Ottumwa News

Rex Goodman, 91 years, 8 months, and 4 days, of Rose Hill, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Easter, Sunday, April 20, 2014, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa.

Beverly Ann Allen, 75, of Iowa City, formerly of Lamoni and Fairfield, died Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.

Eugene Morris Clark, 90, of Stockport died at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 17, 2014, at Good Samaritan Health and Rehabilitation Center in Ottumwa.

One of Shakespeare's darkest tragedies, the Scottish play "Macbeth," will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through April 26 on the St. John Auditorium stage at Indian Hills Community College.

This is a separate project from the equipment coming to Wildwood Park this summer.

This modest ranch home is sure to please. With the possibility of 3 bedrooms, it also features hardwood floors, an eat-in kitchen, living room with picture window, an attached garage, and a fruit cellar for extra storage.

Indian Hills Community College is giving area residents the chance to dispose of their used electronic devices Monday through April 24. A semi-trailer will be parked in the east lot of the Advanced Technology Center on the IHCC Ottumwa campus where old computers, printers, laptops and cell phones can be discarded.

The Ottumwa Police Department said that the investigation into the death one-year old Keenan Rockhold revealed the child died of natural causes.

The number of hog feeding businesses in southeast Iowa could grow quickly if Des Moines County officials approve all the proposed projects.

Each year, the Interact Club completes a local and global project. Their local project was donating 15,000 food items to the Lord's Cupboard in Ottumwa.

An Iowa man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for brutally beating a toddler last year.

An Ottumwa man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for the brutal beating of a toddler under his care.

One Dead in I-80 Crash Near Coral Ridge Mall Exit Hughes 4-14-14 Authorities say one person died in a two vehicle crash Sunday on Interstate 80 in Coralville.

County officials are considering five different proposals to build animal feeding operations that could hold up to 2,500 hogs, the Burlington Hawk Eye reported .

The United Way of Wapello County's community garden project has been such a success, they've committed to expanding it even more.

Jefferson County Board of Supervisors - Jefferson County Courthouse, first floor board room, 9 a.m.: meet with county engineer; discuss vacation of Cross Street in Abingdon; consider Leonard's Lanes subdivision; consider resolution approving enterprise zone application; consider housing enterprise zone application for Emily Kelly; consider housing ... (more)

The retrial of a man accused of killing a 17-year-old girl 40 years ago will not be moved from Wapello County in southern Iowa.

Paula Thomas said she purchased the bamboo the day before her husband, Tom, bought her a "Deluxe 7-11-21" instant-scratch ticket at Penn and Jefferson BP, 1147 N. Jefferson St. in Ottumwa.

The Ottumwa Courier reports the Wapello County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday night approved spending $139,000 on repairs and maintenance for the courthouse, built in 1894.

Patrick Michael Ives, 18, of Ottumwa, pleaded guilty and received a deferred judgment for operating while intoxicated, first offense, a serious misdemeanor.