(OSCEOLA, IA) Here are today’s top stories from the Osceola area.
Pulled from contributors around the region, here’s a glimpse of what’s going on nearby. For more stories from the Osceola area, click here.
Doris Leone Archer, 99
Doris Leone Archer, daughter of Charley Leroy Neff and Mary Gertrude Harp Neff was born August 19, 1921 in Osceola, and passed from this life Monday, June 7, 2021 at Southern Hills Specialty Care in Osceola, Iowa at 99 years of age. Doris graduated from Osceola High School in 1939.... Read more
College news
2021 spring Dean’s list (3.5-4.0 GPA) • Savannah Gilbert of Osceola- Bachelor of Science, Accounting, Cum Laude. • Nathan McCann of Osceola- Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice. • Levi Sandquist of Osceola- Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Studies. • Reed Morris of Weldon- Bachelor of Science, Accounting, Finance, Summa Cum Laude. Read more
Accidents
No citations were issued after an accident 4:01 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Main Street and Shaw Street. According to an Osceola Police report, Elsa Sharon Fletcher, 35, of Osceola, driving a 2016 Kia crossed Main Street to get onto East Shaw Street and due to a road construction sign in her line of sight she was unable to see Mary Rose Russell, 18, of Osceola, driving a 2014 Chrysler northbound on Main Street and Russell’s vehicle struck the side of Fletcher’s vehicle. Read more
Police
Christina Faye Arends, 18, of 130th Avenue Murray, was charged with court ordered fingerprints 3:22 p.m. June 2 at the Osceola Police Department. No report currently available. Bond unknown. — — — — — — Yohannes Ayelle Assefa, 28, of Riverview Des Moines, was charged with driving while barred and... Read more