2024 Clarke County Health Needs Assessment Survey Launches

On December 27, 2023   /   Health & Wellness, Your News  
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Clarke County HEalth Needs Assessmsnt

Clarke County Hospital, along with the City of Osceola and others have embarked on the 2024 Clarke County Health Needs Assessment. Similar to county assessments conducted in 2019 and 2015 this effort provides is a systematic, data-driven approach to determining the health status, behaviors and needs of all of the residents we serve.

The information you provide will go to determining how we better serve our community. Click the link to get started today!

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Current Drought Conditions Can Cause Increase in Water Infrastructure Disruptions

On December 27, 2023   /   City of Osceola, Your News  
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Osceola Water Works has been aware of the recent rise in water main breaks throughout the city. With temps fluctuating and ground shifting from freezing and thawing, breaks seem to be more pervasive than in the past, but that isn’t actually the case.

The most recent update from Osceola Water Works discusses the conditions that lead to infrastructure disruptions, gives a little history on Osceola’s updates and how you can help report.

Click through to the most recent update to read more…

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Clarke Schools Food Pantry Sees Overwhelming Support, Updated Holiday Hours

On December 16, 2023   /   Clarke County Schools, Your News  
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The Holidays mean giving and helping those in need. The Clarke Schools Food Pantry has been recipients of overwhelming charity this season. With recent donations from local businesses and organizations as well as incredible support from the community, the pantry will be adding hours in the week before Christmas and hosting other opportunities for children and families to participate in.

Please take a minute to click through and read about their recent updates and how you can help the pantry’s more than 100 weekly families this holiday season and beyond…

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Encouraging Osceola to Think of Bottled Water as Conservation Measure

On December 13, 2023   /   City of Osceola, Your News  
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osceola drought conservation tips

While recent community water conservation measures have shown daily water use averages down and the dropping levels in West Lake slowing, the Osceola Water Works Board, City, and Clarke County EMA are encouraging water customers to consider implementing a bottled water routine for their daily water consumption needs.

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Brian Evans, Clarke County Hospital CEO, Receives UnityPoint Health Influential Leader Award

On December 11, 2023   /   Health & Wellness, Your News  

OSCEOLA – Clarke County Hospital CEO, Brian Evans, is the 2023 recipient of the UnityPoint Health Influential Leader Award. This award was designed to honor a leader who promotes an organization’s mission, vision and values while being an extraordinary leader to the team. Brian was recognized as

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Lakeside Hotel Casino to Unveil Exciting Renovations with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

On December 6, 2023   /   City of Osceola, Your News  

Lakeside Hotel Casino, a portfolio company of Affinity Interactive (“AI”), is proud to announce the completion of its extensive renovations, culminating in a grand ribbon cutting ceremony on December 1, 2023. The highly anticipated event marks a new chapter for the beloved establishment, which has been a

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Toys for Christmas Awarded $5,000 at Community Nonprofit Forum

On December 6, 2023   /   CCDC, Your News  
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Toys for Christmas Clarke County Iowa

The recent Community Nonprofit Forum hosted by CCDC provided more than the opportunity for nonprofit organizations to present their platforms and missions to help the community. It also provided a huge boost to the lucky winner of a $5,000 donation drawn from names of those attending the event.

Just in time for the holidays, this year’s recipient was Clarke County’s Toys for Christmas organization.

Click through to the latest release to read more about the award and how Toys for Christmas will be using giving back to the community this season…

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CCDC Finalizes Plans, Opens Bids for New ORBIT Tech Center

On November 29, 2023   /   CCDC, Your News  
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With the approval of the most recent plan updates to the ORBIT Tech Center, the Clarke County Development Corporation (CCDC) has moved to the next phase of the project and has officially been approved by the CCDC Board to go to bid for construction.

Click through to the latest release to see the most recent updates and the next steps in the realization of the new education and training facility…

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Osceola Chamber Main Street Taps Clarke Creativity for Mural Project

On November 21, 2023   /   CCDC, Your News  
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Osceola Chamber Main Street has been working hard with updates and beautification projects on Osceola’s Historic square. The latest venture OCMS is taking on is a mural design partnership with students from the Clarke National Art Honor Society for a 7′ x 12 mural to be posted at 100 S Fillmore.

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CCH Partners with Clarke & Murray Schools to host Student Art Exhibition

On November 16, 2023   /   Health & Wellness, Your News  
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If you’re looking for a fun way to help support your local student artists and see some beautiful artwork, the team at Clarke County Hospital will be hosting an art exhibition starting Tuesday the 21st of November.

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Mayor and City Officials Gear Up for Osceola’s Comprehensive Plan 2045

On November 15, 2023   /   City of Osceola, Your News  
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The Comprehensive Plan for the City of Osceola is quickly approaching the next phase of the development process. After the data gathered from extensive community input as well as from city officials and business owners, the team at RDG Planning and Design are working diligently to finalize it all and bring the plan together. Mayor Kedley and others have been anticipating the results and some of the findings are certainly exciting.

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Water Works Team Addresses Water Quality at Lower Levels

On November 14, 2023   /   City of Osceola, Your News  
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With the lower levels of water in West Lake, quality challenges have become more apparent and require a change in the disinfection process. To help mitigate bacteria and other issues at lower levels in West Lake, a free-chlorine disinfection process will begin.

Click through to learn what you can do about the changes in your water…

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Through Veterans Day Honors, Clarke Strives to Build Leadership Skills

On November 7, 2023   /   Clarke County Schools, Your News  
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Clarke community schools elementary leadership

Friday, November 10th, the students at Clarke will be holding two special events focused on honoring Veterans for Veterans Day (November 11th). These events not only show the respect and support our military veterans deserve, but also instills the leadership skills the Clarke district is striving to teach their students al all levels.

Click through to read about Friday’s Veterans Day Honors and how they’ll be carried out by Clarke student leaders from elementary through high school…

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State of Osceola’s Water – Town Hall Follow-up

On November 6, 2023   /   City of Osceola, Your News  
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The team at Osceola Water Works would to thank everyone who participated in the State of Osceola’s Water Town Hall meeting on the 26th. There were a lot of great discussions and action items developed or reinforced from the event. Overall, it was a success and shows how the community can come together to discuss these issues.

In the most recent post, the Osceola Water Works team put together a summary of the meeting and the top action items taken from the evening’s conversations. They’ve also included the full, 2-hour video of the meeting for anyone who has missed it or would like to watch it again.

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Special Event – Town Hall Discussion – State of Osceola’s Water

On October 23, 2023   /   City of Osceola, Your News  
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special Town Hall Meeting about Osceola's drought and water emergency

The Osceola Water Works Team is bringing city officials and those who know the most current conditions of Osceola’s water supply together to have an open “Town Hall Discussion ” on the state of Osceola’s water. The special event information – Location, time, topic details, etc. – is in the recent post…

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