Once again, we are facing an exceptionally brutal cold snap. With high temperatures forecast at 0° and lows bottoming out around -15°, there is a chance that the moisture in the air can freeze and cause damage to your water meter. When water freezes, it expands in volume by about nine percent, and it expands...

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Dangerously cold temperatures have settled across Iowa, bringing a host of other problems with them. One that we’re dealing with here in Osceola is frozen water pipes. When exposed to freezing temperatures for an extended period of time – anywhere from 1-3 days, depending on the temperature – any water or liquid trapped in pipes...

Osceola Chamber Main Street’s Downtown Streetscape project began Monday December 16. Here is some information you’ll need to know to navigate the area while they are doing their work: Washington Street Closure: Washington Street will be closed from the Water Tower to Main Street. Businesses Are Open: All businesses along Washington Street remain open—please continue...