This is where you will find ALL news from the ClarkeCountyLife.com Web site in chronological order.
ARE YOU READY TO HIT THE LINKS? — The annual CCH Foundation/Auxiliary Golf tournament is the largest fund-raiser of the year for the Hospital Foundation. Proceeds from those registering for the Tournament as well as a Silent Auction fund the Foundation’s and Hospital Auxiliary’s ability to provide college scholarships to area youth looking to enter the medical industry.
The event is being held on July 21st and registrations are open. Check out the latest…
SPECIAL EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: IT’S A SCAM!
YOU ARE INVITED – Protecting yourself against fraud and scams. Join your Osceola, Iowa Banks, Al Perales, Investigator, Iowa Attorney Generals Office, local law enforcement, and other guests for education and conversations surrounding scams and potential data risks and how to protect yourself online and offline.
Details are in the latest feature…
Are you a Veteran? Are you looking to start, build or grow a business? … THIS EVENT IS FOR YOU!
As a representative of Home Base Iowa and supporter of America’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC), the CCDC is encouraging all local Clarke County, Iowa Veterans interested in starting their own business or currently have a business to join some of the best minds in entrepreneurship at the Iowa Veterans Entrepreneurship Conference.
Click through to the feature event listing for more information…
In May’s Clarke County Development Corporation (CCDC) board meeting, a handful of non-profits and organizations from around the community took advantage of more than $100,000 of approved grants and donation support through the CCDC. Organizations throughout Osceola and Clarke County, Iowa look to the CCDC for support
Great news from Clarke Community Schools to end out the 2022-23 school year: Clarke students saw marked improvements in recent year-end testing. The ISASP test scores went up across the district and showed a great path to success for students and teachers alike!
Take a look at the latest release to learn more about student success at Clarke…
Clarke Industrial tech students came together with local manufacturing mentors to showcase student achievements in an annual welding event. The students teamed up with local experts to test skills and showcase talents on new projects for the city.
Click through to the latest feature to read more about the growing student participation and the skills they’re picking up for their futures…
Osceola Water Works board recently lowered the Water Conservation Level to Section 1, reducing water use restrictions for Osceola water customers.
Click through to the latest feature to read more about what the Water Works team is doing to help best utilize Osceola’s limited water source…
JOIN THE CONVERSATION! The City of Osceola is embarking on the input and discovery phase in their comprehensive planning strategy. City leadership, business owners, and stakeholders across the city are looking to gather insights, information, and suggestions from the community to help focus the 2045 comprehensive plan via an online portal.
The City provided detailed information on how the community can come together to participate in the plan. Click through to read more and get involved…
Clarke County Hospital is on the final leg of a substantial renovation project. By the end of the year, they’ll have added thousands of square feet of new patient space and updated areas to help meet the rising demand for healthcare and support for the community.
Click through to the latest article to read about the status of the CCH projects as well as some information on how the community can help through fundraising efforts…
Osceola Water Works recently changed out the carbon filter material in the water treatment plant in hopes of improving water quality and to increase savings on future treatment for the community.
Click through to the latest feature to read more about the updates and how they could impact your water bill…
The “ONE-TRIBE” spirit hits hard and wins big with the Clarke Community Schools Performing Arts Winter season. With performance wins and show-stopping talent, the 2022-23 season resulted in some significant bragging rights for these Clarke artists.
Click through to the latest feature to read more about these amazing kids and their hard work representing Clarke Community Schools …
How’s your internet speed? What could the State of Iowa do to help make it better? There will be an event Tuesday evening where you and others from the community can discuss just that!
The Iowa OCIO is holding a town hall style meeting to get feedback from the Osceola community on digital services, including broadband and more. Click through to the latest post to learn more….
Osceola Iowa’s Revelton Distilling Company is thrilled to announce the release of their very first whiskey, Distiller’s Edition Rye Whiskey. Distiller’s Edition Rye Whiskey is set to release for purchase exclusively at the Revelton Distillery on Saturday, April 15th at 10 am.
Click through to read more about the exciting news and how you can get your own Revelton Distiller’s Edition Rye Whiskey…
Spring means greener grass and blooming flowers, but until some upcoming evaluations at West Lake are made (or a considerable amount of rain is received), the community is still under the Osceola Water Works Conservation Plan: Section 2. Osceola Water Works is asking to keep casual water usage to a minimum, which means things like watering lawns and washing cars is prohibited.
Click through to read more on the conservation plan and how you can help.
With the recent storms and Spring on the way, it’s really time to start thinking about your trees and, if damaged or in danger of pest infections, how to strengthen the community tree canopy. Osceola Master Gardeners recently reached out to Trees Forever to coordinate a special event to discuss exactly that.
Click through to learn more about the special April 10th event and how you can participate…
