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Public health won’t provide services reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid

As of Jan. 1, Clarke County Public Health will not provide skilled home-care services reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid or private insurance.The decision was made by Clarke County Board of Health in late October.According to Sandy Eddy, administrator at Clarke County Public Health, there are already ... Read More »

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American Cancer Society honors Clarke County

In honor of outstanding contributions in the fight against cancer, American Cancer Society (ACS) recently presented the volunteers of Relay For Life of Clarke County a Midwest ... Read More »

Clarke PTCO fundraiser going on

Clarke Parent, Teacher, Community Organization’s (PTCO) Schwan’s fundraiser is now open.Schwan’s Home Delivery offers more than 350 foods delivered directly to people’s homes. ... Read More »

Sports

Clarke football makes impact off the field

Success isn’t always measured in wins and losses.The Clarke football team proved that this year. If you look past the 1-9 record for the season, you’ll see the Indians had a s ... Read More »

Mission: Four-peat

After winning three straight South Central Conference crowns, Clarke head coach Eric Zoske has one thing on his mind — winning a fourth straight.The second year head coach kno ... Read More »

Obituaries

Josephine Blain Osceola

Josephine  Blain, 93 of Osceola died Sept. 27, at Clarke County Hospital.A memorial luncheon to celebrate Josephine’s life will be noon Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Osceola First ... Read More »

Charles Perdue Des Moines

Charles Perdue, 88, of Des Moines and formerly of Oskaloosa, Iowa passed away November 22, 2013, at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, Iowa.Charles Emery Perdue, son of Charl ... Read More »

Opinion

‘Buying’ into Christmas

The scene: Starbucks Café, evening, three days before Christmas.The characters: Two young people, sipping and wondering, wondering and sipping.It was Wednesday evening, and I ... Read More »

God is the fix

Cosmetic surgery has been popular for some time. People go to cosmetic surgeons wanting to look younger, older, wiser or like their favorite movie stars. Sadly, they sometimes ... Read More »

Neighbors

Murphy, Cantonwine wed in Des Moines

Tessa Murphy and Michael Cantonwine, both of Urbandale, were married in a Oct. 19 ceremony at Cafe di Scala in Des Moines.The bride is the daughter of David and Tina Murphy of ... Read More »

Letters

Addressing the tension

First of all, I would like to thank you for your continued support in the past election. I look forward to serving you another four years as your councilman. I have always tri ... Read More »

Veterans Day thank you

On Monday, Nov. 11, my husband and I attended the Veterans Day program at Clarke Community High School, and I just want to commend the student body and all who helped in the p ... Read More »


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