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Osceola American Legion Post No. 69 will raise the nation’s flags at Maple Hill Cemetery in honor of Veterans Day. Flags will go up 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, and come down 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12. Any help is appreciated.
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Results from city council, mayoral elections By AMY HANSEN
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In a contested race to become Osceola’s new mayor, Clarke Community School District teacher Thomas Kedley topped his other two opponents with the most votes after an election Tuesday, Nov. 3. Longtime mayor Fred Diehl did not seek re-election.
These are the unofficial results from Clarke County auditor’s office: Osceola For the office of mayor, Thomas Kedley had 321 votes, Dr. James D. Kimball had 213 votes and Ron Eshelman had 75 votes. For Osceola City Council Ward 1 seat, Douglas P. Gay beat opponent Byron Jimmerson with 105 votes to 61 votes. Osceola City Councilman Chris Dorsey did not seek re-elec-
tion. Osceola City Councilman David Walkup ran unopposed in the election for Osceola City Council Ward 3 seat. He received 229 votes. Incumbent Osceola City Councilman Dr. George Fotiadis beat opponent Jon Ryan Sullivan for the at-large seat with 382 votes to 217 votes. There were 2,892 registered voters in the Osceola City Council,
mayoral elections and the number for total voters in the election was 614. This is a total of 21 percent of the voting population. Murray In the election for Murray’s mayor, write-in candidate Kristi Frederick received 40 votes. Scott Busick received 11 votes. For Murray council member atlarge, there were three candidates and voters could vote for a total of
three seats. Jeannie Crees had 63 votes, Jeffrey Robbins had 64 votes and Dean Robins had 68 votes. Woodburn In the election of Woodburn’s mayor, Randy Wright ran unopposed and received 21 votes. For the city council at-large seats, voters could vote for a total of two seats. David Reynolds received 27 votes, Gary Kent received 23 votes and Tim Pollard received 10 votes.
Someting old, TRUNK OR TREAT something new at Relics By AMY HANSEN
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“An eclectic blend of items.” That’s how Mackenzie O’Hair described her new store Relics, which is located at 130 S. Fillmore St., on the southwest corner of the square in Osceola. Relics will have refinished and repurposed items, a mix of antiques and new items and other home decor. O’Hair said the store also wanted to focus on Iowa-made goods. The opening day was Nov. 4, the first Wednesday in November. O’Hair said when it comes to antiques, they are hoping to have found them in Iowa or made by an Iowan with local talents. “With this kind of stuff, it’s ever-changing,” O’Hair said. “So, there’s always going to be something different.” Relics is owned by Mackenzie, Jodi and Sara O’Hair. They are partnering with CROSS Ministries, as well. CROSS Ministries CROSS Ministries will help staff Relics four days a week, which means the business will be open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. “For them (CROSS), it’s a way to reach people in the square that couldn’t maybe get out there, too,” O’Hair said. The CROSS Ministries building is located on Highway 69 on the north side of Osceola. A partnership with O’Hair
and officials from CROSS Ministries makes sense since CROSS Ministries has worked with repurposed items in the past. These types of items are also a passion for O’Hair, especially since her favorite pastimes include going to auctions or estate sales. “My husband calls it ‘junking’ now,” O’Hair said with a smile. “Because now there’s junk crawls and junk jubilees and it seems like every weekend you can find something. Not that I have time to go every weekend, but it’s kind of turned into a hobby.” Items could be ranged in price from $1 to $500 at Relics. “Our focus is kind of something for every budget,” O’Hair said. New venture O’Hair is excited to be partnering with her family members in the new business venture. “My husband’s family ... they are truly blessed with the entrepreneurial spirit,” she said. “So, of course, right away, they were like,’ This is a passion. This should be a business. You have too much fun not to make a business out of this.’” There’s also one more personal reason O’Hair is excited about the business. The building itself has a special significance for O’Hair. Her husband’s grandmother recently passed away and O’Hair said she was one of the biggest antique dealers in southern Iowa back in
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Candy drop: Michelle St. John with Altec hands out candy to a child during Osceola’s Trunk or Treat Thursday, Oct. 29.
St. John said the company’s bucket truck was available and they thought it would be good to use for a Halloween trunk. It was an example of candy passing from one bucket to another.
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Thursday, Oct. 29. The fast food chain character was popular- during Trunk or Treat Thursday, Oct. 29, on the square in Osceola. She was dressed as a pirate fairy. with people wanting to get their pictures with him.
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Halloween: The McDonald’s Hamburglar man poses for a photo with a young child during Osceola’s Trunk or Treat Fairy power: Keara Hartley, 4, shows off her light sword
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Because of Tuesday’s election, Osceola City Council meeting is planned 7 p.m. today in council chambers.
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