MURRAY — While the cause of a house fire in Murray Thursday has yet to be determined, Murray Fire Chief Aaron Brammer said it most likely started in the living room."The homeowner believes it was a candle burning that was knocked over by a cat," Brammer said.Murray firefighters were called mid-morni
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An outdoor-cooking contest designed to promote Iowa meat is being planned by Clarke County Farm Bureau. Contest chairman Duane Phillips said you don’t have to be an expert che
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TRURO — Students at Interstate 35 Community School raised an astonishing $4,046.63 recently to help fund blood-cancer research and provide help and hope to thousands of patien
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The Clarke golf team recently finished up a successful 2013 golf season.The Lady Indians finished the year with an 11-1 mark in meets, losing only to a Central Decatur team th
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Graveside services for Merna Ruth, 86, of Lucas will be 1 p.m. Saturday, May 25, at Maple Hill Cemetery in Osceola. Visitation with family present will be noon to 1 p.m. Satur
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Donna was born November 12, 1936, in Weldon, IA, to Ralph O. and A. Ardell (Robins) Boggs. Donna married James Louis Sage June 19, 1955, in Osceola Iowa. Donna and James lived
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Congratulations, graduates! I’m going to borrow from the commencement address given by Steve Jobs at Stanford University on June 12, 2005.“I was lucky — I found what I loved t
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On the Saturday before Palm Sunday, a metal post-driver landed on my head. I’m still not sure just how that driver jumped off the post I was pounding and took its revenge on m
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An open house is planned in honor of the 60th wedding anniversary of Eldon and Marian Barnard of New Virginia. The couple was married May 31, 1953, in Osceola.The event is pla
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On May 7, the voters of Osceola, Woodburn and Murray voted overwhelmingly to support the Local Option Sales and Services [Tax] (LOSST) currently in place and dedicated to pay
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By Steve WatermanOsceolaSome of you will remember the ‘70s and ‘80s, and the concerns about the drug culture and other law-breaking actions of those times.It was time for some
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