• 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 5, 2014 - 9:49 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 5, 2014 - 9:53 am

  • ISU Extension and Outreach hosting free course on shopping for health insurance

    LEON – With less than a few weeks remaining to meet requirements for having health insurance, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering ...
    Feb. 26, 2014 - 9:35 am

  • Timber Ridge creates local farming impact

    Peter Woltz, owner of Timber Ridge Cattle Company, is changing the face, as well as the feed in farming.
    Feb. 26, 2014 - 9:34 am

  • Clarke County Fair soup supper planned

    A free-will donation soup supper fundraiser is planned March 8 at Clarke County Fairgrounds Event Center, 2070 Highway 34. Doors open at 4:30 p.m.
    Feb. 26, 2014 - 9:28 am

  • 2014 Relay for Life of Clarke County kickoff set March 11

    American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Clarke County will host a kickoff event 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at Osceola Senior Center, 114 S. Fillmore ...
    Feb. 25, 2014 - 2:25 pm

  • Board approves superintendent’s resignation

    Clarke Superintendent Benita Gonzales is resigning her position.Clarke Community School Board approv ...
    Feb. 26, 2014 - 1:55 am

  • Clarke’s club soccer program draws interest from potential coaches

    It’s time to get the ball rolling with soccer.According to Ryan Sweeney, Clarke activities director, ...
    Feb. 26, 2014 - 1:55 am

  • The Straits to perform at Lakeside Casino

    “Money for Nothing.” “Sultans of Swing.” “Walk of Life.”These popular Dire Straits songs were all ov ...
    March 5, 2014 - 9:55 am

  • Clarke FCCLA members visit state capital

    Members of the Clarke FCCLA (Family Career and Community Leaders of America) chapter, along with 70 members from other FCCLA chapters across the state ...
    Feb. 19, 2014 - 9:54 am

  • Piano students perform locally, at competition

    On Saturday, Jan. 25, 16 piano students performed for their families and friends at LifePoint Assembly of God. They also performed a short program at ...
    Feb. 26, 2014 - 1:55 am

  • National FFA Week

    This week is National FFA Week.This is a message from Brandi Boyd, Clarke’s agricultural education i ...
    Feb. 19, 2014 - 9:53 am

  • SWCC ag students place at statewide contest

    — Three teams of students from Southwestern Community College’s (SWCC) agricultural department represented the college at statewide competitions, dur ...
    Feb. 26, 2014 - 1:55 am

  • Snapshot Iowa: A photography contest for Iowa students

    Iowa Architectural Foundation invites all Iowa students in grades seventh through 12th to enter the photography contest “Snapshot Iowa.”
    Feb. 26, 2014 - 1:55 am

  • Children urged to enter drawing contest

    Children in grades kindergarten through sixth are encouraged to get creative and draw their favorite building with windows. Does it have just one win ...
    Feb. 19, 2014 - 9:50 am

  • OsceolaIowaJobs.com website launches to aid finding employment in Clarke County

    Are you looking for a job in Osceola and don’t know how to take that first step? Now, there’s a solution for your problem — OsceolaIowaJobs.com
    Feb. 26, 2014 - 1:55 am

  • Gonzales provides insight into possible school calendar shift from 180 days to 1,080 hours

    When creating a school calendar, school districts in Iowa must choose between scheduling 180 days or 1,080 hours.
    Feb. 26, 2014 - 1:55 am

  • ‘Skills in the real world’

    What students learn in Future Farmers of America (FFA) doesn't just aid them in high school, it's education they can take with them for their future c ...
    Feb. 26, 2014 - 1:55 am

  • Baumfalk’s attorney releases statement

    Jacqulynn "Jaci" Baumfalk, former Clarke Community School cheerleading coach, was sentenced to three years of probation Feb. 4 after pleading guilty t ...
    Feb. 26, 2014 - 1:55 am

  • Clarke County Farm Bureau scholarships available

    It is time once again for high-school seniors to apply for numerous scholarships available in the county.
    Feb. 12, 2014 - 9:27 am

  • Clarke varsity softball catcher to play for Team AIST on Italy tour

    Kassidy Spurgin, varsity catcher for the Lady Indians softball team, has received an invitation to join the 2014 Italy Tuscany Series with American In ...
    Feb. 12, 2014 - 9:28 am

  • Mongar shares life story in new book ‘Gravel Dust’

    “We all have a story to tell.”These are the words from Larry W. Mongar’s book, “Gravel Dust.”Mongar, ...
    Feb. 26, 2014 - 1:55 am

  • City council to have public hearings on ordinance amendments, including stealing from law enforcement

    City code of ordinances need to mirror the state’s code of ordinances.During an Osceola City Council ...
    Feb. 12, 2014 - 9:38 am

  • Baumfalk sentenced to three years of probation

    A former Clarke Community School cheerleading coach was sentenced to probation Feb. 4 after pleading guilty to the charge of one count of second-degre ...
    Feb. 26, 2014 - 1:55 am

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