Editing Osceola, Iowa (section)

==History==
[[Image:Masonic Bldg Osceola Iowa.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The historic and endangered<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.preservationiowa.org/programs/endangeredItem.php?id=224&year=2008 |title=endangered |access-date=2011-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823002309/http://www.preservationiowa.org/programs/endangeredItem.php?id=224&year=2008 |archive-date=2011-08-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Masonic Building (Osceola, Iowa)|Masonic Building]]]]
In 1872, the Masonic Building was built on the public square in Osceola. The Italianate building was used by Osceola Lodge No. 77 of the [[Freemasonry|Ancient Free & Accepted Masons]], and the main floor was a bank and hardware store.<ref>[http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090124/NEWS/701249934/1002/NEWS ''Cedar Rapids Gazette'', Cedar Rapids historic buildings make 'most endangered' list]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iowapreservation.org/endangered.php|title=Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Aging|access-date=October 10, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007124431/http://iowapreservation.org/endangered.php|archive-date=October 7, 2008}}</ref>

In December 2023, Osceola City Administrator Ty Wheeler urged residents to switch from using tap water to bottled water as [[2020–2023 North American drought|extreme drought]] affected West Lake.<ref>{{Cite news |last= Donnelle Eller |date=2023-12-15 |title=Iowa town urges 5,500 residents to drink bottled water as drought dwindles water source |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/iowa-town-urges-5500-residents-to-drink-bottled-water-as-drought-dwindles-water-source/ar-AA1lw6Ky |access-date=2024-03-01 |work=Des Moines Register}}</ref> In February 2024, the [[Clarke Community School District]] shut off drinking water in all its buildings due to a severe drought in Osceola.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-02-23 |title=Clarke Community Schools lead the charge in water conservation amid crisis in Osceola |url=https://preciouswaterltd.com/bottled-water/clarke-community-schools-lead-the-charge-in-water-conservation-amid-crisis-in-osceola/ |access-date=2024-03-02 |language=en-US}}</ref>