods on the occasion of her 90th birthday Friday, Feb. 21.
    Feb. 19, 2014 - 9:54 am

  • Boles card shower planned

    The children and grandchildren of Ron and JoAnn Boles of Grand River are planning a card shower in honor of the couple's 50th wedding anniversary. The ...
    Feb. 19, 2014 - 10:41 am

  • Seen and heard

    “Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs.” (Mt. 19:14)
    March 5, 2014 - 9:45 am

  • Small-town Iowa comes to life

    All in for the fight. Team Kimzey. This logo was reality on Feb. 8, 2014 at the Legion Hall in New Virginia when more than 200 friends, family and co- ...
    March 5, 2014 - 9:43 am

  • Saddened by Gonzales’ resignation

    My husband and I are both long-time residents of Osceola, our parents live here, work here. My father has two businesses here and we have two children ...
    March 5, 2014 - 9:43 am

  • House increases penalties on crimes against minors

    The Iowa House passed legislation aimed at individuals who harm children. House File 2253 increases penalties for kidnapping a child and ends the abil ...
    March 5, 2014 - 9:42 am

  • Church tax

    When they reached Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax came to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the temple tax?” He said, “Yes, he do ...
    Feb. 26, 2014 - 9:36 am

  • The war on synthetic cannabinoids wages on

    The Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP) confirmed on Tuesday, Feb. 28, that in 2013, the drug compound 5F-PB-22 was responsible for the de ...
    Feb. 26, 2014 - 9:32 am

  • Thank you to volunteer blood donors

    Thank you to all the wonderful blood donors who volunteered their time to make a life-saving donation at the recent Osceola community blood drive.
    Feb. 19, 2014 - 9:52 am

  • House Natural Resources Committee passes ORUV bill

    The House Natural Resources committee passed House Study Bill 585, a bill that changes the definition of “off road utility vehicles” in the Iowa Code.
    Feb. 19, 2014 - 9:52 am

  • Thank you from Larry Mongar

    To Clarke County Publishing and the residents of Osceola, in the Feb. 13 issue I was given the privilege of a front-page review.
    Feb. 19, 2014 - 9:52 am

  • This thing called ‘Grace’

    Three Bible characters: Joseph, Moses and David.As a teenager, Joseph was given a raw deal by his br ...
    Feb. 12, 2014 - 9:29 am