Audrey J. Nelson died peacefully May 31, 2025. at Christian Community Homes of Osceola.

With an influx of new patients and a growing demand for services and amenities, Osceola Medical Center will expand its campus in the coming months. This 20,000 square foot project will feature ...

As summer planting wraps up, Grow Osceola is already planning its next round of beautification projects aimed at drawing more visitors downtown and boosting community pride. The volunteer-led ...

One of the great things about living here is the spring and summer. After months of being cooped up inside, we finally get a chance to be outside and reconnect with the natural world. The past month ...

It was as if spring got shortchanged and we leapt from late winter into summer with nothing in between. I watched the gardeners wake with a start and begin tearing up their lawns and gardens with a ...

With the Osceola Bluffs lawsuit behind them and demolition expected by year’s end, village officials are now pressing the developer to clean up and secure the deteriorating hospital site. Amid ...

When I was growing up, I never imagined going on a diet. I’ve been very fortunate (so far, anyway) to have a relatively high metabolism. So, other than a few periods of my life, weight has hardly been ...

The word “cancer” conjures up many memories for me. Sadness at my mother dying from lung cancer, worry I have never known when my daughter had skin cancer, an out-of-body experience when I was ...

Scandia residents are soon to have medical care in their hometown – again. After the closure of the former Osceola Medical Center in Scandia five years ago, a new center is set to open in the coming ...

The testimony of a school district’s administrators, staff, and board members to state legislators can leave a lasting impression. However, hearing from the students of a school district can be even ...

Reality does not always match up with fantasy. My fantasy, once I finally sold my first novel, was that I would print my book in hard copy (which I never do) and carry it out of my office and go ...

This weekend is Memorial Day, the unofficial “kick-off” of summer. It’s deceptive because the calendar has a whole week after Memorial Day. Typically, the day falls later in the month, but that’s how ...