Ottumwa News

Community 1st Credit Union President and CEO Phillip Van Mersbergen, Community 1st senior management and Indianola community leaders will break ground on the new branch, which is located on the southeast corner of Iowa Highway 92 and U.S. Highway 65/69.

For those who don't mind a good case of the heebie-jeebies, this tour explores the site of gruesome ax killings in 1912 -- one of the most infamous murder scenes in Iowa history.

It was a sight to see Tuesday at the location of the new E-911 communications tower in Ottumwa.

Current mayor Frank Flanders will likely run again in November and Tuesday afternoon, longtime Ottumwa resident and former executive director of the American Home Finding Association Tom Lazio announced that he will run for mayor of Ottumwa.

According to Chris Cook, one of the auction organizers, the auction will include household items, antiques, sporting goods, boats, animals and more.

Nearly 800 members of District 14 ABATE of Iowa will be holding the 29th "Baldy" Memorial Ride in memory of Wade S. Lentner Sr. and 77 other departed District 14 members Saturday.

A trial has been set for Oct. 15 for a Des Moines man charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 17-year-old Ottumwa girl in 1974.

Recipents of Dexter Laundry Inc. scholarships are: from left, seated, Seth Jensen, Paige Jensen and Mariah Creamer, with, standing, Dexter Laundry President Andy Kretz and Dexter Laundry Director of Human Resources Todd Reifsteck.

The Pilot Fly-In is your one stop shop for toy planes and real planes and an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast.

OTTUMA, Iowa - Ottumwa police have arrested a 30-year-old man they believe sexually assaulted a teenage girl.

On June 14, 2013, the Ottumwa Police Department received a report that a fourteen year-old female juvenile had been sexually assaulted.

An Ottumwa man accused of assaulting a two-year-old child will make his next appearance in court on Friday.

The Ottumwa Symphony Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Dr. Carey H. Bostian II has accepted the position of music director and conductor for the symphony.

An Ottumwa murder case that went unsolved for nearly four decades will come a little closer to being resolved next week.

Authorities in southern Iowa continue to investigate a collision between a vehicle and tractor that caused two teenagers to be airlifted to area hospitals.

Adam and Weir are associated with the cooperative program through the Buena Vista University Graduate & Professional Studies location in Ottumwa.

June 11--OSKALOOSA -- It's a place where musical creativity is encouraged to flourish.

Town of Lisbon - Town officials are apparently willing to up the ante in order to help restart negotiations with the Village of Sussex over a formula for the two communities to share in the cost of operating the Pauline Haass Library.

Up to $1,172,195 will be made available to assist in the construction of a right-turn lane on U.S. 34 and reconstruction of approximately 2,500 feet of Iowa Avenue from U.S. 34 north to Kay Avenue located on the east side of town.

Indianola scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to erase a 3-0 Ottumwa lead.