Ottumwa News

Jefferson County Recorder Kelly Spees was recently honored for completing a new certification program for Iowa county recorders and deputy recorders.

Winter weather has officially arrived in the City of Bridges, and out at Horace Mann Elementary School, there was about two-and-a-half inches of snow on Sunday.

The snow is done and now the cold conditions will set in. Wind chill values will stay between -10 and -15 below this afternoon across Central Iowa.

On Friday afternoon, the Ottumwa Police Department received notification from the Ottumwa Regional Health Center that a victim had arrived at the emergency room for treatment of multiple stab wounds.

Just after 10 a.m. Wednesday morning, officers from the Ottumwa Police Department and Deputies from the Wapello County Sheriff's Department arrested Donald Shawn Fountain, 36. According to Wapello County Chief Deputy Don Phillips, local officers received the assistance of the U.S. Marshal Fugitive Task Force.

"I don't know if you'd call it a recruitment tour or not -- some people are still interested in finding out where he is on some issues," said Brad Sherman, pastor at Solid Rock Christian Church in Coralville, who is one of the Iowans in the delegation.

An arrest is merely an accusation. All suspects should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Fifth-graders in elementary schools around the Ottumwa area proudly celebrated their graduation from DARE Tuesday night signifying their pledge to be drug, alcohol and violence free.

A Christmas open house is set from 5:30-8 p.m. Friday at the home of Ken and Peggy Curtis in Ottumwa to raise funds for the Heartland Pregnancy Center.

Charles and Lela Heisel of Stockport will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary during an open house hosted by their children from 4-6 p.m. Sunday at the Stockport American Legion Hall in Stockport.

Dan Maeder wears many hats. While many know him as the former Evans Middle School Principal and the current Superintendent of the Davis County School District, his scope reaches far beyond that.

Beverly Russell, 41, of Des Moines and formerly of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, November 26, 2013, at Broadlawns Hospital in Des Moines.

Bald eagles are migratory birds. Every year when the weather gets colder in their habitat up north and the water begins to freeze, they have to move south because they need to find an open water source where it's easier to find fish, their main food source.

She was born February 3, 1925 in Janesville, WI to Eldon H. and Ruth Sherman Damrow.

Ottumwa High School students donated 15,929 food items to the Lord's Cupboard in Ottumwa, just in time for Thanksgiving.

The Christmas season is rapidly approaching and the Oskaloosa Area Association of Churches is sponsoring the Annual Tour of Homes.

He has three children: Kenny Adamson and wife Marilyn of Coralville; Gary Adamson and wife Shelia of Ottumwa; and Judy McNiel and husband Alan of Batavia.

Prosecutors said the family Lisa Techel would fear for their safety if the man accused of killing her, her husband Seth Techel, is released on a lowered bond, a claim the defense rejected as baseless at a hearing Monday.

Autumn Eddy says she felt like she was a single parent during the deployment, so she was looking forward to Sgt.

Students typically look forward to snow days around this time of year, but it's actually quite a process for a school district to cancel classes due to inclement weather.