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‘Get it done’

Gov. Terry Branstad is pushing for property-tax reform before the current legislative session ends. “In the period of 2001 to 2010, property-tax revenues grew 4.79 percent per year and commercial property taxes grew 8.24 percent per year in Iowa,” said Branstad. “During that same time in Iowa, famil ... Read More »

Steven Everly promotes local government during state Senate campaign

Architectural historian to visit train depot, school

Fort Dodge man brings Constitution to Clarke County

News

Southern Iowa General Medicine is closed b

Southern Iowa General Medicine is closed because of the unexpected death of Dr. Carl Roleson. The clinic will notify patients regarding medical records at a later date. Please ... Read More »

Architectural historian to visit train depot, school

History will come alive in Osceola next week.Clarke Area Arts Council is inviting the public to architectural historian Molly Naumann’s free program and tour of the depot buil ... Read More »

Sports

Clarke girls tennis, golf crowned SCC Champs

The Clarke girls golf team narrowly beat out Centerville for the team title at the South Central Conference tournament Tuesday in Osceola, while the Clarke girls tennis team dominated its way to the team crown at the SCC tournament Monday in Knoxville. ... Read More »

Murray track with two four-event winners at Bluegrass Meet

Murray boys track placed second and Murray girls track finished fourth May 1 at the Bluegrass Conference track and field meet in Lamoni, and both teams had a four-event champion. ... Read More »

Obituaries

Virginia Scholl – Osceola

Funeral services for Virginia M. Scholl, 78, of Osceola will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 19, at Kale Funeral Home, 301 S. Main St. Visitation with family present will be 6 to ... Read More »

Charlotte Stickel – Osceola

Charlotte Stickel, 90, of Des Moines, formerly of New Virginia, died April 28, 2012, at Ramsey Village in Des Moines. Funeral services were 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 4, at Kale F ... Read More »

Opinion

CCPH: Condoms in the courthouse restrooms

The Clarke County Public Health Department and the Clarke County Board of Health would like to take this opportunity to provide more information regarding recent statements ma ... Read More »

Missing Mom

One year ago this week (Tuesday in fact) I lost my mom to a rare bone marrow disease. She’d been sick for almost 10 years. It’s hard to believe it’s already been one year. I t ... Read More »

Lifestyles

Online stock trading too risky for most

Dear Dave,How do you feel about online trading for building a stock portfolio? Assuming that someone has done their homework on which stocks to buy, is there anything else to ... Read More »

Lose the debt, then buy a house

Dear Dave,My wife and I just relocated for my new job. Right now we’re renting an apartment, and we should make about $15,000 on the sale of our old house. Should we use the m ... Read More »

Letters

CCPH: Condoms in the courthouse restrooms

The Clarke County Public Health Department and the Clarke County Board of Health would like to take this opportunity to provide more information regarding recent statements ma ... Read More »


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