Less than a month after announcing the upcoming departure of High School Principal Mike Kennedy, the Osage Community School District has named Trevor Molitor as the next principal of Osage High School.

OSAGE, Iowa — In healthcare, some of the most meaningful moments happen quietly. For one family at Mitchell County Regional Health Center (MCRHC), those moments were shaped by a nurse whose presence brought comfort, dignity and peace during a loved one’s final hours.

That nurse, Josh Steinberg, has been named the MCRHC 2026 recipient of the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, an international program that recognizes nurses for exceptional compassion and clinical care.

Students at Riceville Commun

Shop on State is moving to a new location in Osage after months of searching for a space that could meet its needs, a process board president Derek Mauser said was not easy.

The Stacyville Farmer

OSAGE — The Mitchell County Farm Bureau and Mitchell County Cattlemen’s Association are teaming up to celebrate Beef Month in May with a countywide promotion designed to highlight local agriculture and encourage residents to support area meat producers.

There was a time when late-night television felt like a shared living room.

It didn’t matter where you stood politically. When Johnny Carson sat behind the desk or when David Letterman delivered his dry wit, Americans could exhale at the end of the day. Viewers tuned in to laugh, not to brace for the next political jab.

Today, that feeling is harder to find.

When Derek Mauser was

OSAGE — Mitchell County residents will have an opportunity to welcome the start of summer with a mix of safety education and family-friendly activities during a commun