Ottumwa News

"Voters in District 41 are ready for a new direction," said Siegel. "I've been out all over this district, talking with people in nearly every community and have found a significant level of dissatisfaction with the current state senator."

Indian Hills Executive Dean Tom Rubel has filed candidacy papers for the Iowa Senate in District 41, which includes Fairfield and much of Jefferson County.

Ottumwa Republican Senator Mark Chelgren suggested Democratic Senator Tom Courtney had not responded to an Ottumwa woman concerned about a proposed bill on home health care.

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.

More than a year after a summer storm sent it tumbling down, the 11-foot-tall Chief Wapello statue is back atop the county courthouse in Ottumwa.

"Given the winter conditions that we've had, the excessive depth of frost--we're going to push that back two weeks," said Dan Sturm, city engineer.

Milestones Area Agency on Aging Board of Directors - Burlington Public Library, meeting room, 10 a.m.: approve minutes; financial reports, Tina Jaegers ; approve financial reports; nutrition program, Pam Taylor ; case management, Kim Goering options counseling old business; new business - FY2014-15 area plan update/action to approve area plan ... (more)

Individuals and businesses may donate new and gently-used items and qualify for a tax deduction.

The state auditor has found more than $60,000 in improper or unsupported payments in the tiny western Iowa community of Grange Township, and a report links the former clerk to mismanaged money.

Jurors have found an Ottumwa man guilty of second-degree murder in the beating death of a man in 2011.

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.

Cost: About $1.7 million Owner: Ottumwa Property and Redevelopment Co. Location: 331 E. Main St., Ottumwa Opening: Wednesday Funding: $500,000 grant from the Iowa Economic Development Authority; $350,000 from the Ottumwa Regional Legacy Foundation; $175,000 from John Deere; $100,000 from Cargill Meat Solutions; $100,000 from South Ottumwa ... (more)

At Tuesday's meeting of the Ottumwa City Council, Transit Director Dave Silverio said there are some pretty significant changes coming to the city's transit services and community members need to take notice.

The calls came in shortly after Tom Colvin had cleared entire rooms at the Animal Rescue League of Iowa for 353 critters in the latest animal hoarding case.

A Cargill pork processing plant in Ottumwa, Iowa, has reported a spill of wastewater into the Des Moines River.

A $2.4 million project is set to start in a few weeks. It consists of the complete reconstruction of Pennsylvania Ave. The project will be phased from Brentwood Drive to Jefferson Street.

The Ottumwa City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to convert Main and Second Streets to two-way traffic from Jefferson Street to Kitterman Avenue.

Hoping to boost student interest and achievement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, known as STEM, Indian Hills Community College will host a free, family-friendly festival of hands-on STEM activities for fifth- to eighth-graders and their families Tuesday.

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.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says Cargill Meat Solutions workers were attempting to repair a control panel when it shorted out at around 7 p.m. Monday allowing wastewater to back up and bypass the plant's treatment system.