Clarke School Board Dec. 9 approved supporting a petition to include sixth-grade students in junior high sports. The board was informed of the proposal from Seymour High School Athletic Director ...

Tuesday, May 2, was the first day for statements and witness testimony at Clarke County Courthouse in the trial of Richard Ryan Lamb Carson, 38, of Osceola. Carson was charged with two counts of first ...

Kerry Newman was welcomed to the Green Hills AEA opening day Monday virtually. There were a multitude of Zoom meetings where she got to introduce herself to the AEA staff and learn about them in ...

Clarke bowls bowling had a triangular at home with Creston and Southeast Warren on Monday, Dec. 16. Clarke took first with a score of 2,767, Southeast Warren second with 1,836 and Creston in third ...

Clarke boys and girls basketball traveled to Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont (EBF). The girls team lost 80-22 to the Lady Rockets. Missy McCoy was the high scorer with 12 points, including two, 3-point ...

The Osceola Police Department welcomed two new officers to their staff - Garrett Green and Michael Rhoads. Having started in November, Green and Rhodes have been riding along with other officers to ...

The flair Central Decatur’s Carter Boothe demonstrated while donning Cardinal red and white was hidden away in one respect as Boothe kept a point of burgeoning pride to himself for several months. In ...

“ Our community is heartbroken over the loss of Jim and Mary Ellen,” said Brian Evans, Clarke County Hospital CEO. “This memorial is a small way for us to come together to honor the love and support ...

Sandra Renee Beeman passed away August 2, 2024, at the age of 71. Sandy was preceded in death by her parents Lyle and Margaret Snell Babberl. She is survived by husband of 52 yearrs Ken Beeman; ...

Three young ladies are in the running for the 2024 Clarke County Fair Queen. The queen crowning event will take place at 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 14 at the Clarke County Fairgrounds Event Center. The ...

Deb Preston and her daughter pose with a copy of Preston’s children’s book, ‘Girls Can’ in front of the book’s storyboard. (contributed photo) In Mrs. Helgeson’s third grade class at Clarke Elementary ...

Leota Irene Broyles, affectionately known as Leota, passed away on July 2, 2024, in Altoona, Iowa, at the age of 103. Born on April 1, 1921, in New Virginia, Iowa, Leota lived a life dedicated to her ...